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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) 4.09 avg rating — 1,548 ratings — published 2017 — 4 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) 4.24 avg rating — 857 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 — 812 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Normal Norman by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), S. Britt (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 449 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) 3.73 avg rating — 365 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) 4.02 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Bloop by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Mike Boldt (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.02 avg rating — 333 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
	Way Past Bedtime by Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author), Rich Wake (Illustrations) 3.69 avg rating — 166 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) 3.46 avg rating — 144 ratings — 4 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) 3.63 avg rating — 112 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

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Private I (2 books)
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Ross Macdonald (Illustrator)

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Tara liked Annette's review of Absurd Words: A kids’ fun and hilarious vocabulary builder for future word nerds: "this type of book is right up my alley. Reviewing it for raincoast books is just FUN! I received an ARC version of this fantastic tome. If you are raising a word nerd, if you ARE a word nerd, or just simply want to be inspired, pick up Absurd Words to" Read more of this review »
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