Dyan Sheldon
Encyclopedia
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. 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
, a #1 New York Times bestseller, was made into a movie of the same name
by Disney in 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan
.
Young adult novels
Children's novels
Picture books
United States
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novelist, who has written for adults, children
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
and young adults
Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
. Originally from Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, she resides in London
London
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and has written a number of young adult novels as well as many picture books in a variety of genres. 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
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (novel)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a young adult novel by Dyan Sheldon. Originally released in 1999 through Candlewick Press, it was later turned into a Disney motion picture of the same name in 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan. A sequel, My Perfect Life, was released in 2002.-Plot summary:Mary...
, a #1 New York Times bestseller, was made into a movie of the same name
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a 2004 American Teen musical comedy film directed by Sara Sugarman and produced by Robert Shapiro and Matthew Hart for Walt Disney Pictures...
by Disney in 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
.
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 Anymore (1993)
- Confessions of a Teenage Drama QueenConfessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (novel)Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a young adult novel by Dyan Sheldon. Originally released in 1999 through Candlewick Press, it was later turned into a Disney motion picture of the same name in 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan. A sequel, My Perfect Life, was released in 2002.-Plot summary:Mary...
(1999) - And Baby Makes Two (2000)
- My Perfect LifeMy Perfect LifeMy Perfect Life is a young adult novel by Dyan Sheldon. The sequel to Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, it was released in 2002.-Plot:...
(2002) - Planet Janet (2003)
- Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers AmericaSophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers AmericaSophie Pitt-Turnbull discovers America is a young adult novel by Dyan Sheldon. It follows the adventures of a narrow-minded, very conventional girl, Sophie, as she ventures to America to stay with her mother's old friend, Mrs Salamanca. Initially she hates life in America and living with the...
(2005) - Perfect (as D. M. Quintano) (2005)
- I Conquer Britain (2006)
- Confessions of a Teenage Hollywood Star (2006)
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)