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A. R. Capetta

A. R. Capetta is an acclaimed, bestselling author of novels centering magic, mystery, and queerness. Their Italian fantasy series begins with The Brilliant Death and moves to new heights in The Storm of Life. Their latest work is Rebel Robin, a Stranger Things prequel. Once & Future, their co-authored series with Cory McCarthy, was a finalist for the New England Book Award. Other YA titles include Echo After Echo, a Broadway story of love and murder, and The Lost Coast, a witchy mystery. A.R.’s books have been chosen for the ALA Rainbow List, Junior Library Guild Selections, Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, Locus Reading List, and Booklist’s Top 10 SF/Fantasy and Horror for Youth.
 
A.R. teaches in the MFA program for Writing for Children and Young Adults at VCFA and lives in Vermont with their spouse, Cory McCarthy.
Hocus and Pocus and the Snow Day Sorcery
Costumes for Time Travelers
Hocus and Pocus and the Spell for Home
Hocus and Pocus and the Dragon Next Door
Stranger Things: Rebel Robin
The Storm of Life
The Lost Coast
The Brilliant Death

Books

Hocus and Pocus and the Snow Day Sorcery
Costumes for Time Travelers
Hocus and Pocus and the Spell for Home
Hocus and Pocus and the Dragon Next Door
Stranger Things: Rebel Robin
The Storm of Life
The Lost Coast
The Brilliant Death

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