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Loretta received her BA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Hamline University in writing for children and young adults. A former middle and high school teacher, she's the author of three young adult novels, The Shrouding Woman, In Search of Mockingbird, and In a Heartbeat. She has four children and one granddaughter, and lives in Minnesota.


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Average rating: 3.85 · 1,965 ratings · 399 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors
In a Heartbeat
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 1,305 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
In Search of Mockingbird
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 392 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
Unforgettable
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
In a Heart Beat
4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 41 ratings
The Shrouding Woman
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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“I look back to where my life had been. It's always risky to think of letting go. That's why this is the perfect ending. Nothing left to reconcile.”
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“Hearts are like stones on an ocean beach...And people are like the tides that leave permanent marks on them.”
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“That cake tasted good. But the cake in the garbage tasted better. It was the best cake I ever ate.”
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