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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sofie Laguna is an Australian writer.
Early life and education
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Sofie Laguna was born in Sydney. She studied law.[1]
Career
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After deciding that being a lawyer was not for her, worked as an actor for a while, before becoming a writer and playwright.[1]
Awards
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Bibliography
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Novels
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Children's
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Bill's Best Day (2002)
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Bad Buster (2003)
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Surviving Aunt Marsha (2003)
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Big Ned's Bushwalk (2005)
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Bird and Sugar Boy (2006)
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Meet Grace (2011)
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A Friend for Grace (2011)
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Grace and Glory (2011)
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A Home for Grace (2011)
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The Grace Stories (2013)
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1836 : Do You Dare? : Fighting Bones (2014)
Picture books
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My Yellow Blanky (2002) with Tom Jellett (illustrator)
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Too Loud Lily (2002) with Kerry Argent (illustrator)
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On Our Way to the Beach (2004) with Andrew McLean (illustrator)
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Stephen's Music (2007) with Anna Pignataro (illustrator)
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Boris Monster, Scared of Nothing (2007) with Ben Redlich (illustrator)
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Where Are You, Banana? (2013) with Craig Smith (illustrator)
Personal life
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As of June 2015 Laguna lived in Eltham in suburban Melbourne with her partner Marc McBride, an illustrator, and their two sons.[5]
References
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^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award 2021 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Laguna wins 2021 Colin Roderick Literary Award". Books+Publishing. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ Susan Wyndham, "Novelist gets top Mileage out of drama", The Age, 24 June 2015, p. 12
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