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Lindsey Stoddard

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Lindsey Stoddard was born and raised in Vermont where she helped boil sap in her grandpa's sugarhouse, skied the snowy mountains, and began her love for reading and writing. She taught middle school English for 10 years in Washington Heights, NYC to the most inspiring, creative kids. Their excitement about reading motivated her to pursue her other childhood dream, writing books. She now lives back in Vermont with her husband and two children. She received her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the author of Just Like Jackie, Right as Rain, Brave Like That, Bea Is for Blended, and The Real Deal (10/25/22). ...more

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I also want to thank you for writing this powerful book. I think it should be in all the school libraries and public libraries. I loved the characters and the family tree exercise. Thirdly, I have a friend who has moved in with her father who has Alzheimers and fighting the idea of putting him in a nursing home What kind of story is next? I am now a devoted fan.

Lindsey Stoddard Thanks, Carol! I’m so happy you enjoyed JUST LIKE JACKIE. Thanks for reaching out! My next book, RIGHT AS RAIN, comes out in January 2019. It’s set in…moreThanks, Carol! I’m so happy you enjoyed JUST LIKE JACKIE. Thanks for reaching out! My next book, RIGHT AS RAIN, comes out in January 2019. It’s set in the Washington Heights neighborhood of NYC. It also explores family dynamics, the importance of finding a network of friendships, and discovering who is on your team and rooting for you no matter what. I’m really looking forward to its publication and I hope you enjoy it as much as JLJ. Thank you again! (less)

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Hi Lindsey, Not a question but a THANK YOU! Bea Is For Blended is my favorite of yours and it has inspired me! I wrote a summary of it for school and I got an A+! Any new books? -Riley

Lindsey Stoddard Hi Riley! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed Bea Is For Blended. Thank you for reaching out and letting me know. Congratulations on your A+ paper! …moreHi Riley! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed Bea Is For Blended. Thank you for reaching out and letting me know. Congratulations on your A+ paper! I do have a new book coming out in the fall of 2022 called The Real Deal. I'm working on revisions right now. I hope you'll enjoy that one too. - Lindsey(less)

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Average rating: 4.31 · 4,412 ratings · 899 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Just Like Jackie 4.30 avg rating — 1,414 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Brave Like That 4.34 avg rating — 1,328 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Right as Rain 4.23 avg rating — 1,115 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Bea Is for Blended: A Contemporary Middle Grade Novel About Teamwork and New Beginnings for Kids (Ages 8-12) 4.43 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Real Deal 4.42 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Spinning Toward the Sun: Essays on Writing, Resilience, & the Creative Life by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (Goodreads Author), Sean Petrie (Goodreads Author), Erin Entrada Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 9 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
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“You live here in me, he says and taps his thumb at his heart. Not here, he says pointing at his head. Then he brings his hand back down and rests it on his chest. and I'll never lose this.”
― Lindsey Stoddard, Just Like Jackie

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“Teachers always put a good kid in every group. Otherwise crap never gets done.”
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“There’s a big mirror in front of us, and I look”
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What book should we read in August?

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Bob by Wendy Mass

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Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin

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The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

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Just Like Jackie by Lindsey Stoddard

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The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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the Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (write-in)

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Where the Watermelons Grow (write-in)

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Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages (write-in)

3 votes 1.9%

Until tomorrow Mr. Marlsworth (write-in)

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The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair (write-in)

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Just Like Jackie (write-in)

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