January 2010
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Hey everyone!!! It’s February and that means the month is dedicated to Lauren Mechling and her amazing book, Dream Life. This is the sequel to “Dream Girl” and follows the story of a girl named Claire Voyante.
Summary:
Claire Voyante’s first semester at Henry Hudson High School was eventful, to say the least. As she heads into her second semester, things are calming down a bit. But...
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WatchLauren Mechling’s (Feb FA) book trailer for Dream Life.
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Interview with Lauren McLaughlin
1.) Why did you choose to write books for young adults? I never actually chose young adult fiction. It’s more like it chose me. I had written an early draft of Cycler as a screenplay back in the nineties but never finished it. Once I started writing fiction, Cycler began pulsating in the background, and eventually I sat down and converted it into a novel. This turned out to be exactly what the...
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Whatcha' Reading Now? e-zine →
Behold…the long anticipated e-zine we’ve all been waiting for. It’s FABULOUS! Visit it! Bookmark it! Read it!
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7 Fun Facts about Lauren McLaughlin
1. I used to be deathly afraid of butterflies. 2. My great great grandmother was a famous opera singer who once performed for Abraham Lincoln. 3. I can bend at the elbows in the wrong direction. 4. I used to be a competitive swing dancer. 5. My cupcakes have been known to make grown men weep. 6. I once had to write a formal apology to a movie star to get him to show up for work. 7. I’m...
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Featured Author of the Month: Lauren McLaughlin
Lauren McLaughlin grew up in the small town of Wenham, Massachusetts, which is close to Salem but relatively free of witches. After college, she spent ten years as a screenwriter and producer before abandoning her screen ambitions to write fiction full time. She lives in New York and London with her husband and daughter and is currently at work on her third novel. When not writing, she can...
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