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Tehlor Mejia

TEHLOR KAY MEJIA is the bestselling and award-winning author of middle grade and young adult fiction, including It Happened to Anna and Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, which is in development at Disney as a television series to be produced by Eva Longoria. Tehlor strives to create stories which showcase the importance of community, radical inclusion, and abolitionist values. He lives with his child, wife, and two small dogs in Oregon.
The Creeps
The Better to Eat You With
Lucha of the Forgotten Spring
Lucha of the Night Forest
Wednesday: A Novelization of Season One
It Happened to Anna
Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream
Sammy Espinoza's Last Review

Books

The Creeps
The Better to Eat You With
Lucha of the Forgotten Spring
Lucha of the Night Forest
Wednesday: A Novelization of Season One
It Happened to Anna
Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream
Sammy Espinoza's Last Review

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