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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">We just had Tamara Palmer, author of <i>
Missing Tyler</i>, come and present to students for half the day. She did an interview with our publications students, 2 presentations, and 1 writers' workshop.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I was very impressed and pleased with her demeanor and interaction with the students. She lives just outside of Chicago. She is willing to Skype, and she does in-person presentations. I would highly recommend her. I
 really enjoyed her novel.  Her characters and dialogue are realistic and the story is engaging.
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She is currently working on her second novel: </span><i style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px">Finding Lancelot,
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">She can be reached at <a href="http://www.tamarapalmerauthor.com" class="m_3111198922456076878OWAAutoLink" id="m_3111198922456076878LPlnk44189" target="_blank">
www.tamarapalmerauthor.com</a><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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“Missing Tyler is an absolute gem. This novel is a tender, heartfelt, poetic, and above all else, an honest story of death, grief, recovery, and love.</div>
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