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Maura Jortner

Children's Author

102 DAYS OF LYING ABOUT LAUREN
is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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102 DAYS OF LYING ABOUT LAUREN is a Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year


Twelve-year-old Mouse was abandoned by her mother in an amusement park and has survived for three months by carefully following her list of Rules to Live By, but when a nosy girl and an impending storm threaten to expose Mouse’s hiding place, it might take more than rules to keep her safe.
 
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The Real Story

PUBLICATION DATE: June 20, 2023

I am thrilled to share 102 DAYS OF LYING ABOUT LAUREN with you. It will be published Summer 2023 by Holiday House.
https://holidayhouse.com/

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I grew up in Salem NH, but now I live in Waco, TX where I teach classes in literature and creative writing at Baylor University. I spend my free time reading and writing.

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