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The Portland Press Herald calls HOW TO BUILD A HEART "a story of finding one's moral compass in an uncertain world filled with bigotry and bias."

Kirkus Reviews names HOW TO BUILD A HEART one of its "Best Books of 2020!" Click here to read more.

Maria joins NewsCenterMaine's Rob Caldwell to talk writing, books and HOW TO BUILD A HEART! Click here to view the episode on "207."

WRECKED was included in Book Riot's list of great picks for freshmen headed to college! Hear it all on their Hey YA podcast "Welcome to College: Death Comes For Us All."

Young adult novelist Maria Padian lives and writes from her home in midcoast Maine. Before devoting herself full-time to fiction she worked as a news reporter, congressional aide, radio essayist and freelance writer. These days, she takes breaks from the computer to text her grown children, take long walks along the beach, feed logs into the woodstove or work on her (tennis) backhand.

Visit the Books page to learn more about her award-winning novels for young readers. 

 
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