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About: C.M. Surrisi
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C.M. Surrisi is a lawyer who switched-up her career with an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She is the author of the award-winning and Agatha nominated middle grade series, THE QUINNIE BOYD MYSTERIES,” (THE MAYPOP KIDNAPPING, VAMPIRES ON THE RUN, and A SIDE OF SABOTAGE) where Mom is the sheriff, mayor, real estate agent, and postmaster, and Dad runs Gusty’s, the local cafe, leaving Quinnie and her friends with plenty of opportunity to investigate crimes in their small coastal village of Maiden Rock, Maine. When she is not writing middle grade mysteries, she is writing Junior Library Guild selection YA non-fiction (THE BONES OF BIRKA) and picture books (THE BEST MOTHER), and contemporary middle grade fiction (THE UNOFFICIAL LOLA BAY FAN CLUB), as well as adult mystery short stories. She teaches and coaches middle grade mystery writing and can imagine almost any situation having suspicious circumstances. https://cmsurrisi.com
Posts by C.M. Surrisi:
- Agency: The Dilemma for the Middle Grade Sleuth (January 17, 2025 - Articles, Writing)