Dyan Sheldon is an American novelist, who has written for adults, children and young adults. Originally from

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, she resides in

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and has written a number of young adult novels as well as many

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in a variety of genres. Her young adult science-fiction novel ''Perfect'' was published under the name "D. M. Quintano", as it was a departure from her usual style. Dyan Sheldon's novel ''

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'' is a 2004 American teen musical comedy film directed by Sara Sugarman from a screenplay by Gail Parent, based on Dyan Sheldon's 1999 novel of the same name. It stars Lindsay Lohan as an aspiring tee ...

'', a #1 New York Times bestseller, was made into a movie of the same name by

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in 2004, starring

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Selected bibliography

Adult novels

* '' Victim of Love'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

My Life as a Whale My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Market ...

'' (1992)

Young adult novels

* ''

You Can Never Go Home Anymore In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Pro ...

'' (1993) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

And Baby Makes Two or AND may refer to: Logic, grammar, and computing * Conjunction (grammar), connecting two words, phrases, or clauses * Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition * Bitwise AND, a bool ...

'' (2000) * ''

My (Not So) Perfect Life ''My (Not So) Perfect Life'' is a young adult novel by Dyan Sheldon. The sequel to ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'' is a 2004 American teen musical comedy film directed by Sara Sugarman from a s ...

'' (2002) * ''

Planet Janet A planet is a large, rounded Astronomical object, astronomical body that is neither a star nor its Stellar remnant, remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud colla ...

'' (2003) * ''

Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America ''Sophie Pitt-Turnbull discovers America'' (2003) is a young adult novel by Dyan Sheldon Dyan Sheldon is an American novelist, who has written for adults, children and young adults. Originally from Brooklyn, she resides in London and has writte ...

'' (2005) * ''

Perfect Perfect commonly refers to: * Perfection, completeness, excellence * Perfect (grammar), a grammatical category in some languages Perfect may also refer to: Film * Perfect (1985 film), ''Perfect'' (1985 film), a romantic drama * Perfect (2018 f ...

'' (as D. M. Quintano) (2005) * ''

I Conquer Britain I, or i, is the ninth Letter (alphabet), letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in Engl ...

'' (2006) * ''

My Worst Best Friend My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * My (album), ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * My (EP), ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon ...

'' (2010) * ''

Confessions of a Hollywood Star Confessions are acknowledgements of facts by those who would have otherwise preferred to keep those facts hidden. Confessions may also refer to: Film, television, and radio * ''Confessions'' (1925 film), a British silent film * ''Confessions'' ...

'' (2005) * ''

Away for the weekend Away may refer to: Film and television * ''Away'' (2016 film), a 2016 British film * ''Away'' (2019 film), a 2019 animated silent film * ''Away'' (TV series), a 2020 science fiction drama on Netflix Literature * ''Away'' (play), a 1986 play by M ...

'' (2011) * '' Tall, Thin and Blonde'' (2012) * ''

More than one way to be a girl More or Mores may refer to: Computing * MORE (application), outline software for Mac OS * more (command), a shell command * MORE protocol, a routing protocol * Missouri Research and Education Network Music Albums * ''More!'' (album), by Booka ...

'' (2017)

Children's novels

* '' Harry and Chicken'' (1990) * ''

My Brother Is a Visitor from Another Planet My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Market ...

'' (1992) * ''

Only Binky Only may refer to: Music Albums * ''Only'' (album), by Tommy Emmanuel, 2000 * ''The Only'', an EP by Dua Lipa, 2017 Songs * "Only" (Anthrax song), 1993 * "Only" (Nine Inch Nails song), 2005 * "Only" (Nicki Minaj song), 2014 * " The Only", by ...

'' (1993) * ''

Bad Place for a Bus Stop Bad or BAD may refer to: Common meanings * Evil, the opposite of moral good * Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect *Unhealthy, or counter to well-being *Antagonist, the threat or obstacle of moral good Acronyms * BAD-2, a Soviet armored trolley ...

'' (1994) * ''

Lizzie and Charley Go Shopping Lizzie or Lizzy is a nickname for Elizabeth or Elisabet, often given as an independent name in the United States, especially in the late 19th century. Lizzie can also be the shortened version of Lizeth, Lissette or Lizette. People * Elizabeth ...

'' (1999) * '' Undercover Angel'' (2000) * ''

The Difficulties of Keeping Time ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

'' (2008)

Picture books

* ''

The Whales' Song ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

'' (1991) * '' Under the Moon'' (1994) (alternative title, ''The Garden'') * ''

Unicorn Dreams The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unicorn has for the last thousand years or ...

'' (1997) (alternative title, ''Unicorn City'') * '' The Last Angel'' (2003) * ''

Vampire Across the Way A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...

'' (2004)

References

External links

*
Dyan Sheldon at Fantastic Fiction
* Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American children's writers American women novelists American women children's writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-writer-stub