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Tracy Bilen

Tracy Bilen
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Tracy Bilen

Tracy Bilen is a high school teacher in Michigan where she lives with her husband and two children. She enjoys cross-country skiing and walks in the woods. You can visit Tracy online at tracybilen.com or on Twitter at @tracybilen.

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. "Each day is a new day with no mistakes in it yet." (L.M. Montgomery)
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Chapter 1 from What She Left Behind
Jun 30, 2012
What She Left Behind will be released on May 01, 2012 in Trade Paperback, eBook
May 01, 2012
What She Left Behind is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
May 01, 2012
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Tracy Bilen Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. "Each day is a new day with no mistakes in it yet." (L.M. Montgomery) Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. painting Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. tortilla soup from Qdoba Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. interpreter for the United Nations Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. Half Mile Hill (David Nail), Fly Over States (Jason Aldean), Live like you were dying (Tim McGraw), Put you in a song (Keith Urban), Ours (Taylor Swift) Learn more about Tracy Bilen

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Oak Park's Book Beat marks 30th birthday
Detroit Free Press, August 19, 2012
...Kathe Koja, Rick Lieder, Cyd Moore, Denise Crittendon, Jim Gallert, Susan Whitall, Leni Sinclair, Gary and Laura Grimshaw, Tracy Bilen,Detroit Blogger John Carlisle, Amy Ashley, Denise Brennan-Nelson, Bill Rauhauser and David Tarver Free...
Author, Tracy Bilen, To Speak at Falls Library
Menomonee Falls Patch, August 11, 2012
...teen suspense novel is heading to the Menomonee Falls Public Library to discuss writing, life, and her career. Tracy Bilen, author of "What She Left Behind,"  is coming to the library at 7 p.m. Thursday in the community meeting room.  Bilen's novel...
Four Local Young Adult Authors to Visit Baldwin Library
Birmingham Patch, July 24, 2012
...her mother as she matures from a naive 12-year-old to a young woman able to discover new-found relationships. Tracy Bilen Latest book: What She Left Behind Description: Just released in May to excellent reviews, the heroine, Sarah, faces an...
5 Things To Know This Week: Candidate Forum, Young Adults Authors in Town
Birmingham Patch, July 23, 2012
...young adult authors for a discussion and reading at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Guests include: Amy Ackley, Tracy Bilen, Beth Neff and Lara Zielin.  One Act Play Festival begins Friday : The Birmingham Village Players' One Act Play Festival with three plays to...
5 questions with Lara Zielin, author and editor of U-M alumni magazine
Detroit Free Press, July 22, 2012
...Details: 'Greetings from Michigan' Book fest features four Michigan authors of young adult literature: Lara Zielin, Amy Ackley, Tracy Bilen and Beth Neff 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tue. Baldwin Public Library, 300 W. Merrill, Birmingham Book Beat of Oak Park,...
BOOKS: Baldwin Library showcases Michigan writers of young adult fiction
Oakland Press, July 20, 2012
...helpful look at loss. Ackley lives in Brighton with her family and is a graduate of Oakland University. Tracy Bilen is the author of “What She Left Behind,” a suspenseful thriller about 16-year-old Sara and her mother. who goes missing after they...
Local Author Fair
Oakland Township Patch, November 15, 2012
...their work. Books will be available for signing and purchase. Here is a list of attendees: David Anthony, Tracy Bilen, Charles David Clasman, Matt Faulkner, Doc Fletcher, Bridget McGovern-Llewellyn, Bill Loomis, Brenda Marshall, Gloria...
Are You Good Enough?
Yahoo! Shine, August 31, 2012
...feel worse about ourselves. Several of my author friends-Beth Revis, Holly Cupala, Kristina McBride, Janet Fox, Bonnie Doerr, Tracy Bilen, Kim Baccellia, Margie Gelbwasser, Joanne Levy, K.M. Walton, Jennifer R. Hubbard, Michelle Corriel, Rosanne Parry,...
Oak Park's Book Beat marks 30th birthday
Detroit Free Press, August 19, 2012
...Kathe Koja, Rick Lieder, Cyd Moore, Denise Crittendon, Jim Gallert, Susan Whitall, Leni Sinclair, Gary and Laura Grimshaw, Tracy Bilen,Detroit Blogger John Carlisle, Amy Ashley, Denise Brennan-Nelson, Bill Rauhauser and David Tarver Free...
Author, Tracy Bilen, To Speak at Falls Library
Menomonee Falls Patch, August 11, 2012
...teen suspense novel is heading to the Menomonee Falls Public Library to discuss writing, life, and her career. Tracy Bilen, author of "What She Left Behind,"  is coming to the library at 7 p.m. Thursday in the community meeting room.  Bilen's novel...