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title: Beaming Books Blog | John Coy
description: John Coy is the author of the picture books On Your Way; Their Great Gift; Strong to the Hoop; Around the World; and many others. He lives in Minneapolis and visits schools nationally and internationally.
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 By [**John Coy**](https://blog.beamingbooks.com/author/john-coy) October 12, 2020

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