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Nancy J. Cavanaugh

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Nancy J. Cavanaugh lives in the Chicago area with her husband, her daughter, and their adorable, five-pound Cockapoo. One of Nancy's favorite pastimes is eating pizza. She loves reading middle grade novels. Her secret? She hasn't read an adult book in years.

Nancy's newest novel, WHEN I HIT THE ROAD, is the story of Samantha's madcap road trip with a karaoke-loving grandma and a wild summer of memories that will last a lifetime.

Like one of her main characters, Ratchet, Nancy is pretty handy with a ratchet and is able to take apart a small engine and put it back together.

Like another of her main characters, Abigail, Nancy often struggled while growing up to find the courage to do the right thing. (She also fell in a HUGE parking-lot-sized p ...more

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I am starting this book but I want to say I enjoyed Always, Abigail! I do want to read more of this! Are you going to make some more books like these?

Nancy J. Cavanaugh My newest book comes out in Sept. It is called Elsie Mae Has Something to Say. It is historical fiction taking place in the 1930's in the Okefenokee S…moreMy newest book comes out in Sept. It is called Elsie Mae Has Something to Say. It is historical fiction taking place in the 1930's in the Okefenokee Swamp. It is an adventure, mystery kind of story. I hope you'll try it. I'm happy to hear you enjoyed ABIGAIL!
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Hi Nancy, have you ever thought about writing a part 2 to This Journal Belongs To Ratchet? I've read the book, and I loved the book, but it left me on a cliffhanger. I want to know what happens with Ratchet/Rachel and Hunter.

Nancy J. Cavanaugh Hi Allyn,

Thanks for reading RATCHET! Many readers want to know what happens to Ratchet and Hunter . . . and lots of readers give me suggestions. :) No…moreHi Allyn,

Thanks for reading RATCHET! Many readers want to know what happens to Ratchet and Hunter . . . and lots of readers give me suggestions. :) No plans right now to do a sequel, but you never know . . . . Maybe Ratchet will tap me on the shoulder one day and whisper the rest of her story to me. If she does, I'll definitely write that book!

Thanks for your question!

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	This Journal Belongs to Ratchet 4.07 avg rating — 2,022 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	Always, Abigail 4.10 avg rating — 1,139 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Just Like Me 3.87 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 2016 — 12 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
	Elsie Mae Has Something to Say 3.92 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2017 — 13 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
	When I Hit the Road 3.88 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2020 — 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
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	The Dream to Read 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Toward the end of 2014, I began doing daily “Today I am thankful for . . .” tweets on Twitter. Sometimes I tweeted about out of the ordinary things like awards, accolades, or big news for my books; but other times my daily thankfulness tweets were about the every day things in life that I sometimes forget to be thankful for such as a good bowl of soup, a sunny day, or reading a really awesome boo

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Imaginative And Fun! Whimsical and creative, The New Bicycle, will inspire young readers in their own adventures! A wonderful book to read aloud! Both the illustrations and text lend to conversation and discussion, as well as to the reader's own creat ...more
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“Shade for a man
And shelter for animals,
Planted in your name,
May you be the same for those around you,
Every year the same.”
― Nancy J. Cavanaugh, This Journal Belongs to Ratchet

tags: birthday, life, poem, shelter, trees

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“A Friend
Someone
You're happy to see,
Who's happy to see you.
Someone
You like for who they are
Not just for what they can do for you.”
― Nancy J. Cavanaugh, This Journal Belongs to Ratchet

tags: friendship, happiness, ratchet

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“Sometimes people don't want to look back because they are afraid of facing the truth. But sometimes, facing the truth we're afraid of is what makes us who we're really supposed to be.”
― Nancy J. Cavanaugh, Just Like Me

tags: facing-reality, fears, finding, realizing, self, truth

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