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Amy Ignatow
Born (1977-09-15) September 15, 1977 (age 47)
Huntington, New York, U.S.
Alma materSUNY Oneonta
Moore College of Art and Design
Notable worksThe Popularity Papers
The Odds Trilogy
Website
www.abramsbooks.com/contributor/amy-ignatow_940458

Amy Ignatow (born September 15, 1977) is an American author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She is best known for the children's book series, The Popularity Papers.

Personal life

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Ignatow was born and raised in Huntington, New York, on Long Island. She graduated from Huntington High School in 1995.[1] She attended SUNY Oneonta and later transferred to study illustration at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, graduating magna cum laude in 2002.[2] In 2009, she sold her first book to Abrams Books and bought a home in Mount Airy, Philadelphia.[3][4]

Professional career

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Her first book, The Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang, was published by Amulet Books in spring 2010. Positive reviews of the book appeared in The New York Times,[5] School Library Journal,[6] and other publications and review web sites, such as KidLiterate.[7] The sequels were similarly well-reviewed,[8] and became a seven-book series about middle schoolers Julie and Lydia.

Ignatow has since written several additional children's books.[9]

According to her author biography, Ignatow has worked as a teacher, a farmer, a florist, a short-order vegan cook, a ghostwriter for Internet personal ads, a telefundraiser, a wedding singer, and an air-brush face and body painter.[4]

Bibliography

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The Popularity Papers

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Main article: The Popularity Papers
  1. Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang (April 2010)
  2. The Long-Distance Dispatch Between Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang (March 2011)
  3. Words of (Questionable) Wisdom from Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang (October 2011)
  4. The Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang (April 2012)
  5. The Awesomely Awful Melodies of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang (March 2013)
  6. Love and Other Fiascos with Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang (October 2013)
  7. The Less-Than-Hidden Secrets and Final Revelations of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang (September 2014)

The Odds Trilogy

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  1. The Mighty Odds (September 2016)
  2. Against the Odds (September 2017)
  3. Odds & Ends (September 2018)

Jedi Academy (with Jarrett J. Krosoczka)

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  1. Jedi Academy: Revenge of the Sis (March 2019)
  2. Jedi Academy: Attack of the Furball (September 2019)
  3. Jedi Academy: At Last, Jedi (April 2020)

Other

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  1. The Cutest Thing Ever (September 2019)
  2. Symphony for a Broken Orchestra: How Philadelphia Collected Sounds to Save Music (October 2022)

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Peggy (July 27, 2010). "Artist's first book revisits the LI of her youth". Newsday. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  2. ^ "Moore College of Art & Design Alumni Stories - Amy Ignatow CLASS OF: 2002". Moore.edu.
  3. ^ "Goodbyes From Listeners: Amy Ignatow". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  4. ^ a b Lear, Len (2019-04-17). "Meet multi-talented Mt. Airy author at book festival". Chestnut Hill Local Philadelphia PA. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. ^ Feinberg, Barbara (2010-06-04). "Bound by Friendship". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  6. ^ "Review of the Day: The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow « A Fuse #8 Production". Blog.schoollibraryjournal.com. 2010-09-02. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  7. ^ "LOOKING AHEAD: The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow". Kidliterate.com. 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  8. ^ Macpherson, Karen. "'Popularity' sequel: Amy Ignatow's girls giggle on". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  9. ^ "Amy Ignatow | Contributors | ABRAMS". ABRAMS – The Art of Books Since 1949. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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