![]() “The peanut allergy struck me as something that could be really interesting, it was very personal. For the book, Kiss Me Kill Me, book one in the Scarlett Wakefield series, Henderson drew from her own unique experiences with a peanut allergy and boarding school. When Henderson decided to write Young Adult Fiction, she tried to imagine what American girls would want to read about. What would Jane Austen say about not finding a man, but the right partner…Everyone said I would never find a man since I was a size 8 and had curly hair.” Her witty book was a smash hit. ![]() And after spending time dating in New York, she wrote Jane Austen’s Guide to Dating. “I absolutely love New York…the shopping, the restaurants,” she says. We talk about our mutual admiration for each others’ countries (You have Prom! Yes, but you have boarding schools!) and good deals found at Target. ![]() ![]() Half American and British, Henderson seems both posh and down to Earth. Denise Mealy | The Children’s Book Review | June 25, 2014Īuthor Lauren Henderson is just as fun to talk to as we imagine Violet, the heroine of her book Kissing in Italian, would be. ![]()
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