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Liesl Shurtliff is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of books for young readers. Her books include RUMP, JACK, RED, and GRUMP, all part of the (Fairly) True Tales series from Knopf/Random House, and the TIME CASTAWAYS trilogy from Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.

Liesl was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the mountains for her playground. Before she became a writer, Liesl graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in music, dance, and theater. She now lives in Chicago with her husband and four children. Visit her online at www.lieslshurtliff.com and @lieslshurtliff everywhere. ...more

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	Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin 4.05 avg rating — 18,738 ratings — published 2013 — 26 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
	Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood 4.08 avg rating — 3,165 ratings — published 2016 — 18 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
	Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk by Liesl Shurtliff (Goodreads Author), Bruce Mann (Narrator) 3.97 avg rating — 3,002 ratings — published 2015 — 17 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
	Grump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves 4.06 avg rating — 1,949 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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 Mona Lisa Key (Time Castaways, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Obsidian Compass (Time Castaways, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Forbidden Lock (Time Castaways, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 148 ratings — 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
	Fairly True Tales Series, 4-book set really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Liesl Shurtliff Serisi (4 Volumes Set) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Time Castaways Series 3 Books Set by Liesl Shurtliff 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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This book made me anxious! There's so much I'd do differently with my older kids if I could go back, but I can't, and so I wallowed in regret for most of the book. I mean they're fine, they'll be fine, but they'll probably carry a few scars for life ...more
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Liesl Shurtliff has read Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1) by Olivia Atwater (Goodreads Author)	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
Delightful. A light and adorable Regency England romance with faerie magic. Such a good comfort book! Highly recommend.
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“They say that a minute is a minute no matter where you are or what you're doing, but my brain could never grasp that. I think time is a trickster. When I have a lot to do, time shrinks, but when I want something over with, it stretches and yawns, and laughs at my torture. Sometimes the minutes hold hours inside of them.”
― Liesl Shurtliff, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

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“And that's its own kind of magic - to feel that people who are gone are still here.”
― Liesl Shurtliff, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

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“Home is a place to get out of the rain
It cradles the hurt and mends the pain
And no one cares about your name
Or the height of your head
Or the size of your brain”
― Liesl Shurtliff, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

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Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo

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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

26 votes 18.4%

Booked by Kwame Alexander

25 votes 17.7%

Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar

17 votes 12.1%

Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff

10 votes 7.1%

Raymie Nightingale (write-in)

7 votes 5.0%

Waylon! One Awesome Thing by Sara Pennypacker

5 votes 3.5%

The Bitter Side of Sweet (write-in)

5 votes 3.5%

Hour of the Bees (write-in)

4 votes 2.8%

Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood (write-in)

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Booked

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