Vivian Vande Velde
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Vivian Vande Velde is an American
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who writes books primarily aimed at young adults. She currently resides in Rochester, New York.
Her novels and short story collections usually have some element of horror or fantasy, but are primarily humorous. Her book Never Trust a Dead Man (1999) received the 2000 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel. She says that she really likes to write for children. She likes to do school talks to children. She does many book conventions and also gives writing classes. One of her short stories was added to Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales
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who writes books primarily aimed at young adults. She currently resides in Rochester, New York.
Her novels and short story collections usually have some element of horror or fantasy, but are primarily humorous. Her book Never Trust a Dead Man (1999) received the 2000 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel. She says that she really likes to write for children. She likes to do school talks to children. She does many book conventions and also gives writing classes. One of her short stories was added to Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales
Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales
Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales is a compilation novel of horror short stories. The book is compiled by Deborah Noyes.-Background:The stories in this book are gothic. The compiler summarized what she thinks of gothic as, "It's probably more accurate to think of gothic as a room within the larger...
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Books Linked Together
Although Vande Velde hasn't created any sequels, she has made a few books that are linked in setting.- User Unfriendly and Heir ApparentHeir Apparent (novel)Heir Apparent is a science fiction/fantasy novel by young-adult fiction author Vivian Vande Velde, about a girl who becomes trapped inside a looping virtual reality role-playing game....
- The Changeling Prince and The Conjurer Princess