Lauren DeStefano

Lauren Destefano earned her BA in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing from Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut in 2007. Wither is her first novel.

Books Authored

Image of Perfect Ruin (The Internment Chronicles Book 1)
Author(s):
Lauren DeStefano
Genre(s):
Dystopian

Perfect Ruin: The Internment Chronicles Book One

April 24, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Connie Goldsmith

"DeStefano’s page-turner of a book with its cliffhanger ending deserves its multiple starred reviews."

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Image of Sever (Chemical Garden)
Author(s):
Lauren DeStefano
Genre(s):
Baseball, Baseball, Baseball, Young Adult, Baseball, Young Adult, Baseball, Young Adult, Baseball

Sever (Chemical Garden)

March 10, 2013
Reviewed by: 
June Goodwin

“Readers will find themselves cheering the protagonist, eager to find that light at the end of the tunnel . . .”

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Image of Fever (Chemical Garden)
Author(s):
Lauren DeStefano
Genre(s):
Young Adult

Fever (Chemical Garden)

February 12, 2012
Reviewed by: 
June Goodwin

“Ms. DeStefano does a good job of capturing that push-pull dynamic that is so common among adolescents: I hate it. I love it. I’m not sure what I’m feeling. . . .

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Image of Wither (Chemical Garden)
Author(s):
Lauren DeStefano
Genre(s):
Young Adult, Social & Family Issues, Series Fiction, Sci-Fi

Wither

January 11, 2011
Reviewed by: 
J. P. Wickwire

Due to a flaw in the genetic engineering designed to prolong the life of the population, men only live to 25 years of age, and women only live to be 20.

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