Caris Avendaño Cruz, Filipino author of Marikit and the Ocean of Stars

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Caris Avendaño Cruz is from the Philippines. She is a copywriter for internet brands and cool businesses, but her favorite things to write are magical stories led by kids of color.

Fantastic Middle Grade Reads with Books of Wonder

Fantastic Middle Grade Reads with Books of Wonder Join me and authors Elsie Chapman (THE SCROLL OF CHAOS), Nina Varela (JUNIPER HARVEY AND THE VANISHING KINGDOM), Anneliese Avery (