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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 would love to hear from you! Email her at: lbedge@kingwoodcable.net