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  • Bibliography:
    4 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1995
  • Latest Book:
    June 2015
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Book List in Order: 4 titles





  • This is the story of the Peppers family of Counterpoint, Georgia. Henry and Florida Peppers are pertinacious Baptist parents whose dearest wishes are to keep their asthmatic son Roderick alive and their smart-ass daughter Louise from going to hell. L...



  • The story of Ignacia Vigil Romero, a Jicarilla Apache, and the two boys, Mister and Tomas, she raised to adulthood unfolds in the barrio of Taos, New Mexico -- a mixed community of Native Americans, Hispanics, and their white neighbors. Now deceased,...



  • Aristotle "Aris" Thibodeau is 12.5 years old and destined for greatness. Ever since her father's death, however, she's been stuck in the small town of Kanuga, Georgia, where she has to manage her mother Diane's floundering love life and dubious commi...




Award-Winning Books by Melanie Sumner

The Ghost of Milagro Creek
2010 New Mexico Book Award -- Adventure/Drama


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Melanie Sumner has published 4 books.

Melanie Sumner does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, How to Write a Novel, was published in June 2015.

The first book by Melanie Sumner, Polite Society, was published in April 1995.

No. Melanie Sumner does not write books in series.