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Adam Rex

Adam Rex grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, the middle of three children. He discovered a talent for drawing as a child and pursued this interest through college. He got a BFA from the University of Arizona, where he met his physicist wife, Marie. Adam and Marie live in Tucson, where Adam draws, paints, writes, spends too much time on the Internet, and listens to public radio. His first novel, The True Meaning of Smekday, was the 2011 Odyssey Award Winner.
Echo
Gladys the Magic Chicken
Star Wars: Are You Scared, Darth Vader?
Smek for President!
Small Beauties
The True Meaning of Smekday
Lucy Rose: Big on Plans
Lucy Rose: Busy Like You Can't Believe
Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

Books

Echo
Gladys the Magic Chicken
Star Wars: Are You Scared, Darth Vader?
Smek for President!
Small Beauties
The True Meaning of Smekday
Lucy Rose: Big on Plans
Lucy Rose: Busy Like You Can't Believe
Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

Books for Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month

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