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Gloria Skurzynski

Gloria Skurzynski is an award-winning children’s book author. The recipient of the Eugene Emme Award of the American Astronautical Society, she is the author of The Minstrel in the Tower, What Happened in Hamelin, and This is Rocket Science. She lives with her husband in Boise, Idaho.
Mysteries in Our National Parks: CliffHanger
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Wolf Stalker
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Out of the Deep
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Running Scared
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Buried Alive
This Is Rocket Science
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Escape From Fear
The Minstrel in the Tower

Books

Mysteries in Our National Parks: CliffHanger
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Wolf Stalker
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Out of the Deep
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Running Scared
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Buried Alive
This Is Rocket Science
Mysteries in Our National Parks: Escape From Fear
The Minstrel in the Tower

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