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Laura Stewart Schmidt

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Born

in St. Louis, MO

Website

http://www.laurastewartschmidt.com/

Genre

Mystery, Children's, Young Adult

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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 liked an answer about The Collective: Hi All. I have a question about the ending. I listened to this one as an audiobook and I got very confused with who was who by the end. So in summary, and based on the ending, am I correct in saying that Camille's friend Wendy turned out to be Diane, who was the mother of Joan (Camille's therapist)? And then who was 0001 - was she Violet (from the library) or Penelope Chambers? And who was Penelope Chambers again? This answer contains spoilers… (view spoiler) Carrie
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