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Amber D. Tran

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Born

in Morgantown, WV, The United States

Website

http://www.amberdtran.com/

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Genre

Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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Kerry Cohen
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Member Since

June 2016

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Born and raised in the heart of the Appalachia, Amber spent her childhood growing up on gravel roads and playing Pokémon Red on her Game Boy Color. At the age of 10, she discovered her fascination with creative writing and turned a 1-page homework assignment into a 35-page document for her 5th grade teacher. Less than a year later, she wrote her very first book about a female basketball player with leukemia. She will spare you the pain from having to read it.

After graduating Magna Cum Laude from West Virginia University in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and a concentration in creative writing, Amber moved to northern Alabama. She married her husband after meeting him in a Dragon Ball Z chat room. She is currently employ ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 46 ratings · 30 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Moon River 4.43 avg rating — 37 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
	Tilde~: Vol 3 Issue 1 by Adam McOmber (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Brendan Walsh (Contributor), Rachel Nolan (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	Mountain Fever: Words from West Virginia liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 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
	Salt: Poems of Appalachian Roots it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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“He gave each wolf its own name, and he told me that they were crossing the Moon River, a place that he said, “Is where all wolves go when they die.”
― Amber D. Tran, Moon River

tags: childhood, moon, river, wolf

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“He was right. He did scare me. He scared me because I didn’t know him anymore.”
― Amber D. Tran, Moon River

tags: amber-d-tran, knowing, moon-river, scared

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“And then he asked me if I liked him. Blushing, I kicked at a rock and mumbled, “Yeah, I do.” Then he was gone.”
― Amber D. Tran, Moon River

tags: amber-d-tran, gone, moon-river

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Lovers of YA: May 2017 Newsletter	1	12	May 09, 2017 06:38PM
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Amber’s Quotes

“This is a fairy tale with teeth and claws.”
― Ilsa J. Bick, Drowning Instinct

tags: jenna

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“They call it the drowning instinct. It's when drowning doesn't look like drowning.”
― Ilsa J. Bick, Drowning Instinct

tags: deep, drowning, metaphor

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“And then he asked me if I liked him. Blushing, I kicked at a rock and mumbled, “Yeah, I do.” Then he was gone.”
― Amber D. Tran, Moon River

tags: amber-d-tran, gone, moon-river

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“He was right. He did scare me. He scared me because I didn’t know him anymore.”
― Amber D. Tran, Moon River

tags: amber-d-tran, knowing, moon-river, scared

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