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How to Be a Proper Ogre
2026
First Published
4.67
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32
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Mary Beth doesn’t quite fit in with her family of ogres. She’s not green. She’s not gross. She’s not scary. But when Mary Beth has to stand up for herself and her family, she finds out she knows more than she thinks about how to be a proper ogre. This hilarious modern fable about belonging and finding one’s voice is sure to entertain readers of all ages.

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Author

Kelly DiPucchio
Kelly DiPucchio
Author · 37 books

Kelly is the award-winning author of several children’s books, thousands of To-Do lists, and a few recipe cards. Two of her books, Grace For President and The Sandwich Swap, were New York Times bestsellers. Like most kids who grew up in the 1970’s, Kelly had a pet goat and bought all her clothes from the Sears catalog. Like most teenagers who grew up in the 1980’s, Kelly had really big glasses and feathered hair. Today, Kelly lives with her husband and three children in southeastern Michigan, where she enjoys writing just about everything except her own bio.

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