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Lisa McMann (born February 27, 1968) is an American author and the creator of The Unwanteds and The Unwanteds Quests series for young readers and the WAKE trilogy for young adults.

Lisa McMann
Lisa McMann 2011
BornFebruary 27, 1968
Holland, Michigan
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Period2007–present
GenreYoung adult fantasy
ChildrenKennedy McMann
Website
www.lisamcmann.com

McMann was born in Holland, Michigan and now lives in Tempe, Arizona.[1] She graduated from Calvin College in 1990.[2] Her first novel, WAKE, debuted on the New York Times best-seller list for children’s chapter books.[3] She is also the author of FADE, which debuted on the New York Times best-seller list and remained there eleven weeks,[4] and of GONE, the last book in the WAKE series, which was released February 2010.

McMann has published many short stories, including the creative nonfiction essay, “When You're Ten,” featured in Literary Mama, and the award-winning short story, “The Day of the Shoes,” in 2004. One year later, her story, “Like Waves on Rocks”[5] was published in the Gator Springs Gazette. McMann's short stories are written for adult audiences while her novels are intended for young adults.


Awards



Published works



Wake trilogy



The Unwanteds



The Unwanteds Quests



Visions trilogy



Going Wild series



Other books



WAKE trilogy translations


The WAKE trilogy has been translated into the following languages (note: not all of the books are out in these countries):


Personal life


Lisa is married to fellow writer and musician, Matt McMann, and they have two adult children. Her son is an artist named Kilian McMann and her daughter is an actress, Kennedy McMann. Kennedy was cast in Nancy Drew as the titular character, in the new CW series.


References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lisa McMann.
  1. "Lisa McMann". www.goodreads.com.
  2. "News & Stories".
  3. "CHILDRen's BEST SELLERS: CHAPTER BOOKS: Sunday, April 6th 2008".
  4. "Children's Picture Books - Best Sellers - Books - March 1, 2009 - the New York Times". The New York Times.
  5. "Gator Springs Gazette". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  6. "2009 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". 22 January 2009.
  7. "2008 Fantasy & Science Fiction Finalists".
  8. McMann, Lisa (23 December 2008). Wake. ISBN 9781416974475.
  9. "Search results - YALSA Book Finder".
  10. "2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers". 25 January 2012.
  11. "2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers". 31 January 2013.
  12. McMann, Lisa (4 December 2012). Dead to You. ISBN 9781442403895.
  13. The Unwanteds. 30 August 2011. ISBN 9781442344877.
  14. "2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers". 3 February 2014.
  15. McMann, Lisa (6 August 2013). Crash. ISBN 9781442405912.
  16. McMann, Lisa (6 May 2014). Bang. ISBN 9781442466289.
  17. McMann, Lisa (March 4, 2008). WAKE. Simon Pulse. p. 224. ISBN 978-1416974475.
  18. McMann, Lisa (Feb 10, 2009). FADE. Simon Pulse. p. 256. ISBN 978-1416953586.
  19. McMann, Lisa (Feb 9, 2010). GONE. Simon Pulse. p. 224. ISBN 978-1416979180.
  20. McMann, Lisa (Aug 30, 2011). The Unwanteds. Aladdin. p. 400. ISBN 978-1442407688.
  21. McMann, Lisa (Sep 4, 2012). The Unwanteds: Island of Silence. Aladdin. p. 416. ISBN 978-1442407718.
  22. McMann, Lisa (Sep 3, 2013). The Unwanteds: Island of Fire. Aladdin. p. 464. ISBN 978-1442458451.
  23. McMann, Lisa (Sep 2, 2014). The Unwanteds: Island of Legends. Aladdin. p. 496. ISBN 978-1442493285.
  24. McMann, Lisa (Feb 3, 2015). The Unwanteds: Island of Shipwrecks. Aladdin. p. 464. ISBN 978-1442493315.
  25. McMann, Lisa (Sep 15, 2015). The Unwanteds: Island of Graves. Aladdin. p. 400. ISBN 978-1442493346.
  26. McMann, Lisa (Jan 8, 2013). Crash. Simon Pulse. p. 256. ISBN 978-1442403918.
  27. McMann, Lisa (Oct 8, 2013). Bang. Simon Pulse. p. 256. ISBN 978-1442466258.
  28. McMann, Lisa (June 3, 2014). Gasp. Simon Pulse. p. 288. ISBN 978-1442466302.
  29. McMann, Lisa (Feb 8, 2011). Cryer's Cross. Simon Pulse. p. 240. ISBN 978-1416994817.
  30. Jones, Carrie (Sep 6, 2011). Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories. HarperTeen. p. 384. ISBN 978-0062060983.
  31. McMann, Lisa (Feb 7, 2012). Dead to You. Simon Pulse. p. 256. ISBN 978-1442403888.
  32. McMann, Lisa (Feb 5, 2013). The Trap Door (Infinity Ring #3). Scholastic Inc. p. 192. ISBN 978-0545386982.




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