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In Search of the Pinmaker: A Fantasy Pin World Adventure
224 pages, Paperback
Published June 24, 2025
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About the author
Briana Lawrence
20 books71 followersAt the age of nine, like most kids, Briana Lawrence had a dream. She wanted to be the best “WRITTER” in the whole wide world. Her fourth grade class laughed and wondered how one hoped to become a “writer” if they couldn’t even spell the word. Back then her stories were created with crayons and construction paper. As she grew older they progressed into notebooks and colored ink pens of pink, blue, and purple. When she lost her older brother, Glenn Berry, in a car accident, she stopped writing.
Dreams, however, have a funny way of coming back.
Before she realized it she was grabbing her notebook and pens again. She would write stories that ranged from high school romance to her imagination running wild with the likes of Goku, Vegeta, and the other characters of Dragonball Z. This continued throughout college where she would always end up writing about the space exploits of the pilots of Gundam Wing and other works of fan fiction. Soon she realized that she wanted to do more than that. Her head was full of ideas, full of original characters and worlds that she wanted to share with others.
Thus, she stepped into an English Major with some Women’s Studies on the side.
She graduated Iowa State University in 2006 and moved to Minneapolis with her partner. Here, she tried to get into graduate school, but things didn’t pan out the way she wanted. She ended up working retail, her dream becoming buried by Black Fridays and other busy times of year. Once again, however, that dream returned. She went from immersing herself in geeky fan fiction to actually writing about the geeky things she loved for several anime and video game review sites. However, it was her discovery of National Novel Writing Month that made her go back to creating her own characters and plots.
Now, here she is, an author in the writing world.
Dreams, however, have a funny way of coming back.
Before she realized it she was grabbing her notebook and pens again. She would write stories that ranged from high school romance to her imagination running wild with the likes of Goku, Vegeta, and the other characters of Dragonball Z. This continued throughout college where she would always end up writing about the space exploits of the pilots of Gundam Wing and other works of fan fiction. Soon she realized that she wanted to do more than that. Her head was full of ideas, full of original characters and worlds that she wanted to share with others.
Thus, she stepped into an English Major with some Women’s Studies on the side.
She graduated Iowa State University in 2006 and moved to Minneapolis with her partner. Here, she tried to get into graduate school, but things didn’t pan out the way she wanted. She ended up working retail, her dream becoming buried by Black Fridays and other busy times of year. Once again, however, that dream returned. She went from immersing herself in geeky fan fiction to actually writing about the geeky things she loved for several anime and video game review sites. However, it was her discovery of National Novel Writing Month that made her go back to creating her own characters and plots.
Now, here she is, an author in the writing world.
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March 21, 2025
I received an electronic ARC from Andrews McMeel Publishing through Edelweiss+.
The four eighth graders are back - Sophie, Travis, Skylar, Angela, and moving forward with solving the problems at their local amusement park. Lawrence continues to develop her characters and their relationships as the story unfolds. She bring in a variety of other characters from their family and friend groups as they move toward the dramatic opening of the park's expansion. They find more clues and search for the mysterious Pin Master. Readers will enjoy the adventure and the ability to think about solutions along the way.
The four eighth graders are back - Sophie, Travis, Skylar, Angela, and moving forward with solving the problems at their local amusement park. Lawrence continues to develop her characters and their relationships as the story unfolds. She bring in a variety of other characters from their family and friend groups as they move toward the dramatic opening of the park's expansion. They find more clues and search for the mysterious Pin Master. Readers will enjoy the adventure and the ability to think about solutions along the way.
Displaying 1 of 1 review