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Laura Stewart Schmidt

Goodreads Author

Born

in St. Louis, MO

Website

http://www.laurastewartschmidt.com/

Genre

Mystery, Children's, Young Adult

Influences

http://suegrafton.com/, https://www.carolinebcooneybooks.com/, Lois Du ...more

Member Since

March 2018

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Laura Stewart Schmidt is a lifelong avid reader and writer who was inspired by “Good Books for Bad Children” such as Harriet the Spy and Emily of New Moon. She has an MFA in Fiction Writing from Lindenwood University and studied Political Science and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Laura spent several years working as a community education coordinator, encouraging parents to read to their preschoolers and starting reading clubs for middle-school students.
She worked for several years at a non-profit agency offering one-on-one support for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
Her ghost story "The Longest Chase" will appear in Archer Publishing's "Dark and Stormy" anthology in 2023. He ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 36 ratings · 14 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Until Proven Innocent 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings — 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
	Don't Fear, My Darling 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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
	The Longest Chase it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Sweeter Than Life really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 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

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Laura Stewart Schmidt entered a giveaway The Return by Rachel Harrison 5 copies available, ends on March 15, 2026 Enter to win »
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Laura Stewart Schmidt and 71 other people liked Tara's review of Hemlock Island: "Hemlock Island pulled me in right from the beginning. I am a big fan of Kelley Armstrong's writing, so I was delighted to read The Twisty Mystery with the added supernatural element that kept me furiously turning the pages late into the night. It mad" Read more of this review »
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Laura Stewart Schmidt and 326 other people liked Nilufer Ozmekik's review of Too Old for This: "Well, Samantha Downing has masterfully done it again! She didn’t just keep my eyes glued to the pages—she had my entire soul locked into this book, as if time had stopped and nothing else mattered except the story and its chilling anti-heroine. As my" Read more of this review »
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Laura Stewart Schmidt and 484 other people liked Larissa Cambusano's review of Too Old for This: "THIS HAD NO BUSINESS BEING SO FUNNY it did get a little repetitive towards the end but regardless so funny and a good listen!!"
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Laura Stewart Schmidt made a comment on Jane’s review of Emerald Windows " I agree that Roxy not pursuing this (while it is her choice) leaves Bill free to continue to harass women. "
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Laura Stewart Schmidt made a comment on Joanne’s review of Emerald Windows " But Nick did NOT, because his sacrifice is returned whole. Brooke's can't come back. That really bothered me. I don't know if the author was trying to ...more "
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Laura Stewart Schmidt rated a book it was ok Emerald Windows by Terri Blackstock (Goodreads Author)	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
This was a fairly good story until the end. While the initial contact between Nick and Brooke was (somewhat) innocent, the fact is that he was the grown-up, and should know better. Unfortunately, as usually happens in these cases, the female gets the ...more
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Laura Stewart Schmidt answered a question about 6: Hi! Recommended reading age / Content warning? Thanks! Definitely adult. Content includes lots of bloody injuries, the deaths of two fairly positive characters, implied mental illness, and the emotional aspect of cancer and diabetes.
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