Jennifer A. Nielsen
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Born | Northern Utah | July 10, 1971
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Period | 2010–present |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Notable works | Ascendance Trilogy |
Notable awards | Whitney Award |
Website | |
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Jennifer Anne[1] Nielsen (born 10 July 1971)[2] is an American author known primarily for young adult fiction. Her works include the Ascendance Trilogy, Behind Enemy Lines (one of the books in the Infinity Ring series), The Mark of the Thief, , and the .[3]
Life[]
Nielsen was born and raised in northern Utah[4] and completed her first full manuscript, on picking locks, at the age of 11.[5] However, it was abandoned when a locksmith did not allow her to research picking locks.[5] She published Elliot and the Goblin War, the first Underworld Chronicles book, in 2010[4] and has continued publishing novels since.
In 2013, she won the Whitney Award for Best Middle Grade Novel for The False Prince, the first novel in the Ascendance Trilogy,[6] and the next year she won again in the same category for The Runaway King, its sequel.[6] The paperback reprint of The False Prince put her on the New York Times Best Seller List in March 2013.[7] The False Prince received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.[8]
Nielsen lives in Northern Utah and is a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.[9]
Selected works[]
- A Night Divided. Scholastic. 2015. ISBN 978-0545682428.[10][11]
- The Scourge. Scholastic Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0545682459.[12][13]
- Resistance. Scholastic Press. 2018. ISBN 978-1338148473.[14][15]
- Words on Fire. Scholastic Press. 2019. ISBN 978-1338275476.[16]
- Rescue (coming March 2021)
The Ascendance series[]
- The False Prince. Scholastic, Inc. 2012. ISBN 978-0545284134.[8][17]
- The Runaway King. Scholastic, Inc. 2013. ISBN 978-0545284158.[18][19]
- The Shadow Throne. Scholastic, Inc. 2014. ISBN 978-0545284172.[20]
- The Captive Kingdom. Scholastic inc. 2020. ISBN 1338551086[21]
Traitor's Game series[]
- The Traitor's Game. Scholastic Press. 2018. ISBN 978-1338045376.[22][23]
- The Deceiver's Heart. Scholastic Press. 2019. ISBN 978-1338045413.[24]
- The Warrior's Curse. Scholastic Press. 2020 ISBN 1338045458. [25]
Mark of the Thief series[]
- Mark of the Thief. Scholastic Press. 2015. ISBN 978-0545561549.[26]
- Rise of the Wolf. Scholastic Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0545562041.[27]
- Wrath of the Storm. Scholastic Press. 2017. ISBN 978-0545562072.
References[]
- ^ "What is your middle name? What does the A stand for?". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
Anne. It was my grandmother's name.
- ^ "I don't want to be disrespectful or anything (this is for an author study), but when and where were you born?". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
I was born in Utah on July 10, 1971.
- ^ "Jennifer A. Nielsen's List of Books". Scholastic Teachers. Scholastic Inc. 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About". Jennifer A. Nielson. 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jennifer A. Nielsen's Biography". Scholastic Teachers. Scholastic Inc. 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rappleye, Christine. And the winners of the 2013 Whitney Awards are ...", The Deseret News, May 3, 2014.
- ^ "March 31, 2013 THIS WEEK CHILDREN'S MIDDLE GRADE". New York Times. March 31, 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Children's Book Review: The False Prince". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Thanks to You… | Jennifer A. Nielsen - Author". Retrieved Oct 15, 2019.
- ^ "A Night Divided". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ A NIGHT DIVIDED | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: The Scourge". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ THE SCOURGE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Resistance". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ RESISTANCE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ WORDS ON FIRE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ THE FALSE PRINCE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Runaway King review". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ THE RUNAWAY KING | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ THE SHADOW THRONE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Lodge, Sally (December 17, 2019). "Jennifer A. Nielsen Expands Her 'Ascendance' Trilogy". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: The Traitor's Game". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ THE TRAITOR'S GAME | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ THE DECEIVER'S HEART | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Nielsen, Jennifer (2020). The Warrior's Curse. Scholastic Press. ISBN 978-1338045451.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Mark of the Thief". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ RISE OF THE WOLF | Kirkus Reviews.
Further reading[]
External links[]
- Jennifer A. Nielsen at Library of Congress Authorities, with 12 catalog records
- Library resources in your library and in other libraries by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Official website
- American writers of young adult literature
- American fantasy writers
- Novelists from Utah
- Living people
- 1971 births
- American women novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- Women science fiction and fantasy writers
- American women children's writers
- American children's writers
- Women writers of young adult literature
- Latter Day Saints from Utah