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Leslie Connor

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The United States

Website

http://leslieconnor.com

Genre

Fiction, Young Adult, Children's

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My life began suddenly (you can even ask my mother) in an antique farmhouse outside of Cleveland, Ohio. I was born right on the family room floor ~ no time to get to the hospital! I swear, I’ve been in a hurry ever since.

When I was in fourth grade we moved to a neighborhood full of kids outside of Schenectady, New York. My Dad worked for a company that sold some of the finest printing papers in all the land. He often brought home big, beautiful, heavy books that pinned me to my chair when I held them in my lap, and I loved to turn the pages, look at the photography and illustrations and smell the ink.

As a kid I took dancing lessons and did gymnastics. I could be found upside-down in odd places like the middle of th From the author's website:

My life began suddenly (you can even ask my mother) in an antique farmhouse outside of Cleveland, Ohio. I was born right on the family room floor ~ no time to get to the hospital! I swear, I’ve been in a hurry ever since.

When I was in fourth grade we moved to a neighborhood full of kids outside of Schenectady, New York. My Dad worked for a company that sold some of the finest printing papers in all the land. He often brought home big, beautiful, heavy books that pinned me to my chair when I held them in my lap, and I loved to turn the pages, look at the photography and illustrations and smell the ink.

As a kid I took dancing lessons and did gymnastics. I could be found upside-down in odd places like the middle of the stairway, not that I recommend it! My bedroom was a messy nest full of paint sets and paper scraps, embroidery threads and sewing projects. In school I was good at some things and not at all good at others. Still, I found my passions. I went to college, first at SUNY, Cobleskill, where I received an associate’s degree in agriculture, and later at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Ct. where I earned a bachelor’s degree in fine art.

At first, I was interested in children’s books from an illustrator’s point of view. But the writing part surprised me ~ came up from behind and tapped me on the shoulder. I realized that my head and heart were very full of stories and that I should pay attention! My ideas come from everyday life, and I write for readers of all ages.

I live in the Connecticut woods with my husband and three children. (Well, the kids are getting big and they all drive cars now so they come and go a lot these days.) We keep our bird feeders full, do a little gardening and stack a lot of firewood. I hike the trails near my home almost every morning. Then I make a pot of tea and get to work. Usually, my loyal Writing Dogs are right by my side. (Sometimes I even borrow dogs from my neighbors. You can’t have enough dogs.)

I love making artisan pizzas and pots of soup and my favorite treat is dark chocolate. I also love to ride my bike down to the diner to meet my friends for breakfast and more tea. (Hmm...that’s a lot of eating, isn’t it?)

Life is fine! ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 37,044 ratings · 5,496 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Waiting for Normal 4.06 avg rating — 12,062 ratings — published 2008 — 12 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 Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 4.25 avg rating — 9,576 ratings — published 2018 — 25 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
	All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook 4.30 avg rating — 7,340 ratings — published 2016 — 2 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 Things You Kiss Goodbye 3.75 avg rating — 2,425 ratings — published 2014 — 12 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
	Crunch 3.91 avg rating — 2,314 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? 4.13 avg rating — 1,556 ratings — published 2022 — 14 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 Home for Goddesses and Dogs 4.18 avg rating — 1,264 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Dead on Town Line by Leslie Connor, Gina Triplett (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2005 — 5 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
	Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel by Leslie Connor, Mary Azarian (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 225 ratings — 5 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
	Home For Goddesses And Dogs, A really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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“In the morning I woke like a sloth in the fog.”
― Leslie Connor, Waiting for Normal

tags: fog, morning, sloth

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“You are always going to love him," she said. " You're stuck with that.”
― Leslie Connor, The Things You Kiss Goodbye

tags: loss, love

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“Knowing what you love is smart.”
― Leslie Connor, The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

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Front Desk by Kelly Yang

42 votes 25.3%

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

33 votes 19.9%

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

26 votes 15.7%

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor

21 votes 12.7%

Hunger: A Tale of Courage by Donna Jo Napoli

9 votes 5.4%

Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots by Margarita Engle

7 votes 4.2%

Front Desk by Kelly Young (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

Amal Unbound (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

Bob by Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

The truth as told by Mason Buttle

2 votes 1.2%

Rebound by Kwame Alexander (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

rebound (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

Ghost Boys (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

Lightning Girl (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

Hunger A Tale of Courage

1 vote 0.6%

Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

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