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Edition 57 (2013) Winner
Wendelin Van Draanen
ウェンデリン・ヴァン・ドラーネン
Wendelin Van Draanen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1965-01-06 （Chicago, Illinois）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chicago, Illinois → San Luis Obispo, California
Career
- Occupations
- Children's writer, Young-adult fiction writer, High school teacher
- Active Years
- 1997-
- Influenced By
- Ray Bradbury, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Encyclopedia Brown
- Nominations
- Multiple Edgar Award nominations for Sammy Keyes series
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Edgar Allan Poe Award | Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief | Best Juvenile Mystery | Mystery Writers of America | Winner |
| 2017 | Josette Frank Award | The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones | Fiction | Children's Book Committee (CBC) of Bank Street College of Education | Winner |
Edgar Allan Poe Award
1999
Work:
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
Category:
Best Juvenile Mystery
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Josette Frank Award
2017
Work:
The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Children's Book Committee (CBC) of Bank Street College of Education
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
1998 Juvenile MysteryThe first book in the Sammy Keyes series, following a teen girl solving a hotel theft mystery.
Growing upMischiefMystery
Flipped
2001 Teen RomanceA he-said she-said teen romance between neighbors Bryce and Julianna.
First lovePerspectiveComing of age
Adaptations
- [Film] Flipped / Rob Reiner (2010)
Adaptations
- Flipped (2010 film)
Translations of Works
- Translated into 12 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- He-said she-said styleHumorousChild-centered
- Recurring Motifs
- BullyingFamilyAdventure
Legacy
American writer of children's and YA fiction, best known for the Sammy Keyes series and Edgar Award winner. Over 70 works in 12 languages.
In Popular Culture
- Shredderman Rules (TV adaptation)
Trivia
- Daughter of Dutch immigrant chemists.
- Former high school math and computer science teacher.
- Lives in San Luis Obispo, California with husband and two sons.