{"id":2962,"date":"2020-04-24T20:38:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T20:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harpercollinsfocus.com\/blinkyabooks\/?post_type=sp_authors_posts&#038;p=2962"},"modified":"2026-01-23T09:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:49:51","slug":"laurie-boyle-crompton","status":"publish","type":"sp_authors_posts","link":"https:\/\/staging.harpercollinsfocus.hcusweb.com\/blinkyabooks\/authors\/laurie-boyle-crompton\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurie Boyle Crompton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Laurie Boyle Crompton<\/strong>&nbsp;is the author of several YA books, including&nbsp;<em>Pretty in Punxsutawney,&nbsp;Adrenaline Crush<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Love and Vandalism<\/em>. Laurie graduated first in her class from St. John\u2019s University with a BA in English and Journalism. 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