Carolyn mackler biography

Carolyn Mackler (born July 13, 1973 in Manhattan) is an American author.
I was born in Manhattan, on Friday, July 13, 1973.
Carolyn Mackler is the acclaimed author of the YA novels The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (A Michael L. Printz Honor Book), The Universe Is.

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Carolyn Mackler

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Born

in New York, The United States

Website

http://www.carolynmackler.com

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Genre

Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade

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April 2015

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Carolyn Mackler is the author of the popular teen novels, The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (A Michael L. Printz Honor Book), Infinite in Between, Tangled, Guyaholic, Vegan Virgin Valentine, and Love and Other Four-Letter Words. Carolyn's novel, The Future of Us, co-written with bestselling author Jay Asher, received starred reviews and appeared on several bestseller lists. Carolyn has also written Best Friend Next Door, a novel for younger readers. Carolyn's novels have been published in more than twenty countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Denmark, Israel, and Indonesia.

Carolyn lives in New York City with her husband and two sons. Her new novel for teens, The UnivCarolyn Mackler is the author of the popular teen novels,

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Carolyn Mackler (1973-) Biography

Born 1973, in New York, NY; Education: Vassar College, graduated, 1995.

Addresses

Agent—c/o Author Mail, Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140.

Career

Writer.

Member

Authors League.

Honors Awards

Love and Other Four-Letter Words was an American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and an International Reading Association Young Adults Choice.

Writings

Love and Other Four-Letter Words, Delacorte (New York, NY), 2000.

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2003.

Vegan Virgin Valentine, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2004.

Also author of e-book The Class of 2000. Contributor to the anthologies 250 Ways to Make America Better, 1999, and Body Outlaws. Contributor of short stories and articles to American Girl, Girl's Life, Glamour, Teen People, Jump, Self, Los Angeles Times, Seventeen, and Shape. Contributing editor, Ms.

Sidelights

Carolyn Mackler writes young-adult novels about ordinary girls who feel awkward about themse

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Carolyn Mackler

When it comes to creating a true teen voice, author Carolyn Mackler has it down. Readers of her first two novels, Love and Other Four-Letter Words and The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things, found remarkably realistic portraits of today's teenagers. In her latest novel, Vegan, Virgin, Valentine, she channels the teenage voice once again with hilarious and enlightening results.

"I'm definitely attuned to that age group," Mackler tells BookPage. "It's a combination of having a very clear memory of my own teen years it's a hugely significant time, and I really remember the emotions, what I wore, the heartache, friendships, wondering where I fit into the world and just a fascination with teenagers."

Mackler herself was a teenager in the '80s: the era when big hair was best, Arnold Schwarzenegger was just a movie star, and acid-washed denim was cool. So it works out nicely for her research that Mackler has a 16-year-old stepsister to keep her informed about current teenage trends. "She lives in Manhatt