Alex Thayer

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Alex Thayer is a former film and television actress and elementary school teacher. She lives in New England with her two sons. She’s the author of Happy & Sad & Everything True and Bad Cheerleader.

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Books by Alex Thayer

Bad Cheerleader

By Alex Thayer

A dyslexic bookworm joins her school’s cheerleading squad to investigate her sister’s strange behavior in this insightful and sharp middle grade novel about the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

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Happy & Sad & Everything True

By Alex Thayer

“A charming, entertaining, and true book…I would follow Dee’s advice any time.” —Gayle Forman, author of Frankie & Bug and Not Nothing

With charm and sincerity reminiscent of Judy Blume and Rebecca Stead, this debut middle grade novel is a “compassionate” (K...

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