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Christine Kendall

Christine Kendall is the author of the award-winning novel Riding Chance, which was nominated for a NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens. Rita Williams Garcia called it a “promising debut” and Sharon Flake called it “a heartwarming tale of redemption.” Her latest book is The True Definition of Neva Beane. Christine’s short fiction has appeared in numerous publications. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


Purchase THE TRUE DEFINITION OF NEVA BEANE from Green Bean Books, one of our Portland-based, independent bookstore partners HERE.

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