Gina Cascone facts for kids
Gina Cascone is an American author and screenwriter. She writes exciting books and scripts for movies and TV shows.
Gina Cascone's Amazing Stories
Gina Cascone is a busy writer! She has written many books and TV scripts. She even wrote two memoirs. A memoir is like a true story about someone's life. Her memoirs are called Pagan Babies and Other Catholic Memories and Life al Dente: Laughter and Love in an Italian American Family. These books share her experiences growing up.
Gina has also written many books for young readers. She worked for companies like 17th Street and Parachute Press. She has even teamed up with her sister, Annette Cascone, on several projects. Together, they wrote thrilling books for teens. They also wrote a funny book that made fun of study guides called Cliffs Notes.
One of their most famous projects is the Deadtime Stories series. These are spooky books for middle schoolers. They were first published under the name A.C. Cascone. Gina and Annette also wrote several episodes for the Nickelodeon TV show based on these books!
Besides books, Gina is also a screenwriter. This means she writes scripts for movies. She co-wrote the 1990 movie, Mirror, Mirror, with her sister Annette.
More recently, Gina has written picture books for younger kids. She wrote these with her daughter, Bryony Williams Sheppard. Their books include Around the World Right Now and Unicorn Yoga.
Books by Gina Cascone
Deadtime Stories
Gina and Annette Cascone wrote many books in the Deadtime Stories series. Here are some of them:
- Deadtime Stories: Terror in Tiny Town (1996, 2013)
- Deadtime Stories: Invasion of the Appleheads (1996, 2013)
- Deadtime Stories: Along Came a Spider (1996, 2013)
- Deadtime Stories: Ghost Knight (1996, 2013)
- Deadtime Stories: Revenge of the Goblins (1996, 2013)
- Deadtime Stories: Little Magic Shop of Horrors (1996, 2013)
- Deadtime Stories: It Came from the Deep (1997, 2014)
- Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets (1997, 2012)
- Deadtime Stories: Grandpa's Monster Movies (1997, 2012)
- Deadtime Stories: Nightmare on Planet X (1997, 2014)
- Deadtime Stories: Welcome to the Terror-Go-Round (1997)
- Deadtime Stories: The Beast of Baskerville (1997, 2012)
- Deadtime Stories: Cyber Scare (1997)
- Deadtime Stories: Night of the Pet Zombies (1997)
- Deadtime Stories: Faerie Tale (1997, 2014)
Other Books
Here are some other books Gina Cascone has written:
- Unicorn Yoga, Sleeping Bear Press, 2020
- Around the World Right Now, Sleeping Bear Press, 2017
- Life Al Dente: Laughter and Love in an Italian-American Family, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- There's No Place Like Home, Troll Communications, 1997
- If He Hollers, Avon Books, 1995
- In a Crooked Little House, Troll Communications, 1994
- Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories, St. Martin’s Press, 1982
- Jump off the Cliff Notes, Bart Books, 1988
- Mother's Little Helper, St. Martin’s Press, 1986
