Holly Black née

NEE

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Riggenbach (born November 10, 1971) is an American writer and editor, best known for writing The Spiderwick Chronicles

Spiderwick

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a series of children's books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. They chronicle the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into Spiderwick Estate and discover a world of fairies that they never knew...

, a series of children's fantasy books she created with illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi

Tony DiTerlizzi

Tony M. DiTerlizzi is an American fantasy artist, children's book creator, and motion picture producer.DiTerlizzi created The Spiderwick Chronicles series with Holly Black, and was an executive producer on the 2008 film adaptation of the series. He won a Caldecott Honor Medal for his adaptation of...

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Black was born in West Long Branch, New Jersey in 1971, and during her early years her family lived in a "decrepit Victorian house."
Black graduated with a B.A. in English

English studies

English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...

 from The College of New Jersey in 1994.