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Books: Fiction
Laurie Lawlor's "first attempts at
fiction" was while growing up in a "normal Chicago suburb." She says,
"We had strange and powerful creatures living in our house." Among
those creatures were "Jack Frost and the Fat Lady." Those creatures
created for the tales Lawlor told were successful in "terrorizing" my
five younger brothers and sisters for years.
"To this day, no one willingly goes into
the attic alone. Why would anyone wish to create such characters? The
answer is, quite simply, in adventure. It's much more exciting living
in a house with witches in a clothes chute than living in a normal
house in a normal Chicago suburb. Creating adventure really is at the
heart of what I enjoy about writing. I also believe it is at the heart
of what children enjoy reading." -- Laurie Lawlor
- The Biggest Pest on Eighth Avenue
A neighborhood horror show is scaring no one except those who created the show until a frightful actor appears. Curriculum Connections
- How to Survive the Third Grade
Ernest, an unpopular third grader, is
having a difficult time making friends -- that is until he does find a
friend and begins to experience some successes in his life. Curriculum Connections
- Little Women: A Story of Children
The story is adapted by Lawlor from the
screenplay by Robin Swicord and based on the novel by Louisa May
Alcott. This version of the classic story is set in the
nineteenth-century New England tale. Curriculum Connections
- Second-Grade Dog
The Mudheads' dog, Lonely Bones, disguises himself as a second-grader to spend an adventurous day at school.
- The Worst Kid Who Ever Lived on Eighth Avenue
Mary Lou and her friends have a new
interest -- being detective. When Leroy, the worst kid who ever lived
on Eighth Avenue moves back into the house next door, the friends begin
to imagine terrible crimes being committed. Curriculum Connections
- The Worm Club
Arthur is not sure he wants to join The Worm Club -- but the class bully, Martin, has decided to be Arthur's friend and ...
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