Aimee Carter (born January 24, 1986) is an American writer of

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and

young adult fiction Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...

Biography

Aimee Carter was born on January 24, 1986, in

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

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, where she currently resides. She wrote fan fiction before she wrote her first original story. Carter graduated from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

with a degree in Screen Arts and Cultures. She also earned a First Degree black belt in

Tae Kwon Do ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

from Progressive Martial Arts.

Published works

Middle Grade books

The Zac Trilogy

*''Blue Car Nights'' (November 1, 2004)''Blue Car Nights''
Retrieved 2019-02-03 *''Words Without Rhyme'' (November 1, 2004) *''Leaving to Stay'' (November 1, 2004)

Simon Thorn

*''Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den'' (Bloomsbury, February 2, 2016) **''Animox - Das Heulen der Wölfe'', German translation, (Oetinger, August 22, 2016) *''Simon Thorn and the Viper's Pit'' (Bloomsbury, February 7, 2017) **''Animox - Das Auge der Schlange'', German translation, (Oetinger, March 20, 2017) *''Simon Thorn and the Shark's Cave'' (Bloomsbury, February 6, 2018) **''Animox - Die Stadt der Haie'', German translation, (Oetinger, October 23, 2017) *''Simon Thorn and the Black Widow’s Web'' (unpublished)''FAQ:Aimée Carter''
Retrieved 2019-09-17 **''Animox – Der Biss der Schwarzen Witwe'', German translation, (Oetinger, July, 2018) *''Simon Thorn and the Eagle’s Lair'' (unpublished) **''Animox - Der Flug des Adlers'', German translation, (Oetinger, February 25, 2019) **''Die Erben der Animox, Die Beute des Fuchs'' **''Die Erben der Animox, Das Gift des Oktopus''

Standalone

* ''Curse of the Phoenix'' (June 8, 2021)

Young Adult books

The Goddess Test

* ''The Goddess Test'' (2011) * ''Goddess Interrupted'' (2012) * ''The Goddess Inheritance'' (2013) Novellas * ''The Goddess Hunt'' (2012) * ''The Goddess Legacy'' (2012) * ''The Goddess Queen'' (2012) * ''The Lovestruck Goddess'' (2012) * ''Goddess of the Underground'' (2012) * ''God of Thieves'' (2012) * ''God of Darkness'' (2012)

The Blackcoat Rebellion

*''Pawn'' (November 26, 2013) *''Captive'' (November 2014) *''Queen'' (November 24, 2015)

References

External links

* 21st-century American novelists 1986 births Living people American young adult novelists People from Wayne County, Michigan American women novelists University of Michigan alumni Novelists from Michigan 21st-century American women writers Women writers of young adult literature {{US-novelist-1980s-stub