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Aimee Friedman
Aimee Friedman in 2006
Born1979 (age 44–45)
EducationBronx High School of Science
Vassar College (BA)
OccupationAuthor

Aimee Friedman (born 1979) is the author of several young adult novels published by Scholastic Inc., Point and S&S. Her novels South Beach (2004) (a New York Times bestseller),[1] French Kiss (2005), Hollywood Hills (2007) and The Year My Sister Got Lucky (2008)[2] focus on the scandalous adventures of on-again, off-again best friends Holly Jacobson and Alexa St. Laurent.[3] Friedman released Sea Change on June 1, 2009.[4][5][6] A Novel Idea (2005) is a romantic comedy about a teenager who starts a book club in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Friedman wrote one of the four stories in the holiday collection Mistletoe (2006), which also features stories by Nina Malkin, Hailey Abbott, and Melissa de la Cruz. Friedman wrote a short story, "Three Fates" for the book 21 Proms. In 2007, Friedman published, along with artist Christine Norrie, a graphic novel entitled Breaking Up which details the complicated dynamics of junior year in an arts school in New York.[7] In 2016, she published Two Summers.[8]

Friedman grew up in Queens, New York, attended Bronx High School of Science, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 2001 with a BA in English from Vassar College.[6] She resides in Manhattan.[6] She went to a dance school with her older sister.

Bibliography

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Books By Aimee Friedman

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  • South Beach (2004)
  • French Kiss (2005)
  • A Novel Idea (2005)
  • Hollywood Hills (2007)
  • The Year My Sister Got Lucky (2008)
  • Sea Change (2009)
  • Two Summers (2016)

Contributor

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  • Mistletoe (2006)
  • 21 Proms

Graphic novel

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  • Breaking Up (2007 - with Christine Norrie )

As Ruth Ames

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  • This Totally Bites - Poison Apple Book 2 (2009)
  • At First Bite - Poison Apple Book 8 (2011)

References

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  1. ^ "CHILDREN'S BEST SELLERS: March 13, 2005". The New York Times. 2005-03-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. ^ "Children's Book Review: The Year My Sister Got Lucky by Aimee Friedman, Author . Scholastic/Point $16.99 (370p) ISBN 978-0-439-92227-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. ^ "Children's Book Review: Mistletoe by Hailey Abbott, Author, Aimee Friedman, Author, Nina Malkin, Author et al. Scholastic Point $8.99 (222p) ISBN 978-0-439-86368-1". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  4. ^ "Children's Book Review: Sea Change by Aimee Friedman, Author . Scholastic/Point $16.99 (294p) ISBN 978-0-439-92228-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Susannah (Mar 1, 2016). "Two Summers". School Library Journal. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "'Two Summers' By Bestselling Queens Author | Queens Gazette". Queens Gazette. March 9, 2016. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  7. ^ "Children's Book Review: Breaking Up: A Fashion High Graphic Novel by Aimee Friedman, Author, Christine Norrie, Illustrator . Scholastic/Graphix $8.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-439-74867-4". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  8. ^ "Children's Book Review: Two Summers by Aimee Friedman. Scholastic/Point, $17.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-545-51807-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
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