(1968-02-27) February 27, 1968 (age 56) Holland, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation
Novelist
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Calvin College
Period
2007–present
Genre
Young adult fantasy
Children
Kennedy McMann
Website
www.lisamcmann.com
Lisa McMann (born February 27, 1968) is an American author and the creator of The Unwanteds and The Unwanteds Quests series for young readers and the WAKE trilogy for young adults.
McMann was born in Holland, Michigan and now lives in Tempe, Arizona.[1] She graduated from Calvin College in 1990.[2] Her first novel, WAKE, debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list for children's chapter books.[3] She is also the author of FADE, which debuted on the New York Times best-seller list and remained there eleven weeks,[4] and of GONE, the last book in the WAKE series, which was released February 2010.
McMann has published many short stories, including the creative nonfiction essay, "When You're Ten", featured in Literary Mama, and the award-winning short story, "The Day of the Shoes", in 2004. One year later, her story, "Like Waves on Rocks"[5] was published in the Gator Springs Gazette. McMann's short stories are written for adult audiences while her novels are intended for young adults.
^"Lisa McMann". www.goodreads.com.
^"News & Stories". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
^"CHILDRen's BEST SELLERS: CHAPTER BOOKS: Sunday, April 6th 2008".
^"Children's Picture Books – Best Sellers – Books – March 1, 2009 – the New York Times". The New York Times.
^"Gator Springs Gazette". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
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