Ann Brashares facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ann Brashares
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Brashares in 2006
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| Born | July 30, 1967 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Barnard College |
| Occupation | Young adult fiction novelist |
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Notable work
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
| Children | 4 |
Ann Brashares, born on July 30, 1967, is an American writer. She is famous for her books for young adults. Her most well-known works are the The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. These books tell stories about friendship and growing up.
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Ann Brashares was born in Alexandria, Virginia. She grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with her three brothers. She went to school at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.. Later, she studied philosophy at Barnard College. After college, she worked as an editor for a company called 17th Street Productions. This company was later bought by Alloy Entertainment. Ann worked there for a short time too.
Her Famous Books
After leaving Alloy, Ann Brashares wrote her first book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. This book came out in 2001 and quickly became a huge success around the world. It was the start of a popular series.
She wrote three more books in the "Pants" series:
- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (2003)
- Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood (2005)
- Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (2007)
Movies and Other Stories
The first book in the series was made into a movie in 2005. It was called The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. A second movie, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, came out in 2008. This movie was based on the other three books in the series.
Ann Brashares also wrote other books. Her first book for adults, The Last Summer (of You and Me), was released in 2007. She also wrote two companion books for the Sisterhood series. These were 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows (2009) and Sisterhood Everlasting (2011). Her second book for adults, My Name is Memory, came out in 2010. This book was even considered for a movie. In 2014, she published a young adult novel about time travel called The Here and Now.
Ann Brashares lives in New York City. She lives with her husband, Jacob Collins, who is an artist. They have four children: Samuel, Nathaniel, Susannah, and Isaiah.
Ann Brashares mostly writes books for young adults. Besides the popular Sisterhood series and its two companion books, she has also written other types of books. She wrote two short biographies for a nonfiction book series called Techies. She has also published two standalone novels for adults.
Ann Brashares has won awards for her writing. She received the Indies Choice Book Award for Children's Literature in 2002. In 2005, she won the Quill Award for Young Teen/Adult books.
Nonfiction Books
- 2001 – Linus Torvalds, Software Rebel
- 2001 – Steve Jobs Thinks Different
Fiction Books
- 2001 – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
- 2003 – The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
- 2005 – Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
- 2007 – Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
- 2007 – The Last Summer (of You and Me)
- 2009 – 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows
- 2010 – My Name Is Memory
- 2011 – Sisterhood Everlasting
- 2014 – The Here and Now
- 2017 – The Whole Thing Together
See also
In Spanish: Ann Brashares para niños
