Adele Griffin

Adele Griffin at the 2014 Texas Book Festival.

Adele Griffin (born July 29, 1970) is a young-adult fiction author, writing numerous novels for young adults, most recently The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone, as well as the Vampire Island and Witch Twins series. Her novels Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be were both National Book Award finalists.

Career

The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone is a documentary-style biography of a brilliant and destructive New York Street artist Addison Stone, now deceased. Presented as an oral history, the novel is illustrated with photos, illustrations, newspaper and magazine clippings, as well as reproductions of the artist's work

All You Never Wanted is the story of a sibling rivalry between Alex, an attractive, popular girl, and her younger sister, Thea, who embarks on a campaign to usurp Alex's status.

Tighter is a retelling of Henry James' classic Turn of the Screw

Personal life

Adele Griffin was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She lives with her husband, their two young children, and their dog, Edith, in Brooklyn, New York.

Awards and accolades

Works

References

  1. ↑ Bertz, Monica (20 May 2015) http://www.booklistreader.com/2015/05/20/mystery-fiction/the-100-best-childrens-and-ya-mysteries-of-the-past-10-years/ The Booklist Reader. Retrieved on May 5, 2016
  2. ↑ http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2015-best-fiction-young-adults www.ala.org. Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved on May 5, 2016
  3. ↑ Cooper, Ilene (1 November 2014) (http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7114818&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Booklist Online. Retrieved on May 5, 2016
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  5. ↑ http://www.slj.com/2014/11/reviews/best-books-feature/best-books-2014-young-adult/ School Library Journal (2014) Retrieved on May 5, 2016
  6. ↑ http://www.rtbookreviews.com/award/2014/young-adult-contemporary-novel Romantic Times Book Reviews (2014). Retrieved on May 5, 2016
  7. ↑ http://www.booklistonline.com/Loud-Awake-and-Lost-Adele-Griffin/pid=6222019 Booklistone.com (November 2013). Retrieved on May 5, 2016
  8. ↑ http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2014-best-fiction-young-adults www.ala.org. Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved on May 5, 2016
  9. ↑ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/adele-griffin/tighter/ Kirkusreviews.com (10 May 2011). Retrieved on May 5, 2016
  10. ↑ http://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Books-for-Youth-2002/pid=2892892 Booklistonline.com (1 January 2001). Retrieved on May 5, 2016
  11. ↑ "National Book Awards - 1997". www.nationalbook.org. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "1998 Best Books for Young Adults". www.ala.org. Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

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