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Liesl Shurtliff

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Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Liesl Shurtliff is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of books for young readers. Her books include RUMP, JACK, RED, and GRUMP, all part of the (Fairly) True Tales series from Knopf/Random House, and the TIME CASTAWAYS trilogy from Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.

Liesl was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the mountains for her playground. Before she became a writer, Liesl graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in music, dance, and theater. She now lives in Chicago with her husband and four children. Visit her online at www.lieslshurtliff.com and @lieslshurtliff everywhere. ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 29,041 ratings · 3,717 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin 4.04 avg rating — 19,205 ratings — published 2013 — 25 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
	Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood 4.08 avg rating — 3,336 ratings — published 2016 — 18 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
	Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk by Liesl Shurtliff (Goodreads Author), Bruce Mann (Narrator) 3.97 avg rating — 3,116 ratings — published 2015 — 16 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
	Grump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves 4.07 avg rating — 2,111 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Mona Lisa Key (Time Castaways, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Obsidian Compass (Time Castaways, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Forbidden Lock (Time Castaways, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 159 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
	Jack: The (Fairly) True Tale of Jack and the Beanstalk 3.66 avg rating — 32 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
	Fairly True Tales Series, 4-book set 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff (Goodreads Author), Maxwell Glick (narrator) 3.67 avg rating — 3 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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Series by Liesl Shurtliff

(Fairly) True Tales Series (4 books)
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Liesl Shurtliff (Goodreads Author)

4.04 avg rating — 27,764 ratings

Time Castaways (3 books)
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4.14 avg rating — 1,004 ratings

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As described on the cover, this is Hunger Games meets Harry Potter (though not quite as violent as The Hunger Games). I thought it was well-written, creative, and enjoyable. I would recommend this to kids 10 and up, possibly a year or two younger if ...more
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Quotes by Liesl Shurtliff (?)

“They say that a minute is a minute no matter where you are or what you're doing, but my brain could never grasp that. I think time is a trickster. When I have a lot to do, time shrinks, but when I want something over with, it stretches and yawns, and laughs at my torture. Sometimes the minutes hold hours inside of them.”
― Liesl Shurtliff, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

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“And that's its own kind of magic - to feel that people who are gone are still here.”
― Liesl Shurtliff, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

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“Home is a place to get out of the rain
It cradles the hurt and mends the pain
And no one cares about your name
Or the height of your head
Or the size of your brain”
― Liesl Shurtliff, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

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What book should we read in May?

You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2017 Newbery contender and already published.

Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo

37 votes 26.4%

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

26 votes 18.6%

Booked by Kwame Alexander

25 votes 17.9%

Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar

17 votes 12.1%

Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff

10 votes 7.1%

Raymie Nightingale (write-in)

7 votes 5.0%

Waylon! One Awesome Thing by Sara Pennypacker

5 votes 3.6%

The Bitter Side of Sweet (write-in)

5 votes 3.6%

Hour of the Bees (write-in)

4 votes 2.9%

Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood (write-in)

2 votes 1.4%

Booked

1 vote 0.7%

hour of the bees (write-in)

1 vote 0.7%

The Wild Robot

0 votes 0.0%

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