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Laura Schaefer
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Laura Schaefer

Laura Schaefer has been writing almost as long as she's been making tea. She got her start as a contributor to the University of Wisconsin's student paper, the Daily Cardinal, and went on to write regularly for the Princeton Review and Match.com. She... Read full bio

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My life in 8 words: "Enjoy each day with tea, dancing, and friends."
The Teashop Girls will be released on December 22, 2009 in eBook
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The Teashop Girls will be released on December 22, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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Laura Schaefer Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. People need a purpose. Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. banality Q. What’s your best quality? A. generosity and humor Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I want to be writer and philanthropist with a long career. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. wit, curiosity, compassion Learn more about Laura Schaefer

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Plymouth Observer, August 27, 2009
...at East Middle School, placed first in her age group this summer in a writing competition sponsored by Laura Schaefer, author of The Teashop Girls, and the online tea store Teas Etc. Paige's story, ?Blossomed,? describes the surprise and delight...
Examiner.com, June 11, 2009
...for young writers to exercise their creativity and expand their experience and appreciation of tea. Teas Etc. and Laura Schaefer, author of ?The Teashop Girls?, are sponsoring a writing contest for young would-be writers ages 7-14. The theme is, of...
Happen Magazine, May 4, 2009
...exhibit or an evening at a hockey game. Remember: Even the best writers are more fun in person. Laura Schaefer is the author of Man with Farm Seeks Woman with Tractor: The Best and Worst Personal Ads of All Time...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 23, 2009
...shop handbook and old-fashioned advertisements distract from the story, young teen readers will enjoy the add-ons. Debut novelist Laura Schaefer, a Madison resident, created this sweet novel filled with tea facts. Much Ado About Anne By Heather Vogel...
Capital Times, January 22, 2009
...As a freelance writer looking to make ends meet, young adult author Laura Schaefer spent many happy hours working in cafes, coffee shops and teahouses -- many of them in Madison, where she's lived on and off for over a decade. All...
Green Bay Press-Gazette, January 16, 2009
...to 4 p.m., Saturday; closed Sunday Web site: www.butterflybooks.com Upcoming events: Appearance by Madison author Laura Schaefer at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 16. Schaefer will discuss and sign her chapter book 'The Teashop Girls' for children 10 and older....
S. Krishna's Books, October 7, 2009
...   Tentative Book List: I Feel Bad About My Neck – Nora Ephron The Teashop Girls – Laura Schaefer The Tales of Beedle the Bard – J.K. Rowling The Agency – Ally O’Brien French Milk – Lucy Knisley The Demon...
Bookish Ruth, May 31, 2009
...Sherlock Files: The 100-Year-Old Secret by Tracy Barrett Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye The Teashop Girls by Laura Schaefer The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding The Affinity Bridge by George Mann The Darksmith Legacy #3 - The Colour of Darkness by...
Into the Wardrobe, April 9, 2009
...Can Annie rally her friends to save the Leaf before the teashop and the Teashop Girls are history? Laura Schaefer, author of the middle grade novel The Teashop Girls (Paula Wiseman Books, 2008), is here with me today for some tea and conversation about...
readergirlz's MySpace Blog, March 8, 2009
...I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (coming out in May) For Your Younger Sister The Teashop Girls by Laura Schaefer This Month's Spotlighted Title The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson...