Lisa McMann explained

Lisa McMann
Birth Date:27 February 1968
Birth Place:Holland, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation:Novelist
Alma Mater:Calvin College
Period:2007–present
Genre:Young adult fantasy
Children:Kennedy McMann

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.

Awards

Published works

Wake trilogy

The Unwanteds

The Unwanteds Quests

Visions trilogy

Going Wild series

Forgotten Five series

Other books

WAKE trilogy translations

The WAKE trilogy has been translated into the following languages (note: not all of the books are out in these countries):

Personal life

Lisa is married to fellow writer and musician, Matt McMann, and they have two adult children. Her son is an artist named Kilian McMann and her daughter is an actress, Kennedy McMann. Kennedy was cast in Nancy Drew as the titular character, in a CW series.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lisa McMann. www.goodreads.com.
  2. Web site: News & Stories. 2015-03-09. 2015-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122131/http://www.calvin.edu/news/2008-09/lisa-mcmann/. dead.
  3. Web site: CHILDRen's BEST SELLERS: CHAPTER BOOKS: Sunday, April 6th 2008.
  4. News: Children's Picture Books – Best Sellers – Books – March 1, 2009 – the New York Times. The New York Times.
  5. Web site: Gator Springs Gazette . 2015-02-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024011252/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fandango.virtual/gator/cfut_page_11.htm . 2012-10-24 .
  6. Web site: 2009 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. 22 January 2009.
  7. Web site: 2008 Fantasy & Science Fiction Finalists.
  8. Book: Wake. 9781416974475. 23 December 2008. McMann. Lisa.
  9. Web site: Search results – YALSA Book Finder .
  10. Web site: 2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers. 25 January 2012.
  11. Web site: 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers. 31 January 2013.
  12. Book: Dead to You. 9781442403895. 4 December 2012. McMann. Lisa.
  13. Book: The Unwanteds. 9781442344877. 30 August 2011.
  14. Web site: 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers. 3 February 2014.
  15. Book: Crash. 9781442405912. 6 August 2013. McMann. Lisa.
  16. Book: Bang. 9781442466289. 6 May 2014. McMann. Lisa.
  17. Book: McMann, Lisa . March 4, 2008 . WAKE . registration . Simon Pulse . 224 . 978-1416974475 .
  18. Book: McMann, Lisa . Feb 10, 2009 . FADE . Simon Pulse . 256 . 978-1416953586 .
  19. Book: McMann, Lisa . Feb 9, 2010 . GONE . Simon Pulse . 224 . 978-1416979180 .
  20. Book: McMann, Lisa . Aug 30, 2011 . The Unwanteds . Aladdin . 400 . 978-1442407688 .
  21. Book: McMann, Lisa . Sep 4, 2012 . The Unwanteds: Island of Silence . Aladdin . 416 . 978-1442407718 .
  22. Book: McMann, Lisa . Sep 3, 2013 . The Unwanteds: Island of Fire . Aladdin . 464 . 978-1442458451 .
  23. Book: McMann, Lisa . Sep 2, 2014 . The Unwanteds: Island of Legends . Aladdin . 496 . 978-1442493285 .
  24. Book: McMann, Lisa . Feb 3, 2015 . The Unwanteds: Island of Shipwrecks . Aladdin . 464 . 978-1442493315 .
  25. Book: McMann, Lisa . Sep 15, 2015 . The Unwanteds: Island of Graves . Aladdin . 400 . 978-1442493346 .
  26. Book: McMann, Lisa . Jan 8, 2013 . Crash . Simon Pulse . 256 . 978-1442403918 .
  27. Book: McMann, Lisa . Oct 8, 2013 . Bang . Simon Pulse . 256 . 978-1442466258 .
  28. Book: McMann, Lisa . June 3, 2014 . Gasp . registration . Simon Pulse . 288 . 978-1442466302 .
  29. Book: McMann, Lisa . Feb 8, 2011 . Cryer's Cross . Simon Pulse . 240 . 978-1416994817 .
  30. Book: Jones, Carrie . Sep 6, 2011 . Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories . HarperTeen . 384 . 978-0062060983 .
  31. Book: McMann, Lisa . Feb 7, 2012 . Dead to You . Simon Pulse . 256 . 978-1442403888 .
  32. Book: McMann, Lisa . Feb 5, 2013 . The Trap Door (Infinity Ring #3) . Scholastic Inc. . 192 . 978-0545386982 .