Occupation Writer Name Lauren DeStefano Nationality American Role Author | Period 21st century | |
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Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction Books Wither, Sever, Perfect Ruin, A Curious Tale of the In‑Between, Broken Crowns | ||
Education Albertus Magnus College Literary movement Young-adult fiction | ||
Author lauren destefano delves into wither
Lauren DeStefano is an American young adult author. She is best known for the Chemical Garden series of novels and her gallows humor.
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- Author lauren destefano delves into wither
- Book Review Wither by Lauren DeStefano
- Biography
- Novels
- References
Book Review | Wither by Lauren DeStefano.
Biography
DeStefano was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and has an English degree from Albertus Magnus College. Her first book, Wither, a dystopian young adult novel, was published in 2011 by Simon & Schuster.
Wither is the first book in The Chemical Garden Trilogy, and the second novel, Fever, debuted at No. 6 on the New York Times bestseller list in March 2012. The third and final book, Sever, was released on February 12, 2013. The trilogy achieved No. 10 on the New York Times bestseller list for children's series in March 2013.
DeStefano is currently working on a new series. She has a three-book deal with Simon & Schuster for a "utopian" young adult series called The Internment Chronicles. The first book is titled Perfect Ruin. It was released October 1, 2013, and focuses on the "perfect, orderly society" of a city floating in the sky. The second book in the series, Burning Kingdoms, was released on March 10, 2015. DeStefano also wrote a middle-grade book, A Curious Tale of the In-Between, which is scheduled for release in September 2015.
Novels
The Chemical Garden Trilogy
The Internment Chronicles
Other Work