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Elsa Watson

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Born

in Seattle, The United States

Website

http://www.elsawatson.net

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Member Since

May 2008

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Pacific Northwest native Elsa Watson loves to write about two of her favorite things: history and animals. Whether she's telling stories about Maid Marian and Elizabeth Tudor or dogs and people who switch bodies, Elsa loves bringing her imaginary world to life.

Elsa is the author of MAID MARIAN, a re-telling of the Robin Hood legend, and THE OTHER ELIZABETH, a story for younger readers about 14-year-old Elizabeth Tudor. Her dog books include THE LOVE DOG, the story of a dog named Apollo who works in reality TV, and DOG DAYS, about a dog and woman who switch bodies. Publishers Weekly named DOG DAYS as one of the best romances of 2012.

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Average rating: 3.68 · 1,810 ratings · 305 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Maid Marian 3.66 avg rating — 1,367 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dog Days 3.72 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Dog 3.56 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Elizabeth 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Puppy Trap 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christmas Tail 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Elsa’s Quotes

“What day is it?” asked Pooh.
“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
“My favorite day,” said Pooh.”
― A.A. Milne

tags: live-in-the-moment, optimism

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“You’re like a little wild thing
that was never sent to school.”
― Mary Oliver, Dog Songs: Poems

tags: untamed, wilde

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“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life

tags: confidence

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