Robin Wasserman facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Robin Wasserman
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| Born | May 31, 1978 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
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Robin Wasserman (born on May 31, 1978) is an American author who writes novels and essays. An essay is a short piece of writing on a particular subject.
Wasserman grew up near Philadelphia. She went to college at Harvard University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as an editor for a children's book company.
She has written many popular books for kids and young adults. She has also written two novels for adults that received very good reviews. Her novel Mother Daughter Widow Wife was a finalist for the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, a major book award. Besides books, she writes articles for websites and magazines like Buzz Feed and The Atlantic. Wasserman currently lives in Los Angeles, California. She also teaches writing at SNHU and writes for television shows.
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Famous Books and Series
Seven Deadly Sins series
This book series from Simon & Schuster is about seven teenagers in a small town in California. Each teenager struggles with making good choices.
The story follows the lives of characters like Harper, Beth, Adam, and Kane. Each book in the series focuses on one of the seven deadly sins, which are concepts about human mistakes. The novels in the series are ..., Envy, Pride, Wrath, Sloth, Gluttony, and Greed.
In 2010, the book series was turned into a TV miniseries that was shown on the Lifetime Movie Network.
Chasing Yesterday series
This is another exciting series by Wasserman. The books in this series are:
- Awakening
- Betrayal
- Truth
The Skinned / Cold Awakening Trilogies
This series of books has been released with two different sets of titles and covers, but the stories inside are the same.
Original Skinned Trilogy Titles
- Skinned (2008)
- Crashed (2009)
- Wired (2010)
Newer Cold Awakening Trilogy Titles
- Frozen
- Shattered
- Torn
Other Books for Young Readers
Wasserman has written many other books, including:
- How I Survived My Most Embarrassing Moments (2004)
- Hacking Harvard (2007)
- The Book of Blood and Shadow (2013)
- The Waking Dark (2014)
She also wrote several books in the Candy Apple series:
- Callie for President (2008)
- Life, Starring Me! (2009)
- Wish You Were Here, Liza (2010)
Novels for Adults
- Girls on Fire (2016)
- Mother Daughter Widow Wife (2020)
