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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" appeared in Archer Publishing's "Dark and Stormy" anthology in 2023. She w ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 37 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 3.88 avg rating — 8 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 answered a question about The Road Through the Wall: Is there graphic sexuality or rape in this book? Not at all. There is, slight spoiler alert, the murder of a young child. It happens offstage and is not prurient.
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Laura Stewart Schmidt and 1203 other people liked Nikos Drosinos's review of Dear Debbie: "5⭐️- What in the Desperate Housewives meets unfiltered female rage did I just read?! 😳🔥🍷 Because WOW. I can confidently say this is Freida McFadden’s best book to date 🏆📚✨ I finished it in one sitting because putting it down was simply not an option 😮" Read more of this review »
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Laura Stewart Schmidt and 1003 other people liked Laura Lovesreading's review of Dear Debbie: "EVERYONE HAD DEBBIE ALL THE WAY F&CKED UP!!! Dear Debbie, You are indeed that bitch! Your personality and unhinged ways carried this book, and I truly enjoyed reading through it! Your advice column had me howling, because I know a lot of women would re" Read more of this review »
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Laura Stewart Schmidt and 72 other people liked Tara(trying to catch up after long medical hiatus)'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 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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