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Meg Welch Dendler

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Meg Dendler has considered herself a writer since she was honored in a picture book contest in 5th grade. Beginning serious work as a freelancer in the '90s while teaching elementary and middle school, Meg has over one hundred articles in print, including interviews with Kirk Douglas, Sylvester Stallone, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. She has won contests with her short stories and poetry, along with multiple awards for her best-selling Cats in the Mirror alien rescue cat children's book series. “Bianca: The Brave Frail and Delicate Princess” was honored as Best Juvenile Book of 2018 by the Oklahoma Writers' Federation, and "Snickerdoodle's Shenanigans" won that same honor in 2024. Now a retired teacher, Meg holds a BA in Journalism/Public ...more

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Average rating: 4.35 · 334 ratings · 148 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Why Kimba Saved The World (Cats in the Mirror, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Bianca: The Brave Frail and Delicate Princess (Princess Bianca Series, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 37 ratings — 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
	Vacation Hiro (Cats in the Mirror, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Poppy and Marigold 4.75 avg rating — 28 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
	Max's Wild Night 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	At the Corner of Magnetic and Main 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Miss Fatty Cat's Revenge (Cats in the Mirror #3) 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Tigran Chronicles: The Gathering 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 6 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
	Bianca: Journey to Ryuugito (Princess Bianca Series, #2) 4.75 avg rating — 8 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
	Slinky Steps Out (Cats in the Mirror, Book 4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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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Kimba's Free for the holidays

The kindle version of "Why Kimba Saved The World" is FREE 12-23 to 12-27, and the rest of the Cats in the Mirror series are only 99 cents each. Even "At the Corner of Magnetic and Main" is 99 cents. Grab yourself a copy of each!Why Kimba Saved The World At the Corner of Magnetic and Main Read more of this blog post »

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Cats in the Mirror (4 books)
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The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)

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