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Carol Dines

Carol Dines has published three previous Young Adult books includingtwo novels, Best Friends Tell the Best Lies (Delacorte), The Queen's Soprano (Harcourt), as well as a collection of short stories, Talk to Me (Delacorte.) In addition, she has published a collection of short stories for adults, This Distance We Call Love(Orison Books, 2021). Her short fiction has been published in numerous literary journals including Ploughshares andColorado Review. She is a recipient of the SWCA's Judy Blume awardas well as a recipient of Minnesota and Wisconsin State Artist Fellowships. She currently resides in Minneapolis with her husband and standard poodle.