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front 2002 -rrb- cover of '' strangers and beggars '' -lrb- 200px american 1991 -- present science fiction , fantasy strangers cover.jpg and beggars -lrb- james van pelt -rrb- book james van pelt
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james van pelt

james van pelt -lrb- born 1954 in akron , ohio -rrb- is an american science fiction author who began publishing in the mid-90s .
he is also a teacher in the language arts department at fruita monument high school in fruita , colorado .
he is also the former advisor of the catalyst , the student-run monthly magazine of fruita monument high school .
