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Laurel Snyder
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July 2007
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Orphan Island
— published 2017 — 11 editions |
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Bigger than a Bread Box
— published 2008 — 9 editions |
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Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
by — published 2015 — 4 editions |
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Penny Dreadful
by — published 2010 — 6 editions |
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Charlie & Mouse (Charlie & Mouse, #1)
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Seven Stories Up
— published 2014 — 6 editions |
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Any Which Wall
— published 2009 — 7 editions |
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Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains
— 6 editions |
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Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy (Charlie & Mouse, #2)
by — published 2017 — 4 editions |
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Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher
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I am reading the new biography of Roald Dahl…
and have decided I need an office!
Currently, my office is also the laundry room, and Chris' office, and the walk-thru between the kitchen and the deck, and the room we store crap in. I need a place. A space. A spot. But I cannot afford to renovate my house, obviously.
So… I want to turn my no-electricity-having, moldy, trashed, hole-in-the-roof shed...
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"What an amazing story! It’s such a character arc of growth and change for poor Jinny, who wants her tiny world to stay exactly as it is forever. I would love to know more about why these kids were sent to this island, clearly for a very long serie..."
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"Perfect example of what a Geisel Award winner should be!"
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"Pure joy. Great use of repetition for early readers and lovely illustrations to further the story. "
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"Who stole my kids and put them in a story?
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Laurel
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Little Fires Everywhere
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Best Fiction
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2017 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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I've spent years dreaming this book, staring at walls and ceilings and clouds, and trying to wish it into being. I've drawn it in colored pencils and painted it in watercolors. I've scribbled it on notepads and the backs of grocery lists. It's a huge ...more |
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Whenever I post about my kids to Facebook or Twitter, friends write to me and say, "You should make a book about your kids!" So now, at last, THIS is that book! As a result, I am completely unable to be objective about Charlie and Mouse. It's the stor ...more |
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“Problems don't always get fixed. Lots of the time things are boring or dumb for no good reason. Or even terrible. And you can't do anything about it. That's life.”
― Penny Dreadful
― Penny Dreadful
“But sometimes it doesn't matter whether someone is right or wrong. Sometimes you just have to love them when they need you.”
― Bigger than a Bread Box
― Bigger than a Bread Box
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What book should we read in July?
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Restart by Gordon Korman
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The Someday Birds by Sally J Pla
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Orphan Island
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A Crack in the Sea by H.M. Bouwman
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161 total votes
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Wild Things: YA G...: Reading Challenge #10: Report Points Here | 190 | 113 | Jan 03, 2012 10:01AM | |
| Wild Things: YA G...: November 2011 | 29 | 35 | Jan 18, 2012 08:57PM | |
| YA Reads for Teac...: August 2012 - Book Giveaway - Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder | 92 | 269 | Sep 16, 2012 09:02AM | |
| YA Reads for Teac...: September 2012 - Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder | 75 | 77 | Feb 20, 2013 07:21PM | |
YA Reads for Teac...:
Introduce Yourself / 3 Little Words
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The Next Best Boo...:
The Last Letter Game
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The Seasonal Read...:
Completed Tasks: Do Not Delete Posts
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“Problems don't always get fixed. Lots of the time things are boring or dumb for no good reason. Or even terrible. And you can't do anything about it. That's life.”
― Penny Dreadful
― Penny Dreadful
“But sometimes it doesn't matter whether someone is right or wrong. Sometimes you just have to love them when they need you.”
― Bigger than a Bread Box
― Bigger than a Bread Box
“Mom always says you can solve most problems at the library, and there's a lady there who's my friend. We could ask her about helping Bernice. She has to answer people's questions. It's her job.”
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“Sometimes it's nice to be sick, to give up trying to function, to crawl into bed and be cared for a little.”
― Bigger than a Bread Box
― Bigger than a Bread Box
YA Reads for Teachers (And Any Other Adults!)
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We are a group of educators (teachers, media specialists / librarians, and home school teachers) parents and other adult fans of young adult and child ...more
Q&A with Laurel Snyder
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— last activity Jun 30, 2014 08:54AM
...February 25, 2012 to March 26, 2012... Author Laurel Snyder will be delighted to answer questions about her books, writing, the publishing industry ...more
Mock Newbery 2019
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— last activity Sep 09, 2018 10:08PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.
The Nervous Breakdown
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The Nervous Breakdown is an online culture magazine and literary collective featuring the work of hundreds of authors, poets, and other artists from a ...more
Mock Caldecott 2019
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— last activity Sep 12, 2018 03:25PM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Caldecott Award winning books.
SLJ's Battle of the Kids' Books
— 54 members
— last activity Mar 10, 2010 06:06AM
16 Books published for young people in 2009 are competing in an Epic Battle. The matches start on March 15th but the Arena is already open. Read and w ...more
Black Oceanographers
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This group is designed to discuss books published by Black Ocean, receive updates on publications and get news on author events. All are welcome, only ...more
Jewish Book Carnival
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This is the GoodReads group for the Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly forum for sharing links and information on Jewish books and the blogs that cover t ...more
Debut Author Panel Discussion and Q&A
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From July 12 to July 18, these authors will be discussing their experiences as debut fiction authors. Each day, they will tackle a different question ...more
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Hey Laurel. I really liked your book Up and Down the Scratchy Mountain. How can you write a book as good as that? And why did you like my review? Just want to Know. :) From your fan.
Hey!I followed the brouhaha this week vaguely, and then, fiddling around Goodreads, I realized that was YOU.
I'd like to apologize on behalf of all authors (not that anyone has authorized me to do that, but hey, why not? :) It's shameful when people get defensive and lash out.
None of us like getting bad reviews, but they're a chance to LEARN things, you know? Write better. And your pull-quotes were pretty inarguably awful.
I'm a fan of honest reviewing, even when the reviews are hard to read. Keeps us all on our toes.
keep it up!
Hi Laurel, thanks for the friendvite! I look forward to snooping your shelves for more middle grade recommendations. Cheers.
Glad you liked the review - I certainly liked the book.
I can't wait to read "Penny Dreadful" ... I received it in the mail last week! It's at the top of my 'to-read' list!!!
Hi LaurelCongratulations on the publication of 'Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains'
best wishes!
Laurel, I've written some Irishy books myself. I wandered around there when I was a kid. Got a movie about Isaac Bashevis Singer. I remember when he won the Nobel Prize. I used to deliver the Forward in which he wrote articles.
