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Laura Anne Bird

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in Milwaukee, WI, The United States

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https://www.laurabirdbooks.com

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Fiction, Children's, Contemporary

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A Milwaukee native, Laura Anne Bird graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in English. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband, three big kids, and little dog. When she’s not reading, writing, or reviewing books, she loves to exercise and explore the outdoors.

Marvelous Jackson is a follow-up to her middle grade debut, Crossing the Pressure Line, which garnered awards from the Independent Book Publishers Association, the Midwest Independent Publishers Association, and the Arts + Literature Laboratory's Wisconsin Writers Awards program.

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Average rating: 4.54 · 178 ratings · 67 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Crossing the Pressure Line 4.50 avg rating — 111 ratings	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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	Crossing the Pressure Line 4.33 avg rating — 9 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

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Laura Anne Bird liked Lee Bukowski's review of Far from the A-List: "I’m always drawn to stories about identity, reinvention, and the courage it takes to step into a new version of yourself. Stephanie Burns’s Far from the A-List delivers all that and more. Michaela, a former ‘90s child star, spends her twenties stumbl" Read more of this review »
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Laura Anne Bird and 3 other people liked Jenni Walsh's review of Far from the A-List: "Wow, I couldn't put down this novel. At its simplest form, it’s a story about a child star (I kept picturing Michelle Tanner or Punky Brewster) who is now in her mid-to-late 20s and trying to figure out what to do with her life. But the novel is so m" Read more of this review »
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Laura Anne Bird and 1 other person liked Ann Garvin's review of Far from the A-List: "A book for Taylor Jenkins Reid fans and anyone who was obsessed with the Gilmore Girls like I was. Child stars, they're just like us, sort of. They grow up and try to leave their past behind but, really how can they? They were loved best when in fron" Read more of this review »
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Laura Anne Bird liked Debbie Rozier's review of Far from the A-List: "I love a good drama and a drama with a has been child/teen actor is even better. Michaela Turner played an all American girl on tv. That phase has been over for a while and now twenty something Michaela doesn’t know exactly what she should do. Right n" Read more of this review »
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Laura Anne Bird made a comment on Booksandcoffeemx’s review of Far from the A-List " I completely agree with your assessment! "
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Laura Anne Bird made a comment on Heaven Protsman’s review of Far from the A-List " Gosh, I loved the ending --- I thought it was SO hopeful and redemptive. It didn't tie everything up in a bow, which I appreciated, but rather was a b ...more "
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The premise of Clancy's third (engrossing and beautiful) novel is fascinating: what happens when a couple has very different preferences about the weather? There are real people --- such as Kim, Clancy's main character --- who simply cannot do brutal ...more
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Laura Anne Bird is now following Christina Clancy Author of The Second Home
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