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Lauren Nicolle Taylor

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Lauren Nicolle Taylor is the bestselling author of THE WOODLANDS SERIES and the award-winning YA novel NORA & KETTLE (Gold medal Winner for Multicultural fiction, Independent Publishers Book Awards 2017), which is the first book in the acclaimed PAPER STARS SERIES.

She has a Health Science degree and an honors degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

A full time writer and artist, Lauren recently moved to Canada with her husband and three children for a new adventure. She recently signed a three book deal for her YA fantasy series and can't wait to share it with you.

She is a proud hapa and draws on her multicultural background in all of her novels. ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 8,653 ratings · 1,018 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Woodlands (The Woodlands, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,710 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Nora & Kettle (Paper Stars, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 1,726 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Wall (The Woodlands, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 1,187 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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 Wounded (The Woodlands, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 860 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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 Wanted (The Woodlands, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 624 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Hiro Loves Kite: Nora and Kettle’s story continues. (A Paper Stars Novel Book 2) 4.34 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Willful (The Woodlands, #3.5) 4.02 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Breaker and the Sun (Paper Stars, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 75 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
	The Woodlands Series Boxed Set 4.28 avg rating — 60 ratings	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 Girl with the Hickory Heart 4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2021 — 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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Series by Lauren Nicolle Taylor

The Woodlands (4 books)
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The Bad Seed (The Food Group #1)

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Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress #1)

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To All The Boys I've Loved Before (To All The Boys I've Loved Before #1)

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“I always thought strength came from within you, that it started there and ended there. It was of your own making.
I was wrong.
Strength is a gift placed inside you, built up by the people who love you. Fortified by the people who hate or threaten you. These are the things I will teach my son.”
― Lauren Nicolle Taylor, The Wall

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“She was sweating and pale but beautiful in the firelight. Showing a woman’s strength in a delicate vessel, holding strong like a warrior. I have never admired someone more.”
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“I felt an odd sense of protectiveness. It flaked off my skin, revealing a red-hot anger at the idea that someone would hurt him.”
― Lauren Nicolle Taylor, The Woodlands

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April 2018 Group Read - SciFi/Dystopian

Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

9 votes, 30.0%

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

5 votes, 16.7%

Weapons of Choice by John Birmingham

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Shade's Children by Garth Nix

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Earthbound by Mark R. Healy

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Watch Over Me by Claire Corbett

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Stray by Andrea K. Höst

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The Woodlands by Lauren Nicolle Taylor

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Lauren’s Quotes

“Now that I had experienced real freedom, I’m not sure I would ever get used to walls again. Walls loomed, leaned in, and whispered nasty things in your ears. They imposed and imprisoned. I hated them.”
― Lauren Nicolle Taylor, The Wall

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“I am a survivor. I live beyond the wall. I give shelter to those that need it. I am not chosen but I choose to live.”
― Lauren Nicolle Taylor, The Wall

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“I felt an odd sense of protectiveness. It flaked off my skin, revealing a red-hot anger at the idea that someone would hurt him.”
― Lauren Nicolle Taylor, The Woodlands

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“We were like trees with nowhere to sink our roots, Joseph and I. Instead of finding the ground we wound them around each other.”
― Lauren Nicolle Taylor, The Wall

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