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Trudi Trueit

Trudi Trueit
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Trudi Trueit

Trudi Trueit knew she'd found her life's passion after writing (and directing) her first play in fourth grade. Since then, she's been a newspaper journalist, television news reporter-anchor, media specialist, and freelance writer, and is now a... Read full bio

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Q. What’s your best quality?
A. Stick-to-it-iveness. I don't give up easily.
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My life in 8 words: "Above the clouds but still learning to fly"
July 28, 2010

I tracked the falcon across the Sun as it banked sharply left, then swooped in low between the fir trees. He was...
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June 22, 2010

I am happiest when it rains. Maybe it’s because I’ve lived most of my life in the soggy Pacific Northwest, but I...
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May 4, 2010

You know how writers are supposed to tap into their inner angst for inspiration and authenticity? I...
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April 7, 2010

I've written sixty fiction and nonfiction titles for children, covering fascinating and complex...
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March 10, 2010

I’d much rather listen to a speech than give one. Nerves may have something to do with it, but I...
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February 9, 2010
It’s launch day for Secrets of a Lab Rat #2: Mom, There’s a Dinosaur in Beeson’s Lake. Scab McNally, the main character in...
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January 19, 2010
Haiti. There is only one word I can think to describe it: heartbreaking. If you’re like me, you want desperately to reach...
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December 10, 2009
We’ve lived in our home for three and a half years and for three and a half years I have contemplated re-painting the light...
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October 27, 2009
In the early years of my marriage, I was working 50+ hours a week as a television news reporter in a little town in Eastern...
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August 24, 2009
“There’s a pileated and her baby at the suet!” Faster than you can say, “procrastinating writer,” I am skidding...
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June 8, 2009
I admit it. I am a weather-a-holic. I love anything that has to do with the weather, from cloud watching to storm chasing to...
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Scab for Treasurer? will be released on April 19, 2011 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Aug 28, 2010
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) will be released on March 22, 2011 in eBook
Aug 26, 2010
Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake will be released on March 22, 2011 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Aug 26, 2010
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Flying With Falcons
Jul 29, 2010
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Rainy Day Girl
Jun 23, 2010
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Notes From a Daughter
May 05, 2010
Apr 08, 2010
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Keeping It Real
Mar 11, 2010
Feb 19, 2010
Feb 10, 2010
Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake will be released on February 09, 2010 in Hardcover
Feb 09, 2010
Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake is now available in Hardcover
Feb 09, 2010
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) will be released on February 09, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Feb 09, 2010
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) is now available in Trade Paperback
Feb 09, 2010
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A Shaken World
Jan 20, 2010
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Color Your Life
Dec 09, 2009
Oct 28, 2009
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See Nature's Power
Aug 25, 2009
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Eyes on the Sky
Jun 09, 2009
Feb 14, 2009
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Who is your favorite fictional villain?
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What is your favorite television show?
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What do you regret most?
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What’s your greatest flaw?
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What is your favorite movie?
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Is there a book you love to reread?
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What is your birthdate?
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What were your previous occupations?
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What are your 5 favorite songs?
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Who are your favorite authors?
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Who is your favorite fictional hero?
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Which living person do you most admire?
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Feb 14, 2009
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) is now available in Hardcover
Feb 10, 2009
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) will be released on February 10, 2009 in Hardcover
Feb 10, 2009
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) is now available in Hardcover
Feb 10, 2009
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) will be released on February 10, 2009 in Hardcover
Dec 19, 2008

Trudi Trueit Revealed

Trudi Trueit Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Anything worth having takes everything you've got Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Losing loved ones Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. the piano Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. I snort when I laugh Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. Sweet! I can't stop saying it since writing Secrets of a Lab Rat Learn more about Trudi Trueit

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Bookworm Readers: Second Edition, February 7, 2010
...-J- Jet Set by Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman Julep O' Toole: Confessions of a Middle Child by Trudi Trueit Julep O' Toole: Miss Independent by Trudi Trueit Julep O' Toole: What I Really Want to Do is Direct by Trudi Trueit Just Another Day in My...
Bookworm Readers: Second Edition, January 27, 2010
...January Secrets of a Lab Rat by Trudi Trueit The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler The Pillow Book of Lotus Lowenstein by Libby Schmais The Curse of Addy McMahon by Katie Davis...
Bookworm Readers: Second Edition, January 3, 2010
...Author: Trudi Trueit Pages: 118 Published: Aladdin, 2009 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Source: Author Target Audience: Boys, Grades 3-5 Cover Score: B Overall Grade: A- Summary: Meet Scab McNally, a fourth grade lab...
Becky's Book Reviews, November 15, 2009
...Road to Tater Hill . Edith M. Hemingway. 2009. Random House. 214 pages. No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) by Trudi Trueit. 2009. Simon & Schuster. 118 pages. The Funeral Director's Son by Coleen Murtagh Paratore. 2009. Simon & Schuster. 135 pages. Dog...
Young Readers, October 16, 2009
...Viking Status: Eligible Nominated by: Vicki Palmquist No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) (Secrets of a Lab Rat) by Trudi Trueit Aladdin Status: Eligible Nominated by: Trina L. Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French Amulet Status: Eligible Nominated by: Ellen...