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Courtney Sheinmel

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in Palo Alto, CA, The United States

June 21

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Born in California. Raised in New York. Went to law school, now write full time. Love: long walks, fresh notebooks, the smell of brownies, pomegranate seeds. Don't love: yogurt, spam (the email kind, and the food kind), deep water, deserted city streets.

Newest book: THE SECRETS OF LOVELACE ACADEMY, co-written with Marie Benedict, available on April 22, 2025.

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	Stella Batts Needs a New Name (Stella Batts, #1) by Courtney Sheinmel (Goodreads Author), Jennifer A. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 787 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Positively 4.08 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Survival List: A Heartbreaking YA Mystery Novel About a Sister's Suicide, Grief, and Family Secrets 3.56 avg rating — 736 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Edgewater 3.63 avg rating — 700 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	A Case of the Meanies (Stella Batts, #4) by Courtney Sheinmel (Goodreads Author), Jennifer A. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (Stella Batts, #2) by Courtney Sheinmel (Goodreads Author), Jennifer A. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 417 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Pardon Me (Stella Batts, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 393 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Sincerely, Sophie; Sincerely, Katie 4.11 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Something Blue (Stella Batts, #6) 4.44 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	My Pet Slime (My Pet Slime, #1) by Courtney Sheinmel (Goodreads Author), Renee Kurilla (Goodreads Author) (illustrations) 4.33 avg rating — 299 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Stella Batts (10 books)
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Jennifer A. Bell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

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My Pet Slime (4 books)
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Renee Kurilla (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

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Magic on the Map (4 books)
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Bianca Turetsky (Goodreads Author),

Steve Lewis (Illustrations)

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The Kindness Club (2 books)
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Modern Lovers

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Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls

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“Do you love me to the top of my head?" I'd ask. "Higher," Mom would say. "Do you love me to the top of that tree?" "Even higher." "Do you love me to the roof? " "Higher than that." "How high do you love me?" I'd finally ask, and Mom would say, "I love you to the sky.”
― Courtney Sheinmel, Positively

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“People were like icebergs. There was so much more than you could see. Everyone had secrets below the surface.”
― Courtney Sheinmel, Edgewater

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“Perhaps there is a predetermined time for each person's life, and we should be happy for the time we had.”
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“Maybe the witch thought she was protecting Rapunzel, not punishing her. Maybe she thought that if Rapunzel was locked away, no one could ever hurt her. Maybe the witch kept Rapunzel because she loved her, because she was scared that if other people could get to Rapunzel, they would hurt her. And maybe Rapunzel didn't understand the witch; maybe she was angry at her - but maybe she loved her too.”
― Alyssa B. Sheinmel, The Beautiful Between

tags: fairy-tales, rapunzel, witch

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“Perhaps there is a predetermined time for each person's life, and we should be happy for the time we had.”
― Courtney Sheinmel, Edgewater

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“People were like icebergs. There was so much more than you could see. Everyone had secrets below the surface.”
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message 3: by William

Apr 25, 2011 02:41PM

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message 2: by Pamela

Jan 21, 2011 11:08AM

Hey Courtney...Thanks for accepting my friend request.

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Sep 15, 2008 04:30PM

Thanks for connecting as readerly friends. I'd like to invite you to read the first chapter of my new novel:

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