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Valerie Estelle Frankel was born at an early age. She was the youngest person ever to receive a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from San Jose State University, where she currently teaches writing. Her many short stories have appeared in over seventy magazines and anthologies including Reading the Rift, Rosebud Magazine, and The Oklahoma Review. Valerie Frankel has presented countless papers on Harry Potter and the hero’s journey at venues from the International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts to the World Fantasy Conference, to a multitude of Harry Potter conventions. Frankel’s first novel, Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody is now out in paperback. The novel for ages 2 to 222 sends up children's classics, pop culture, and more, delighting young readers across the world. Winner of the Indie Excellence Award and USA Book News National Best Book, the parody and its new sequel, Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Shortage, have been featured by US News and World Report, radio shows, podcasts, and Potter fan sites from Turkey to Sweden. Readers who long to waste their valuable time can enjoy games, freebees, and oodles of flying pigs at www.HarryPotterParody.com.

Valerie Estelle Frankel was born at an early age. She was the youngest person ever to receive a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from San Jose State University, where she currently teaches writing. Her many short stories have appeared in over seventy magazines and anthologies including Reading the Rift, Rosebud Magazine, and The Oklahoma Review. Valerie Frankel has presented countless pape... More