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Mary E. Pearson

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A headshot of Mary E. Pearson.
Pearson in 2014
Born (1955-08-14) August 14, 1955 (age 69)
Southern California
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1999–present
Website
marypearson.com

Mary E. Pearson (born August 14, 1955) is an American children's writer best known for young adult fiction.

Her book A Room on Lorelei Street won the 2006 Golden Kite Award for fiction.[1] Her book The Adoration of Jenna Fox was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award[2] and is being adapted into a movie.[3]

Selected works

  • David v. God (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000)
  • Scribbler of Dreams (Harcourt Paperbacks, 2002)
  • A Room on Lorelei Street (Henry Holt and Co., 2005)
  • The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Holt, 2008)
  • The Miles Between (Holt, 2009)
  • The Fox Inheritance (Holt, 2011)
  • Fox Forever (Holt, 2013)

The Remnant Chronicles

  1. The Kiss of Deception (Holt, 2014)
  2. The Heart of Betrayal (Holt, 2015)
  3. The Beauty of Darkness (Holt, 2016)
Picture books

References

  1. ^ Golden Kite Award Recipients
  2. ^ “Interview with Mary E. Pearson”, Charles A. Tan, August 8, 2009.
  3. ^ “Q&A with Mary E. Pearson”, Sue Corbett, Publishers Weekly, March 13, 2008.