Tracey West (born October 1, 1965) is a

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author who has written for many different licensed series, including ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Life

Tracey West was born and brought up in

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, United States. She has written for ''

'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She has also written her own original series ''Pixie Tricks'' and ''Dragon Masters''. West started her books in the 2000s and has written over 200 books for children. In 2015, her novelization of the film

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was nominated for the Scribe Award by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers.

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Jayne Harvey
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Coco Simon
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Alyssa Crowne
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Angela Darling
(pseudonyms), 5 and 6 records 1965 births American children's writers Writers from New Jersey Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American women writers {{US-child-writer-stub