Cindy Baldwin

Cindy Baldwin

Cindy Baldwin is the award-winning author of Where the Watermelons GrowBeginners Welcome, and The Stars of Whistling Ridge. She is a disabled activist, co-founder of Middle Grade at Heart, and We Need Diverse Books mentor. She lives just outside Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter. To learn more about Cindy, visit www.cindybaldwinbooks.com.

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Beginners Welcome
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Beginners Welcome
  • By: Cindy Baldwin
  • Narrator: Cassandra Morris
  • Length: 7 hours 15 minutes
  • Publisher: Quill Tree Books
  • Publish date: February 11, 2020
  • Language: English
  • (221 ratings)
(221 ratings)
The acclaimed author of Where the Watermelons Grow is back with a story perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Ali Benjamin, about finding friendship after a tragic loss. It’s been eighty-three days since Annie Lee’s daddy died, but... Read more
No Matter the Distance
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No Matter the Distance
  • By: Cindy Baldwin
  • Narrator: Reena Dutt
  • Length: 4 hours 6 minutes
  • Publisher: Quill Tree Books
  • Publish date: February 21, 2023
  • Language: English
  • (121 ratings)
(121 ratings)
An unexpected animal companion helps a girl with cystic fibrosis learn to write her own story in this captivating novel in verse by award-winning author and disabled activist Cindy Baldwin. Penny Rooney has cystic fibrosis, which means she has to... Read more
The Stars of Whistling Ridge
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The Stars of Whistling Ridge
  • By: Cindy Baldwin
  • Narrator: Reba Buhr
  • Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
  • Publisher: Quill Tree Books
  • Publish date: June 15, 2021
  • Language: English
  • (160 ratings)
(160 ratings)
This enchanting story about magic, family, and the meaning of home from the award-winning author of Where the Watermelons Grow is perfect for fans of Corey Ann Haydu and Natalie Lloyd. Ivy Mae Bloom is almost thirteen years old, her name is almost a... Read more
Where the Watermelons Grow
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Where the Watermelons Grow
  • By: Cindy Baldwin
  • Length: 5 hours 21 minutes
  • Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
  • Publish date: July 27, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (2057 ratings)
(2057 ratings)
Fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and A Snicker of Magic will be swept away by Cindy Baldwin’s debut middle grade about a girl coming to terms with her mother’s mental illness. When twelve-year-old Della Kelly finds her mother furiously... Read more

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American Sniper NOW A BLOCKBUSTER MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD–NOMINATED FOR SIX ACADEMY AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him “The Legend”; ... Read Book
Vi Agra Falls USA Today best-selling author Mary Daheim’s juicy mysteries are quickly climbing every fan’s list of favorites. This madcap romp features Judith McMonigle Flynn, amateur sleuth and proprietress of Hillside Manor-an historic suburban inn that plays host to more than its fair share of murder and mayhem. Kirkus Reviews calls the series “absolutely intoxicating.” Read Book
One Grave at a Time The grave is one wrong step away. Having narrowly averted an (under) world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans’ voodoo queen just keeps on giving—leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit. Centuries ago, Heinrich Kramer was a witch ... Read Book
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Barbarian’s Rescue Bad day? Try mine on for size. Rogue slavers have landed on the ice planet and captured the tribe. The only ones not snatched? Me, a walking human motormouth with no skill except that of incoherent babbling, and Warrek, who’s as silent as he is attractive. Two more unlikely people have never been paired together. And now we’re supposed to form a rescue team. Saving the others is either going ... Read Book
Surprise Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable and Engineer the Unexpected is a fascinating look at how we can handle and harness surprise in our work, relationships, and everyday lives. Pop quiz: Do you prefer when things go according to plan or when the unexpected happens? Most of us pick control and predictability. Yet research reveals a counterintuitive truth: our best memories are the surprising ones. ... Read Book
Sugar Blackboard best-seller Sugar is the superb first novel by Bernice L. McFadden. An emotional journey from grief and suffering to understanding and forgiveness, Sugar will keep you turning pages until its graceful conclusion. Sugar arrives in the small town of Bigelow, Arkansas like an ominous storm. She saunters down the street in a blonde wig and spiked heels, cigarette dangling between ... Read Book
The Furrows Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award • One of the New York Times’ Ten Best Books of the Year • Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize “A triumph.”—New York MagazineFrom one of the most celebrated new voices in American literature, a brilliantly inventive and “enthralling” (Oprah Daily) novel about the eternal bonds of family and the mysteries of love and ... Read Book
Salty, Bitter, Sweet A slow-burn romance in a cutthroat kitchen! There’s more to becoming a top chef for 17-year-old Isabella Fields than just not getting chopped … especially when the chances of things heating up with an intriguing boy and becoming a food star in the kitchen are both on the line. Isa’s family life has fallen apart after the death of her Cuban abuela and the divorce of her ... Read Book
Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest There’s a year’s worth of Crunch Cereal on the line…and it’ll be awarded to the composer of the best jingle. Arthur is so determined to win, he almost forgets about fairness. Read Book
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