Alexandra Flinn (born October 23, 1966) is an American writer of novels for young adults. Her books have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller lists and have been translated into over twenty foreign languages. Many of her books have made the American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults lists, as well as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.[1] Many of her novels are modernized versions of classic fairy tales.
Flinn was born in Long Island, New York and grew up in Syosset, New York and Miami, Florida. At the age of five, she started thinking about being a writer and submitted early efforts to magazines like Highlights, which did not publish them. At twelve, she moved to Palmetto Bay, Florida, a suburb of Miami, where she still lives. She struggled to make friends at her new school, and she has said that this experience inspired much of her writing for young adults, particularly her book, Breaking Point.
She graduated from Miami-Palmetto High School and was in a performing arts program called PAVAC (Performing And Visual Arts Center), which inspired some of her book, Diva. She graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in vocal performance (opera), then went to law school at Nova Southeastern University.[2] She practiced law for 10 years before quitting her day job to devote herself full-time to writing, following the acceptance of her third book.
Breaking Point (2002), chosen as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Nothing to Lose (2004), chosen as a Booklist Top 10 Youth Mystery, American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, and an American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Fade to Black (2005)
Diva (2006), a sequel to Breathing Underwater
A Kiss in Time (2009), a modern version of Sleeping Beauty[4]
^. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). American Library Association. 2005. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^Flinn, Alex. . HarperTeen. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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