Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Books (for teens):
- Angel's Choice (December 2006)
- Secrets of My Suburban Life (January 2008)
- Me, In Between (March 2008)
- Crazy Beautiful (September 2009)
- The Education of Bet (July 2010)
When Will and Bet were four, tragic circumstances brought them to the same house, to be raised by a wealthy gentleman as brother and sister. Now sixteen, they’ve both enjoyed a privileged upbringing thus far. But not all is well in their household. Because she’s a girl, Bet’s world is contained within the walls of their grand home, her education limited to the rudiments of reading, writing, arithmetic, and sewing. Will’s world is much larger. He is allowed—forced, in his case—to go to school. Neither is happy.
So Bet comes up with a plan and persuades Will to give it a try: They’ll switch places. She’ll go to school as Will. Will can live as he chooses. But once Bet gets to school, she soon realizes living as a boy is going to be much more difficult than she imagined.
Lauren is doing a little something special for her current book tour for her newest release: The Education of Bet. She's doing a one question blog tour! Here is my one question and her answer:
If you could travel back in time for one year, where would you go and what three things would you take with you?
I've set three novels in Victorian England - the adult novel Vertigo, the YA novel The Education of Bet, and the forthcoming YA novel The Twin's Daughter, due out on August 31 - so I obviously have a serious interest in that time and place. That's what I'd pick then. I'd travel back to Victorian England. The three things I'd take with me? My daughter, my computer, and really good indoor plumbing.
You can check out the next leg of the tour tomorrow at New Century Reading!