Laura Edge, a middle school teacher, uses her love of history to create books that bring the past to life. She enjoys research and uncovering little known facts. She loves all kinds of books, fiction, nonfiction, fat books, and skinny books. Laura enjoys talking to children and young adults about books and writing. She is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Authors Guild. She has also worked as a computer programmer and owned and operated a computer training company.
Laura writes middle grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction. She is the author of:
New Releases
We Stand As One: The International Ladies Garment Workers Strike, New York, 1909
Hilary Duff: Celebrity With Heart
Locked Up: A History of the U.S. Prison System
Steven Spielberg: Director of Blockbuster Films
Andrew Carnegie: Industrial Philanthropist
Laura Bush: Portrait of a First Lady
William McKinley
A Personal Tour of Hull-House
Be on the lookout for Laura’s newest book:
From Jazz Babies to Generaton Next: A History of the American Teenager, available spring 2011.
Laura Edge, a middle school teacher, uses her love of history to create books that bring the past to life. She enjoys research and uncovering little known facts. She loves all kinds of books, fiction, nonfiction, fat books, and skinny books. Laura enjoys talking to children and young adults about books and writing. She is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Authors Guild. She has also worked as a computer programmer and owned and operated a computer training company. 
