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Maryna Doughty

Writer + Former Teacher + Christian

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    Hi! I'm Maryna Doughty (pronounced Mer-ee-nuh DOH-tee). I write 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:

   -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 2019 Halloweensie Contest

 

Winning Entry in 2019 Fall Frenzy Writing Contest

Favorite Books

MIDDLE-GRADE:

 

This Journal Belongs to Ratchet by Nancy J. Cavanaugh

Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell

The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling

For the Record by Monique Polak

 

The Stepmom Shake-Up by Niki Lenz

 

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

 

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

 

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

 

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:

The Little Blue Truck series by Alice Schertle

Bunny Breaths by Kira Willey

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