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Fan Friday
Lately I’ve been getting some fan mail, and I’ve decided that some of it is too good not to share… This entire note is good, but my name is the best, I think: Dear Aline, (I might have gotten your name...
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ALA + What The Heck Have I Been Doing?
Wow. The summer is almost over! Where did it go? I’ll tell you. It went to a move and ALA and writing another book! Or TWO! If this is the only place you get info on Liesl Shurtliff, then boy, are you...
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Last April, during one of my many school visits, I had the opportunity to just sit with one of the 4th grade classrooms while we waited for the other classes to be ready. We talked about books, of...
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Poop, Pee, and Propriety: Thoughts On Potty Humor
In honor of Banned Books Week, I’ve decided to write about the one thing in my book that seems to offend more than any other. Yes, that’s right, the potty humor. I always feel a little weird when...
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Kid Reviews: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
I’m doing a reading group with four kids ages 10-13. Our first read was WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead. We so often hear what adults have to say about this book, but since it’s technically...
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In a magical kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone’s joke. Rump has never known his full name—his mother died before she could tell him. So all his life...
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Fans of Adam Gidwitz and Chris Colfer will give a GIANT cheer for this funny fairytale retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk! All work and no play makes Jack extremely bored. And when Jack gets bored,...
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More About Liesl I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah the fifth of eight children. My seven siblings tortured me but I really like them now. I loved dancing, singing, playing the piano and reading books...
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Frequently Asked Questions How do you say your name? Good question! You can hear me pronounce my name here. You will also get to hear me talk a little about how I came to be named Liesl – it isn’t as...
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The RED Blog Tour is underway! From February 1st through March 15th, get sneak peeks into the book and read great reviews and posts from Liesl herself. You can even enter to win your own copy of RED!...
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