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Lauren Gibaldi

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Public librarian and author of THE NIGHT WE SAID YES, MATT'S STORY (a Night We Said Yes novella), AUTOFOCUS, and THIS TINY PERFECT WORLD, all with HarperTeen / HarperCollins. Fan of dinosaurs and cheesy jokes. And you. ...more

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Lauren Gibaldi Ahh, what a great question! Whenever I put initials (or even random names) into a book, they mean something. Those are my parents initials. :)
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First-Year Orientation!

A bit ago, Eric Smith and I sold our second interconnected anthology to Candlewick. Were we excited? YOU BET.

Re-titled FIRST-YEAR ORIENTATION, our anthology features various stories about wild adventures from that first day on campus. From moving into their dorm and not being embarrassed by their parents, to attending their first party. From avoiding people they don’t want to see from high sc

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“It was my favorite part of the night - when the evening's events were still unknown and unpredictable. It was the sense of possibility that I loved, the idea that anything could happen next.”
Lauren Gibaldi, The Night We Said Yes

“I've spent my life on the road, trying to find home, when really, you were always home to me.”
Lauren Gibaldi, The Night We Said Yes

“Did you ever think of me?"
"Yes, did you ever think of me?"
"All the time.”
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