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Mission Viejo: Don’t Miss Children’s Author Maryrose Wood This Saturday

The author will share the inspiration behind her books and characters.

January 21, 2021

Children and their parents are invited to tune in at 1 pm to a virtual Writers Present with children’s author Maryrose Wood on Saturday, January 23.

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Maryrose is best known for penning "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place," the acclaimed middle-grade series about a teenage governess and her three raised-by-wolves pupils, published by Balzer + Bray. Titles in the six-book series have appeared on “Best Children’s Books of the Year” lists from NPR, Christian Science Monitor, Kirkus and others.

In her stunning new novel "Alice's Farm," a brave young rabbit must work with her natural predators to save her farmland home and secretly help the farm’s earnest but incompetent new owners. The author will share the inspiration behind her books and characters.

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This free online Zoom program is geared toward elementary-age children. Register by emailing libraryprograms@cityofmissionviejo.org to receive the Zoom link.


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