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Maryna Doughty

Writer + Former Teacher + Christian

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     Hi, everyone! I'm Maryna (pronounced like Marina). I'm a writer currently working towards publishing middle-grade novels and picture books. Prior to writing, I earned my bachelor's degree in elementary education from Arizona State University, and I taught 4th and 5th grade for six years. Four of those years at Rancho Solano Preparatory School in Gilbert & Scottsdale, Arizona. Two of those years at Sierra School in Santa Clara, California. My favorite part of the school day was always reading aloud to my students.

    I grew up in a blended family in Glendale, Arizona, and I now live in Southern California with my husband and three children.

MY PASSIONS:

   -Expressing myself through writing fictional stories

   -Helping moms & teachers instill a passion for reading in their kids

   -Discussing relationships & seeking biblical truths about dealing with dysfunction

   -Serving and loving my husband

   -Being a stay-at-home mom so I can raise my children

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My Writing Accomplishments

1st Place in Vivian Kirkfield's 2020 #50PreciousWords Contest

 

6th Place in Susanna Leonard Hill's 2019 Halloweensie Contest

 

Winning Entry in Lydia Lukidis and Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez's 2019 Fall Frenzy Writing Contest

Favorite Books

NON-FICTION:

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend 

 

Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud

 

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker 

 

Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe by Gavin de Becker

 

The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller

 

The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers by Nancie Atwell and Anne Atwell Merkel

 

Readicide by Kelly Gallagher

 

 

THRILLER:

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine 

 

MIDDLE-GRADE:

 

This Journal Belongs to Ratchet by Nancy J. Cavanaugh

The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling

For the Record by Monique Polak

 

Murder Is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens

 

Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko

 

The Stepmom Shake-Up by Niki Lenz

 

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

 

Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume

 

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

 

The Wide-Awake Princess series by E.D. Baker

 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney

 

The Bad Guys series by Aaron Blabey

CHAPTER BOOKS:

Wild Fairies series by Brandi Dougherty

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

 

 

PICTURE BOOKS

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

Porcupine's Pie by Laura Renauld

 

Summer Color by Diana Murray

 

It's Not Hansel and Gretel by Josh Funk

 

The One-Stop Story Shop by Tracey Corderoy

 

A Cooked-Up Fairy Tale by Penny Parker Klostermann 

 

I'm Sorry! By Barry Timms

An Easter Egg Hunt for Jesus by Susan Jones

BOARD BOOKS:

Bunny Breaths by Kira Willey

The Little Blue Truck series by Alice Schertle

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