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          Wendelin Van Draanen ("Van Draw-nen") has written more than thirty novels for suitable for young readers to adults.

          Wendelin Van Draanen was born on January 6, in Chicago, Illinois....

          Wendelin Van Draanen

          American writer

          Wendelin Van Draanen[1] (born January 6, 1965) is an American writer of children's and young-adult fiction.

          Biography

          Van Draanen was born in Chicago, Illinois. One of her very early influences was Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. According to the author, the book was "about the magic of growing up and [it] reminded me of all the wonderful mischief my brothers and I got into when we were young".

          Wendelin Van Draanen ("Van Draw-nen") has written more than thirty novels Most Sammy Keyes books are great, but this one has a story line involving pet cats.

        1. Wendelin Van Draanen ("Van Draw-nen") has written more than thirty novels Most Sammy Keyes books are great, but this one has a story line involving pet cats.
        2. Wendelin Van Draanen's Flipped is no exception.
        3. Wendelin Van Draanen was born on January 6, in Chicago, Illinois.
        4. Wendelin Van Draanen spent many years as a classroom teacher and is now a full-time writer.
        5. Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens.

          6. Bradbury's work inspired Van Draanen to write How I Survived Being a Girl, which was published by HarperCollins in 1997.[2] Other early influences include Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, and Encyclopedia Brown.

          In college, the Van Draanen family business was burned down, leading to financial hardship. Wendelin turned to writing to alleviate stress and she published her first book in 1997, titled How I Survived Being a Girl.[3]

          Van Draanen is the daughter of two chemists who immigrated from the Netherlands.

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