Laurie Faria Stolarz
Encyclopedia
Laurie Faria Stolarz is an American
author
of young adult
fiction
novel
s, best known for her Blue is for Nightmares
series. Her works, which feature teenage protagonist
s, blend elements found in mystery
and romance novel
s.
, a city widely known for the Salem witch trials
of 1692, the influence of which can be seen in the magical and witchcraft
/Wicca
n elements of her books. She attended Merrimack College
and later Emerson College
, both in Massachusetts
.
, and followed it up with three more titles in the series, White is for Magic
, Silver is for Secrets
, and Red is for Remembrance
. The four novels in the "BIFN" series have sold over 500,000 copies collectively. Stolarz has also announced a graphic novel
entry into the series titled Black is for Beginnings, which she published in summer 2009.
Stolarz published Bleed in September 2006 and a companion novel, Project 17
, in December 2007. Bleed has a cult following, and Project 17 is set at the former Danvers State Hospital
. The demolition happened in 2007 as well.
The Touch series is Stolarz's newest series. It is expected to have five books. The first book, Deadly Little Secret, was released late 2008, the second book Deadly Little Lies on November 10, 2009, and the third book, Deadly Little Games, in December 2010. The fourth book in the series, Deadly Little Voices, is expected to be released on December 6th, 2011.
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author
Author
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of young adult
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...
fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s, best known for her Blue is for Nightmares
Blue Is for Nightmares
Blue Is for Nightmares is a young adult mystery novel and subsequent eponymous series by Laurie Faria Stolarz.-Blue Is for Nightmares:Stacey Brown, a 16 year old Junior at Hillcrest Boarding School, is a hereditary Wiccan through her grandmother...
series. Her works, which feature teenage protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
s, blend elements found in mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
and romance novel
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
s.
Background
Stolarz grew up in Salem, MassachusettsSalem, Massachusetts
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
, a city widely known for the Salem witch trials
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693...
of 1692, the influence of which can be seen in the magical and witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
/Wicca
Wicca
Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
n elements of her books. She attended Merrimack College
Merrimack College
Merrimack College is an independent college in the Roman Catholic, Augustinian tradition located in North Andover, Massachusetts, north of Boston, Massachusetts. It offers undergraduate degrees in business, education, science, engineering, and the liberal arts...
and later Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
, both in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Career
Stolarz found sales success with her first novel, Blue is for NightmaresBlue Is for Nightmares
Blue Is for Nightmares is a young adult mystery novel and subsequent eponymous series by Laurie Faria Stolarz.-Blue Is for Nightmares:Stacey Brown, a 16 year old Junior at Hillcrest Boarding School, is a hereditary Wiccan through her grandmother...
, and followed it up with three more titles in the series, White is for Magic
White Is for Magic
White Is for Magic is a teen mystery novel by Laurie Faria Stolarz.- Plot summary :It is Stacy's senior year; one year after she saved her roommate, and best friend, Drea from an untimely death. Now, back at Hillcrest Boarding School, she's having nightmares again and receiving strange letters...
, Silver is for Secrets
Silver Is for Secrets
Silver Is for Secrets is a teen mystery novel written by Laurie Faria Stolarz.-Plot summary:Stacey has finished her high school days at Hillcrest Boarding school, and now it's summertime...
, and Red is for Remembrance
Red is for Remembrance
Red Is for Remembrance is a teen mystery novel written by Laurie Faria Stolarz.-Plot summary:Stacy Brown, now about to start Beacon University, hasn't been the same since her boyfriend Jacob drowned on a cruise...
. The four novels in the "BIFN" series have sold over 500,000 copies collectively. Stolarz has also announced a graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
entry into the series titled Black is for Beginnings, which she published in summer 2009.
Stolarz published Bleed in September 2006 and a companion novel, Project 17
Project 17
Project 17 is a young adult novel, written by Laurie Faria Stolarz, published by Hyperion Books in 2007. It tells the tale of six teens who break into the abandoned mental institution, The Danvers State Hospital.- Plot :...
, in December 2007. Bleed has a cult following, and Project 17 is set at the former Danvers State Hospital
Danvers State Hospital
Danvers State Hospital, also known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Danvers, The Danvers Lunatic Asylum, and The Danvers State Insane Asylum, was a psychiatric hospital located in Danvers, Massachusetts....
. The demolition happened in 2007 as well.
The Touch series is Stolarz's newest series. It is expected to have five books. The first book, Deadly Little Secret, was released late 2008, the second book Deadly Little Lies on November 10, 2009, and the third book, Deadly Little Games, in December 2010. The fourth book in the series, Deadly Little Voices, is expected to be released on December 6th, 2011.
External links
- Official Laurie Stolarz Website
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