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Tara Lazar

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Street magic performer. Award-winning ice sculptor. Hog-calling champion. These are all things Tara Lazar has never been. Instead, she writes stories for children featuring quirky characters and hilarious happenings. Tara writes the 7 ATE 9 series of picture books from Little Brown, illustrated by Ross MacDonald. Her next book is BLOOP, about an alien who comes to conquer earth but thinks the dogs are in charge! Tara lives in New Jersey with her husband, two daughters, and an adopted stray cat named Phoebe who thinks she is in charge of the planet. Visit Tara online to read about all her books at taralazar.com.

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	7 Ate 9: The Untold Story by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Ross Macdonald (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 1,406 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Little Red Gliding Hood by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Troy Cummings (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 781 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Monstore by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), James Burks (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 782 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Normal Norman by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), S. Britt (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 2016	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
	I Thought This Was a Bear Book by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Benji Davies (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Ross Macdonald (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Way Past Bedtime by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Rich Wake (Illustrations) 3.73 avg rating — 150 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
	Your First Day of Circus School by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Melissa Crowton (Illustrator) 3.44 avg rating — 131 ratings — 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
	Three Ways to Trap a Leprechaun by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Vivienne To (Illustrator) 3.58 avg rating — 71 ratings — 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
	Bloop by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Mike Boldt (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.03 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2021	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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Cover Reveal for JUBILEE: The First Therapy Horse and an Olympic Dream (plus a giveaway)

by KT Johnston

Tara, thank you so much for having me on your blog to reveal the cover of my upcoming narrative nonfiction picture book, JUBILEE: The First Therapy Horse and an Olympic Dream! (February 1, 2022, from Capstone).

JUBILEE recounts the true story of Danish dressage competitor Lis Hartel, who was determined not to let polio keep her from riding again. She found that an inexperi

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The Best American Short Stories 2015

by T. Coraghessan Boyle (Goodreads Author)

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Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties

by Marion Meade (Goodreads Author)

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Sophie's Squash Go to School

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