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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: 4.04 · 29,374 ratings · 3,732 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin 4.04 avg rating — 19,401 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood 4.08 avg rating — 3,373 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk by Liesl Shurtliff (Goodreads Author), Bruce Mann (Narrator) 3.97 avg rating — 3,136 ratings — published 2015 — 9 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 — 2,142 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) 4.03 avg rating — 600 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) 4.28 avg rating — 269 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 — 169 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 3.64 avg rating — 39 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 4.36 avg rating — 11 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
	The Time Castaways Series. 3 Books Collection Set. The Mona Lisa Key, The Obsidian Compass, The Forbidden Lock by Liesl Shurtliff by Liesl Shurtliff (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 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

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Series by Liesl Shurtliff

(Fairly) True Tales Series (4 books)
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Time Castaways (3 books)
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4.15 avg rating — 1,038 ratings

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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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Doll Bones by Holly Black

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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff

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Hold Fast by Blue Balliett

12 votes 16.4%

When the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths Little

10 votes 13.7%

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