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Janice Spina

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July 07

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Children's, Mystery, Suspense

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Janice Spina is an award-winning author with 44 books of which 22 are children's books with life lessons in rhyme. Her children's books have won 18 awards. She has also written for MG/PT/YA and has two magical/mystery series of 12 books for both boys and girls which have won 17 awards, and two fantasy series for YA with one award. Her husband, John, is her illustrator and cover creator.

She also writes under J.E. Spina and has seven novels and a short story collection for 18+ in multi-genres. Two of her thriller/crime/suspense/mystery novels were finalists in Authorsdb First Lines Contest.

Her Motto is Reading Gives You Wings to Fly, Soar with Jemsbooks.com all year through! Her logo is JEMSBOOKS for all ages!

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Average rating: 4.7 · 287 ratings · 171 reviews · 47 distinct works

	Louey the Lazy Elephant 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Missing Cell Phone (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives #1) 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lamby the Lonely Lamb 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jesse the Precocious Polar Bear 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Mysterious Black Cat (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives #2) 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Magical Ivory Elephant (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives #3) 4.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ricky the Rambunctious Raccoon 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broose the Moose on the Loose 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jerry the Crabby Crayfish by Janice Spina (Goodreads Author), John Spina (Illustrations) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Sad Mischievous Ghost (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series, #5) by Janice Spina (Goodreads Author), John Spina (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Exchange follows The Firm which was a popular book at the time. It’s been awhile since and a hard act to follow even though this story did hold my attention until completion. This book focuses on lawyers and all the wheeling and dealing they do in ...more
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One Summer is a different kind of genre for Baldacci. I was swept away by the way he wrote about love in such a beautiful and moving way, evidence that there are many layers to his writing talent. I felt as if I was reading a novel by Nicholas Sparks ...more
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Otherwhere is an intense, psychological thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat with each new development. The main protagonist, Joelle Lawton wants a simpler life without all the issues of a cheating husband, a job that threatens her safety and ...more
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