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Annette Laing

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About this author

Having run away screaming from Britain as a teenager, I now spend most of my time thinking and writing about it.

I'm the author of The Snipesville Chronicles, the misadventures of three kids from the most boring town in the Deep South who become reluctant visitors in British and American history. Don't Know Where, Don't Know When (Book 1) dropped them off in England in 1940, right in time for the Blitz. In Book 2, they experience the joys of life in 1851 (Hint: They work.)

I'm also a professional historian, but don't let that put you off. I'm not nearly as boring as that sounds. Check out my nonprofit, Imaginative Journeys:
http://www.imaginativejourneys.org
Since 1996, I've lived in a small Georgia town where my hobbies are watching the traff...more


I want to getThe Snipesville Chroniclesinto the hands of every kid in America (and increase my adult readership, too.) So, I'm trying an experiment: You can now buy Don't Know Where, Don't Know When (The Snipesville Chronicles Book 1)for 99 cents on Kindle or Nook.

Yes, 99 cents.

I have a strong following in Georgia, but there are 49 other states, notto mention the U.K., Canada, and every other... read more »
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Average rating: 4.30 · 56 ratings · 32 reviews · 3 distinct works
Don't Know Where, Don't Kno...
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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Look Ahead, Look Back
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