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Laura McNeal

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About this author

Laura McNeal is married to the author Tom McNeal, with whom she has written four young adult novels and one picture book. Her solo debut, Dark Water, was a finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature in 2010.


Average rating: 3.56 · 2,215 ratings · 348 reviews · 9 distinct works · Similar authors
Crooked
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 832 ratings — published 1903 — 9 editions
Dark Water
3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 485 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
Zipped
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3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions
Crushed
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3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions
The Decoding of Lana Morris
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
The Dog Who Lost His Bob
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1996
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Laura McNeal wants to read
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
" Loved this book by acclaimed author Tom McNeal – where Jeremy Johnson Johnson is the only one who can hear ghost Jacob Grimm – one of the Grimm’s Fairy Tales brothers. Lyrical, tense, funny, with beautifully drawn characters. The erudite ghostly p... " Read more of this review »
Laura McNeal is currently reading
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
" Anyone who loves fairy tales and small town stories will adore FAR FAR AWAY. This book's primary strength lies in its characterization. The characters are quirky and genre-savvy, and I especially loved Ginger, who was hilarious and fun and the sor... " Read more of this review »
Laura McNeal is finished with Kon-Tiki: This book makes me want to sail to Polynesia, overcome my fear of sharks, and build a monument to Thor Heyerdahl and his crew.
Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki
by Thor Heyerdahl
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Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
" Quite an unusual retelling of Hansel and Gretel, but beneath the surface, that is what it is. McNeal kept me turning the pages just to see if my assumptions were correct. Nice suspense. "
Laura McNeal rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Open by Andre Agassi
Open
by Andre Agassi
read in June, 2013
Laura McNeal wants to read
Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds
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“Wanting to play God for your own private purposes, whatever they are, might be what getting greedy is”
Laura McNeal, The Decoding of Lana Morris

“Amiel was looking at me with the kind of interest that made my mouth dry up. I was Braille and his eyes were fingers.”
Laura McNeal, Dark Water

“Tu' eres de dos mundos."
He was wrong, of course. You can only belong to one world at a time.”
Laura McNeal, Dark Water

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“On November 18 of alternate years Mr Earbrass begins writing 'his new novel'. Weeks ago he chose its title at random from a list of them he keeps in a little green note-book. It being tea-time of the 17th, he is alarmed not to have thought of a plot to which The Unstrung Harp might apply.”
Edward Gorey, The Unstrung Harp

“When we're onstage we're not literature, we're sitcom. You have to have catchphrases.”
Julian Barnes, Pulse

“It is a curious thing, do you know, Cranly said dispassionately, how your mind is supersaturated with the religion in which you say you disbelieve.”
James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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