Nancy Werlin
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Nancy Werlin is an American author of young adult novels. She received a B.A. in English from Yale College
and was a National Book Award
nominee for The Rules of Survival, a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel for The Killer's Cousin in 1999, and an Edgar award
finalist for Locked Inside.
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
and was a National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
nominee for The Rules of Survival, a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel for The Killer's Cousin in 1999, and an Edgar award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
finalist for Locked Inside.
Books
- Are You Alone on Purpose? (1994)
- The Killer's Cousin (1999)
- Locked Inside (2000)
- Black Mirror (2001)
- Double HelixDouble Helix (novel)Double Helix , a novel by Nancy Werlin, is about 18-year old Eli Samuels, who works for a famous molecular biologist named Dr. Quincy Wyatt. There is a mysterious connection between Dr. Wyatt and Eli’s parents, and all Eli knows about the connection is that it has something to do with his mother,...
(2004) - The Rules of SurvivalThe Rules of SurvivalThe Rules of Survival , is a novel by Nancy Werlin. It depicts the story of a boy and his two siblings trying to survive vicious emotional and physical abuse. This book was a National Book Award finalist...
(2006) - Impossible (2008)
- Extraordinary (2010)