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Shannon Price is a critically-acclaimed Filipina writer of stubborn heroines on epic adventures. Her first book A THOUSAND FIRES, a re-imagining of The Iliad in modern day San Francisco, was a Junior Library Guild selection and chosen by Children’s Book Council for their Women of Color Protagonist Showcase. Her sophomore novel THE ENDLESS SKIES is a race-against-time fantasy adventure; and was featured as one of Buzzfeed’s “40 YA Fantasy Books We’re Highly Anticipating In 2021” and dubbed “a thrilling and fast-paced adventure” by Kirkus. When not writing, she enjoys sipping coffee at local cafes, traveling, and playing the Harvest Moon video games. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be found at @spricewrites and spricewrites.com.

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