Sherri L. Smith

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Chicago, The United States

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http://www.sherrilsmith.com/

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Young Adult

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Sherri L. Smith's life can best be summed up geographically. Born in Chicago, IL, she spent her childhood in Staten Island, NY, Washington D.C., and Upstate New York. Her parents divorced when she was twelve. A year later, she moved back to Chicago with her mother and big brother. After high school, it was off to New York City for college, San Francisco for graduate school, and then Los Angeles, to make movies.

Sherri has worked in film, animation, comic books and construction. Film highlights include Tim Burton's MARS ATTACKS!, where she worked in stop-motion animation—a truly cool art form. Sherri also worked for three years at Disney TV Animation, helping to create stories for animated home video projects.

After leaving Disney, Sherri fou...more

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I Do School Visits! And I Like Them!

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to have me come visit your school or library, you can read all about it here. I'm the Penguin Teachers and Librarians featured on this month's"Author Access" page. I live in LA, but I love to travel, so don't be shy. Check it out! For more specific information, you can also email me directly through my website. (Secret tip: I've got last minute date... Read more of this blog post »

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Sherri L. Smith's Books

Average rating: 3.83 · 2,679 ratings · 624 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors

	Flygirl 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 2,020 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orleans 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucy the Giant 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet 3.08 of 5 stars 3.08 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sparrow 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I wish the army had taught us how to navigate feelings as easily as they did a starless night sky.”
― Sherri L. Smith, Flygirl

tags: feelings, life-lessons

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Which themed book (WWI or WWII) would you like to read for February's group read?

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

22 votes, 28.6%

Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith

14 votes, 18.2%

Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld

13 votes, 16.9%

Annexed by Sharon Dogar

9 votes, 11.7%

The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

7 votes, 9.1%

Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury

6 votes, 7.8%

The Year of My Indian Prince by Ella Thorp Ellis

3 votes, 3.9%

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

2 votes, 2.6%

Resistance, Book 1 by Carla Jablonski

1 vote, 1.3%

77 total votes

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