Nationality American Period Present | Spouse Francis Rice Name Alyssa Pierce | |
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Born Alyssa Marie Pierce
June 19, 1991 (age 33)
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States ( 1991-06-19 ) Occupation Children's author, blogger Genre Children's and literary fiction | ||
Alyssa Pierce is an American children's author and blogger. Her "Caroline and Rebecca" series of books are written for children ages 2–8, and have been used in classrooms from Preschool through the Second Grade.
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Early life
Pierce grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. She and her husband live in Heights neighborhood house where Pierce's father was born. He died when Pierce was 16.
She began writing while attending Saint Nicholas grammar school, in her own words, "since I was able to hold a pencil. I started scribbling and copying names. My mother gave me a journal. I wrote poetry and short stories and it escalated from there. St. Nicks had no newspaper, but my fifth grade English teacher entered me in a poetry contest, and I had two poems published in an anthology."
Pierce attended high school at Saint Dominic Academy, where she published her poems in the school literary magazine throughout all four years, and became editor of it in her senior year. She was also a member of the school's initial International Baccalaureate group of students.
Pierce attended Rutgers University-Newark, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. She minored in Psychology and History.
Career
The first book in her "Caroline and Rebecca" series, entitled Caroline and Rebecca: Rebecca Gets Into Trouble, was published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises in July 2010. Her second book in the series, entitled Caroline and Rebecca's Day at the Beach, was released in November 2011.