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Children’s Author
R. L. LaFevers
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Children’s Author
R. L. LaFevers
all rights reserved. site content copyright © RL LAFEVERS 2011, Site Design DONNA FARRELL
http://community.livejournal.com/enchantedinkpot/59357.htmlhttp://elloecho.blogspot.com/2010/05/interview-with-rl-lafevers-creator-of.htmlhttp://community.livejournal.com/enchantedinkpot/52496.htmlhttp://solvangsherrie.blogspot.com/2009/12/author-spotlight-on-r-l-lafevers.htmlhttp://hipwritermama.blogspot.com/2009/11/wbbt-fantastical-power-with-r-l.htmlhttp://community.livejournal.com/enchantedinkpot/31164.htmlhttp://writingya.blogspot.com/2008/05/summer-blog-blast-tour-fabulous.htmlshapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1shapeimage_8_link_2shapeimage_8_link_3shapeimage_8_link_4shapeimage_8_link_5shapeimage_8_link_6
Ten Strange Tidbits:

The scariest thing I ever did was jump out of an airplane. Don’t ever try it. I took a daylong sky diving class and jumped out of a plane at the end of the day. The. Scariest. Thing. Ever. Give me an evil warlord or vicious goblin any day.
I can’t watch scary movies. They frighten me too much and I have horrible, horrible nightmares.
At one point in time I had seven brothers. I was the only girl. I learned a lot about how boys think and the kinds of trouble they can get into. Occasionally, I would get into trouble with them. It was always fun until we got caught.
I hate shopping. HATE it. I’d rather read a good book any day.
I got kicked out of the Gifted program in fourth grade because I was too imaginative.
I LOVE history. The olden days fascinate me and whenever I do historical research I feel like I’m searching for hidden secrets of the past: What did people think about back then? How did they feel? What were they frightened by?
I am easily bored and daydream a lot. This used to get me into trouble when I was younger, but now it’s my job to daydream and make up stories! How cool is that?
One of the best things I ever did was scuba dive. Being able to be underwater and breathe is amazing. It’s like stepping into a fantasy world, but it’s here on earth
Sometimes I read three or four different books at once. That way I have a book for whatever mood I’m in.
I’m one of those adults who still believe in magic. Maybe not BIG hocus-pocus type magic, but little magic that’s hidden in the world all around us. Things we can’t understand or explain. Have you ever felt someone looking at you, even when you couldn’t see them? Can you tell if someone’s been in your room while you were away? Have you ever walked into a room and known immediately that the people in there were angry at each other, even if they didn’t say a word? Do you sometimes know the phone is going to ring, just before it does? Isn’t that kind of like magic?
If you are looking for my YA books, click here: www.robinlafevers.comhttp://www.robinlafevers.com/shapeimage_10_link_0
R. L. La Fevers (Robin Lorraine when she’s in really big trouble) grew up in Los Angeles, California surrounded by shelves of old dusty books. Even though she lived in the city, she had an unusually wide variety of pets. In addition to dogs, cats, and rabbits, at one time or another her family also had a goat, chickens, chipmunks, a baby anteater, and, for a few short weeks, two baby bear cubs, who were VERY wild and untamed. She had a grandmother who was very much like Phil Fludd and whisked her off on many wonderful adventures, often involving animals. This has given her a deep appreciation for wild things and their need to live in their own environment.

In addition to all these animals, 
R. L. La Fevers was also surrounded by a gaggle of brothers who taught her an awful lot about how to get into mischief of all kinds. When she wasn’t taking care of her pets or getting her brothers out of scrapes, she usually had her nose buried in a book.

Since she has spent a large portion of her life being told she was making up things that weren’t there, she feels this proves she was destined to write fiction. She is the author of over fourteen books for young readers, including THEODOSIA AND THE SERPENTS OF CHAOS, (Houghton Mifflin, 2007) which received starred reviews and was a Junior Library Guild selection, a Booksense Summer Pick, and nominated for the Malice Domestic’s Agatha Award, and the NATHANIEL FLUDD, BEASTOLOGIST series. Her first young adult novel, GRAVE MERCY, will be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in Spring of 2012. 

She now lives on a small ranch in Southern California with her husband and a
demonic cat and spends her days gazing longingly at ancient artifacts or wallowing in old forgotten texts. Although she no longer has any exotic pets, she does have raccoons who visit her back porch, coyotes who howl near her window, and hawks that soar high overhead.
For more than you ever cared to know about 
R. L. and her books, check out the following:

The Basilisk's Lair, Beastologist #2 - Interview with R.L. LaFevers 
The Enchanted Inkpot - June 9, 2010

Interview with R.L. LaFevers - Creator of the Great Theodosia! 
Hello Ello 2 - May 3, 2010

Interview with author R.L. LaFevers 
The Enchanted Inkpot - April 14, 2010

Author Spotlight on: R. L. LaFevers 
Write About Now - December 14, 2009

WBBT: Fantastical Power with R. L. LaFevers and an ARC Giveaway 
HipWriterMama - November 20, 2009

Interview with R. L. LaFevers
The Enchanted Inkpot - October 14, 2009

The Summer Blog Blast Tours- The Fabulous LaFevers 
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog - May 18, 2008
Ten Strange Tidbits:

The scariest thing I ever did was jump out of an airplane. Don’t ever try it. I took a daylong sky diving class and jumped out of a plane at the end of the day. The. Scariest. Thing. Ever. Give me an evil warlord or vicious goblin any day.
I can’t watch scary movies. They frighten me too much and I have horrible, horrible nightmares.
At one point in time I had seven brothers. I was the only girl. I learned a lot about how boys think and the kinds of trouble they can get into. Occasionally, I would get into trouble with them. It was always fun until we got caught.
I hate shopping. HATE it. I’d rather read a good book any day.
I got kicked out of the Gifted program in fourth grade because I was too imaginative.
I LOVE history. The olden days fascinate me and whenever I do historical research I feel like I’m searching for hidden secrets of the past: What did people think about back then? How did they feel? What were they frightened by?
I am easily bored and daydream a lot. This used to get me into trouble when I was younger, but now it’s my job to daydream and make up stories! How cool is that?
One of the best things I ever did was scuba dive. Being able to be underwater and breathe is amazing. It’s like stepping into a fantasy world, but it’s here on earth
Sometimes I read three or four different books at once. That way I have a book for whatever mood I’m in.
I’m one of those adults who still believe in magic. Maybe not BIG hocus-pocus type magic, but little magic that’s hidden in the world all around us. Things we can’t understand or explain. Have you ever felt someone looking at you, even when you couldn’t see them? Can you tell if someone’s been in your room while you were away? Have you ever walked into a room and known immediately that the people in there were angry at each other, even if they didn’t say a word? Do you sometimes know the phone is going to ring, just before it does? Isn’t that kind of like magic?
If you are looking for my YA books, click here: www.robinlafevers.comHome.htmlshapeimage_14_link_0
R. L. La Fevers (Robin Lorraine when she’s in really big trouble) grew up in Los Angeles, California surrounded by shelves of old dusty books. Even though she lived in the city, she had an unusually wide variety of pets. In addition to dogs, cats, and rabbits, at one time or another her family also had a goat, chickens, chipmunks, a baby anteater, and, for a few short weeks, two baby bear cubs, who were VERY wild and untamed. She had a grandmother who was very much like Phil Fludd and whisked her off on many wonderful adventures, often involving animals. This has given her a deep appreciation for wild things and their need to live in their own environment.

In addition to all these animals, 
R. L. La Fevers was also surrounded by a gaggle of brothers who taught her an awful lot about how to get into mischief of all kinds. When she wasn’t taking care of her pets or getting her brothers out of scrapes, she usually had her nose buried in a book.

Since she has spent a large portion of her life being told she was making up things that weren’t there, she feels this proves she was destined to write fiction. She is the author of over fourteen books for young readers, including THEODOSIA AND THE SERPENTS OF CHAOS, (Houghton Mifflin, 2007) which received starred reviews and was a Junior Library Guild selection, a Booksense Summer Pick, and nominated for the Malice Domestic’s Agatha Award, and the NATHANIEL FLUDD, BEASTOLOGIST series. Her first young adult novel, GRAVE MERCY, will be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in Spring of 2012. 

She now lives on a small ranch in Southern California with her husband and a
demonic cat and spends her days gazing longingly at ancient artifacts or wallowing in old forgotten texts. Although she no longer has any exotic pets, she does have raccoons who visit her back porch, coyotes who howl near her window, and hawks that soar high overhead.shapeimage_15_link_0
Additional Information 
for School Reports:

Born in:
Los Angeles, CA

Siblings: 
2 brothers
5 step brothers

Status:
Married

Children:
Two sons

Currently living in: Southern California

Favorite books 
as a child:
 The Chronicles of Narnia
 Nancy Drew
The Little House on the Prairie books
The Secret Garden
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