Laurie Morrisontaught middle school for 10 years before writingEvery Shiny Thing, her middle-grade debut with co-author Cordelia Jensen. She received her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Philadelphia.
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Morrison, a former teacher, realistically captures the challenges
of middle school--complicated family dynamics, volatile
friendships, and first love--in this story about a girl struggling
to find where she belongs."--Publishers Weekly
**STARRED REVIEW**
"An awesome swimmer with a frustrating learning disability
struggles in the roiling waters of adolescence . . . Readers will
root for [Annabelle] as she ricochets between ebullience and
despair, empathy and hurt, confidence and doubt, pride and
self-loathing--we've been there, too, or soon will be. Captures the
turmoil of adolescence with wisdom and humor in near-pointillist
detail."--Kirkus Reviews
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