Dyan Sheldon Explained

Dyan Sheldon is an American novelist, who has written for adults, children and young adults. Originally from Brooklyn, she resides in London and has written a number of young adult novels as well as many picture books in a variety of genres.^[1] Her young adult science-fiction novel Perfect was published under the name "D. M. Quintano", as it was a departure from her usual style.

Dyan Sheldon's novel Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen,^[2] a #1 New York Times bestseller, was made into a movie of the same name by Disney in 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan.^[3]

Selected bibliography

Adult novels

• Victim of Love (1982)
• Dreams of an Average Man (1985)
• My Life as a Whale (1992)

Young adult novels

• You Can Never Go Home Again (1993)
• Save The Last Dance For Me (1993)
• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (1999)
• And Baby Makes Two (2000)
• My Perfect Life (2002)
• Planet Janet (2003)
• Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America (2005)
• Perfect (as D. M. Quintano) (2005)
• I Conquer Britain (2006)
• My Worst Best Friend (2010)
• Confessions of a Hollywood Star (2005)
• Away for the weekend (2011)
• Tall, Thin and Blonde (2012)
• More than one way to be a girl (2017)

Children's novels

• Harry and Chicken (1990)
• My Brother Is a Visitor from Another Planet (1992)
• Only Binky (1993)
• Bad Place for a Bus Stop (1994)
• Lizzie and Charley Go Shopping (1999)
• Undercover Angel (2000)
• The Difficulties of Keeping Time (2008)

Picture books

• The Whales' Song (1991)
• Under the Moon (1994) (alternative title, The Garden)
• Unicorn Dreams (1997) (alternative title, Unicorn City)
• The Last Angel (2003)
• Vampire Across the Way (2004)

External links

• • Dyan Sheldon at Fantastic Fiction

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dyan Sheldon. The Royal Literary Fund. en-GB. 2020-01-05.
2. Web site: Walker Books - Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. www.walker.co.uk. 2020-01-05.
3. Web site: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Harvey. Dennis. 2004-02-20. Variety. en. 2020-01-05.