MJ Auch

M.J. Auch is the award-winning author of Guitar Boy, One-Handed Catch, Ashes of Roses and numerous other books for young readers. Books were a part of M.J.’s life from an early age; her mother was a second grade teacher who always made sure there were plenty of books in the house. M.J. now lives on a small farm in upstate NY with her husband and co-illustrator, Herm, and their two dogs, Sophie and Zeke.


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Guitar Boy

MJ Auch
Henry Holt / Christy Ottaviano Books

Travis Tacey doesn’t have it easy: his mom’s in the hospital suffering from brain trauma after a terrible car accident, and his father has lost his good sense...


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One-Handed Catch

MJ Auch
Square Fish

There’s no way a little thing like losing his hand will keep Norm from trying out for baseball.


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Wing Nut

MJ Auch
Square Fish

Sometimes home is found where you least expect it.


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Ashes of Roses

MJ Auch
Henry Holt and Co.

The honest and compelling story of a young girl's newfound independence, from her entrance into a new country to her frightening involvement in the Triangle...


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The Road to Home

MJ Auch
Henry Holt and Co.

Following Journey to Nowhere and Frozen Summer, this is the third novel in a powerful American pioneer trilogy. "I knew I couldn't count on Papa any more,...


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Frozen Summer

MJ Auch
Henry Holt and Co.

In 1815 Remembrance "Mem" Nye and her family pack up their covered wagon and head for the Genesee Country in western New York for a better life. But their...


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Journey to Nowhere

MJ Auch
Henry Holt and Co.

It is the spring of 1815, and eleven-year-old Remembrance "Mem" Nye is leaving the comforts of her farm in Hartland, Connecticut, to settle in the wilderness...


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