Lauren Myracle
Lauren Myracle
Lauren Myracleis an American writer of young-adult fiction. She was born in Brevard, North Carolina, and is the oldest of three sisters and has three older brothers. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where she attended Trinity School and The Westminster Schools. Myracle earned a BA in English and Psychology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. After that, she worked for some time as a middle-school teacher in Gwinnett County,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth15 May 1969
CityBrevard, NC
CountryUnited States of America
I understand why parents worry about books - they're worried about their kids. They want to keep their kids safe. But parents aren't always realistic.
You know, this technology that we have, and the Internet and Twitter and Facebook - I get so many of those emails that talk about hard times that kids have gone through, how books have helped them, but also happy times.
Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.
You know it’s them books what make you talk funny.
And books are such an empowering way to give voice to some of these kids who aren't yet ready to tell their story. Or don't know what their story is, or are trying to figure it out.
It's neither my job nor within my capabilities to save people. But a book sure can try.
I don't shy from controversy. I'm telling stories, and I'll tell whatever story seems like it wants to be told.
Every time I write a new book, I want to push myself to try something different.
When guys talk about sex, eyebrows don't get raised. It's different for girls.
Kids need to see their world reflected back to them.
Sometimes I worry I'm writing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' for teenagers, but I'm not.
God, it sucks to disappoint your parents, even at forty-two years old.
I'm always drawn to the underdogs, to the people whose stories don't get told.
I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert.