Laurie Morrison

Laurie Morrison taught middle school for ten years before writing Every Shiny Thing, her middle-grade debut with co-author Cordelia Jensen. She is also the author of Up for Air, Saint Ivy, and Coming Up Short. She received her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Philadelphia.

Laurie Morrison's Titles

Where Ella Went

A clever, funny multimedia mystery from author Laurie Morrison, about soccer teammates trying to solve the disappearance of their beloved team...

Keeping Pace

Laurie Morrison's Keeping Pace is a poignant middle-grade novel about friends-turned-rivals training for a half-marathonand rethinking what it...

Coming Up Short

A heartfelt novel about a softball-loving girl coming to terms with her parents' humanity after a scandal sends shock waves through her townBea's...

Saint Ivy

Laurie Morrison's Saint Ivy is a thoughtful middle-grade novel about caring for others and for yourself––and what it truly means to be kind...

Up for Air

Dive into Laurie Morrison's Up for Air, a middle-grade novel about competitive swimming, changing friendships, and finding your place. Thirteen-year-old...

Every Shiny Thing

In this beautifully constructed middle-grade novel, told half in prose and half in verse, Lauren prides herself on being a good sister, and Sierra...