Goodreads Choice Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2022) Winner
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
ジェニファー・リン・バーンズ
Jenifā Rinn Bānzu
Aliases:
Jen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1984-10-19 （Tulsa, Oklahoma）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Tulsa, Oklahoma → New Haven, Connecticut (Yale University) → University of Cambridge, UK → Norman, Oklahoma (University of Oklahoma)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Professor of Professional Writing
- Active Years
- 2006-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Oklahoma
- Nominations
- Edgar Award for Young Adult (The Inheritance Games), Goodreads Choice Award Young Adult Finalist (The Hawthorne Legacy), South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult (The Fixer), Missouri Truman Readers Award (The Fixer), Lincoln Award (The Naturals), Missouri Gateway Readers Award (The Naturals)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | Cognitive Science | Cognitive Science Department | PhD | 2002-2012 | United States |
| High School (name unknown) | — | — | — | 1998-2002 | United States |
Yale University
Cognitive Science
/ Cognitive Science Department
Degree:
PhD
Period:
2002-2012
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
United States
BA 2006, PhD 2012
High School (name unknown)
Period:
1998-2002
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
United States
Graduated 2002
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction | The Final Gambit | Young Adult Fiction | Goodreads | Winner |
| 2019 | Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation Presidential Professorship | — | — | University of Oklahoma | Recipient |
Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction
2022
Work:
The Final Gambit
Category:
Young Adult Fiction
Organization:
Goodreads
Result:
Winner
Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation Presidential Professorship
2019
Organization:
University of Oklahoma
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Inheritance Games
2020 Young Adult MysteryA teenage girl inherits a fortune from a billionaire and uncovers family secrets.
InheritancePuzzlesFamily Secrets
The Hawthorne Legacy
2021 Young Adult MysterySequel to The Inheritance Games with more puzzles.
InheritancePuzzles
The Final Gambit
2022 Young Adult MysteryFinal book in the main trilogy.
ConclusionMysteries
The Naturals
2013 Young Adult SuspenseTeens with special abilities help FBI solve crimes.
Crime SolvingSpecial Abilities
Bibliography
- Golden (2006)
- Platinum (2007)
- Tattoo (2007)
- Perfect Cover (2008)
- Killer Spirit (2008)
- Fate (2009)
- Raised by Wolves (2010)
- Trial by Fire (2011)
- Every Other Day (2011)
- Taken by Storm (2012)
- Nobody / At First Sight (2013)
- The Naturals (2013)
- Killer Instinct (2014)
- All In (2015)
- The Fixer (2015)
- Sweet Sixteen (2015)
- The Long Game (2016)
- Bad Blood (2016)
- Twelve (2017)
- Little White Lies (2018)
- Deadly Little Scandals (2019)
- The Lovely and the Lost (2019)
- The Inheritance Games (2020)
- The Hawthorne Legacy (2021)
- The Final Gambit (2022)
- The Brothers Hawthorne (2023)
- The Grandest Game (2024)
- Games Untold (2024)
- Glorious Rivals (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Puzzle-driven plotsFast-paced suspense
- Recurring Motifs
- Gifted teenagersComplex family dynamics
Legacy
Popular YA author known for the Inheritance Games series, NYT bestsellers, Goodreads award winner, and professor at University of Oklahoma.
In Popular Culture
- The Naturals to be adapted into Amazon TV series
Trivia
- Wrote her first novel at age 19
- Sold five books while in university
- Has three sons