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Renata Suerth

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Born

in Prague ( a couple hours away), Czech Republic

February 13

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http://www.thewigbooks.com

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Children's, Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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Oscar Wilde, Hans Christian Andersen, Judy Blume, David Sedaris ...more

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June 2012

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I read and wrote as soon a I could read and write. I also listened . . . a lot . . . to people's stories.
My family immigrated to the U.S. from the Czech Republic when I was ten years old. I didn't speak English so the transition was pretty tough. I started 5th grade not just in a new neighborhood but in a new country.
Like the protagonist, Sofia, in THE WIG series, I dealt with setbacks with humor (and tears) and schlepped forward.
(And yes, my grandma did wear a wig.)

"There's a good deal of madcap action and several embarrassing moments, and kids Sofie's age...will be plenty amused." - Kirkus Reviews (THE WIG: New School & Other Stuff, #2)

"It's another quick, fun read for the Ivy and Bean crowd. Middle-grade readers will laugh and cringe the ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 123 ratings · 16 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Crazy Summer (The Wig #1) 4.06 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	New School & Other Stuff (The Wig #2) 4.68 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Happy Holidays (THE WIG, #3) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Cold Feet (The Wig #4) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	When Pigs Fly (The Wig #5) it was amazing 5.00 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
	THE WIG: When Pigs Fly (Book 5) (5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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“I don't know what's worse, being ignored or stared at.”
― Renata Suerth, New School & Other Stuff

tags: family-humor, juvenile-fiction, school, social-situations, tween-chapter-book

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“Everything's temporary...until it's not.”
― Renata Suerth, New School & Other Stuff

tags: family-relationships, friendship, humor, school

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“This is going to be the worst summer of my life! And like with everything, one event leads to another. You just don’t expect a bunch of bad ones in a row.”
― Renata Suerth, Crazy Summer

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
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“Later, I would come to think of those first days as the time when we learned as a species that we had worried over the wrong things: the hole in the ozone layer, the melting of the ice caps, West Nile and swine flu and killer bees. But I guess it never is what you worry over that comes to pass in the end. The real catastrophes are always different—unimagined, unprepared for, unknown.”
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“I don't know what's worse, being ignored or stared at.”
― Renata Suerth, New School & Other Stuff

tags: family-humor, juvenile-fiction, school, social-situations, tween-chapter-book

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