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Book Review: Olivia Connects by Background Noise Books

Book Review: Olivia Connects by Background Noise Books

Olivia Connects was featured on Background Noise Books! Hooray! The mission of Background Noise Books is to help parents and educators find great books that are about, for and by kids with disabilities and/or giftedness. They share resources, blogs, author interviews, reviews, and anything that can bring to light books that feature characters special kids can relate. See feature here:http://backgroundnoisebooks.com/bnbookshelf/olivia-connects-a-guide-to-modes-of-communication/​Melissa-Sue John was also interviewed. See interview here:http://backgroundnoisebooks.com/author-chat-melissa-sue-john/

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Book Review: Olivia Connects by Dream Reader Kids

Book Review: Olivia Connects by Dream Reader Kids

 Hannah  Zies is a mom who loves to read books to her daughter and travel around Tennessee. Dream Reader Kids, established in 2017 by Hannah Zies, allows her to write about the things she loves most. A few months on being on instagram and sharing her reviews, authors would contact her and ask if they could mail her their books to her in exchange of a thoughtful review. Lauren Simone Pubs saw an opportunity and took it.  We are thankful to Dream Reader Kids for their reviews of Olivia Lauren's Olivia Connects. Find out more about Dream Reader Kids on...

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BookClub Bookstore Story Event

BookClub Bookstore Story Event

BookClub Bookstore hosts story event featuring the newly released Olivia Travels: A Guide to Modes of Transportation. The event was featured in the Hartford Courant and mentions the talented 9 year old author, Olivia Lauren.

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Book Review: Olivia Travels

Book Review: Olivia Travels

Written by Chanelle Harrigan I love traveling so from the moment I saw the cover of Olivia Travels, I knew I would be a fan...What we love: There are so many different modes of transportation for children to learn about and discuss. We also like the rhyming which makes the story more fun to read. ​Read more...

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Talent in Your Face

Talent in Your Face

Olivia Lauren, a 9 year old girl from East Hartford, CT, is an actor, model, and author. At the age of 7, she was introduced to modeling. She has since been in over a dozen runway shows in NY, NJ, FL, and CT. Modeling subsequently led her to acting. Once at a fashion show in New Jersey, a NY talent manager recruited Olivia, and she got her start as a background actor. Since then, Olivia Lauren has been featured in numerous music videos (Black Violin's Stereotype; Alge's My daughter's living room; Alex Ferriera's Polaridad), TV shows (including The Path on...

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