Lauren Bjorkman (Author of My Invented Life)

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Lauren Bjorkman

欧宝娱乐 Author

Born

Palo Alto, CA, The United States

Website

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Genre

Young Adult, Humor

Influences

Jane Austen, Jack London, John Green, Carolyn Mackler, Ellen Wittlinge ...more

Member Since

September 2008

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I am the author of two YA novels, MY INVENTED LIFE and MISS FORTUNE COOKIE. I also contributed a short story to the anthology THE FIRST TIME.

Though I grew up on a sail boat and loved traveling the world as a kid, I'm still afraid of the ocean. I much prefer other modes of transportation these days--plane, train, or car. Walking is best.

I love books with multi-faceted, intriguing characters. The best one make me laugh, cry, and turn the pages long past my bed time.

When I'm not reading or writing, I spend time with family and friends, talking about everything under the sun. Add in some good food to the mix, top it off with chocolate, and I'm truly happy.
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YA novels, witty

Do you like your humor witty, caustic, or raw? Check out this wiki for some laugh-worthy YA reading.

Bonus: good movies, too!

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Published on July 14, 2019 06:09

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Average rating: 3.51 · 1,035 ratings · 200 reviews · 3 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	My Invented Life 3.51 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 2009 — 6 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
	Miss Fortune Cookie 3.40 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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
	The First Time by Jessica Verday (Editor), Cyn Balog, Lauren Bjorkman (欧宝娱乐 Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2011 — 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

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Quotes by Lauren Bjorkman (?)

“True friendship is as rare as twin lotuses on a single stalk.”
― Lauren Bjorkman

tags: friends, friendship, friendship-true-and-loyal

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“Like special fungus, your love will grow in strange places”
― Lauren Bjorkman, Miss Fortune Cookie

tags: fortune-cookie

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“Fate will come looking for you. Don't bother hiding”
― Lauren Bjorkman, Miss Fortune Cookie

tags: fortune-cookie

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Lauren鈥檚 Quotes

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

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“You're only young once, but you can be immature forever”
― Germaine Greer

tags: fiction, life, young-adult

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