Janet Tashjian
Janet Tashjian | |
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Born | Providence, Rhode Island |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Children's literature, Young adult literature |
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Janet Tashjian is an American writer living in Los Angeles. Her children's and young adult fiction is published by Henry Holt and Company. Her books often incorporate different formats and play with the line between fiction and non-fiction.[1][2] She is the mother of Jake Tashjian, who illustrated her My Life and Einstein the Class Hamster series.
Books[]
Stand-alone fiction[]
- 1997: Tru Confessions (which was adapted for a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie: Tru Confessions)
- 1999: Multiple Choice
- 1999: Felicity: Summer
- 2003: Fault Line
- 2012: For What It's Worth
Larry series[]
- 2001: The Gospel According to Larry
- 2004: Vote for Larry
- 2008: Larry and the Meaning of Life
My Life series[]
- 2010: My Life as a Book
- 2011: My Life as a Stuntman
- 2013: My Life as a Cartoonist
- 2014: My Life as a Joke
- 2015: My Life as a Gamer
- 2017: My Life as a Ninja
- 2018: My Life as a Youtuber
- 2019: My Life as a Meme
- 2020: My Life as a Coder
- 2021: My Life as a Billionaire
- 2022: My Life as a Tik Tok Star
Einstein the Class Hamster series[]
- 2013: Einstein the Class Hamster
- 2014: Einstein the Class Hamster and the Very Real Game Show
- 2015: Einstein the Class Hamster Saves the Library
Sticker Girl series[]
- 2016: Sticker Girl
- 2017: Sticker Girl Rules the School
- 2018: Sticker Girl and the Cupcake Challenge
Marty Frye, Private Eye series[]
- 2017: Marty Frye, Private Eye
- 2017: Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Stolen Poodle
- 2018: Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Busted Video Games
Adaptations[]
Tashjian's works have been translated into several languages. Her novel Tru Confessions was adapted into a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf.
References[]
- ^ "Tashjian, Janet". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Janet Tashjian (1956-) - Sidelights". JRank.org. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
External links[]
Categories:
- American children's writers
- Living people
- 1956 births
- American women novelists
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American women writers
- American people of Armenian descent
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- American novelist, 1950s birth stubs