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Laura Noakes

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United Kingdom

April 23, 1993

Website

https://www.lauranoakes.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Children's, Young Adult, Mystery

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Katherine Rundell, Eva Ibbotson, Emma Carroll, Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Member Since

January 2012

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Laura Noakes is an author of twisty mysteries for children and young adults. When she's not 'researching' crimes or devising increasingly devious obstacles for her fictional characters, she enjoys badly crocheting, playing Nintendo Switch games on the easiest mode and watching copious amounts of reality TV. She is both disabled and chronically ill and her stories usually feature heroines of the same persuasion. She is owned by and obsessed with her two cats, Scout and Sunny. Her debut book, Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star, was published in 2023, followed by a sequel in 2024. ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 259 ratings · 69 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star 4.13 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud: A thrilling and funny new adventure for Cosima and her friends, perfect for kids aged 8+ 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — 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
	Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud 4.14 avg rating — 7 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
	Cosima und das Phantom von London: Coole Mädchengang auf Verbrecherjagd im historischen London \| Krimi ab 10 Jahren \| sensible Repräsentation von Kindern ... (Cosima Unfortunate 2) (German Edition) by Laura Noakes (Goodreads Author), Jana Körner (translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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

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Cosima Unfortunate (2 books)
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The Battle of the Labyrinth is where the saga really picks up again for me. The addition of the Labyrinth makes the plot seem fresh again, and the mystery of Daedalus and whether he still might be alive is intriguing and exciting. Of course the added ...more
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In the third book of the series Percy is dealing with the sudden reappearence of Thalia, daughter of Zeus and maybe not being the one the prophecy mentions. He is also beginning to realise that he may have some feelings for Annabeth. All this coupled ...more
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The Sea of Monsters/Bermuda Triangle is another example of Rick Riordans amazing modern/ancient greek worldbuilding. This time Percy must rescue camp again - stealing the Golden Fleece so that the camp's magical boundaries will become strong again. We ...more
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