Dyan Sheldon

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Dyan Sheldon
Born Brooklyn, New York, United States
Pen nameD.M. Quintano
Occupation
  • Author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Period1982-present
Genre
Notable works Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Website
dyansheldon.co.uk

Dyan Sheldon is an American novelist, who has written for adults, children and young adults. Originally from Brooklyn, she resides in London and has written a number of young adult novels as well as many picture books in a variety of genres. [1]

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Dyan Sheldon's novel Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen , [2] a #1 New York Times bestseller, was made into a movie of the same name by Disney in 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan. [3]

Early life and career

Dyan Sheldon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Long Island with her parents when she was six years old. [4] Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Sheldon worked as a blurb writer and then as a commissioning editor in publishing in London. [1] Sheldon is a former fellow of Goldsmiths, University of London from 2018-2021. [5]

Sheldon's first book was published in 1982, an adults fiction novel called Victim of Love. [6] Her first picture book was A Witch Got on at Paddington Station published in 1987 and her first children's novel was Harry and Chicken published in 1990. [6]

The Whales Song

The Whales Song is a picture book written by Dyan Sheldon and illustrated by Gary Blythe aimed at children. The story is about a young girl named Lily who, inspired by a story by her grandmother about the mysterious whales in the bay, longs to hear their magical song. The book was first published in 1991 by Hutchinson. A 1991 review by Kirkus Reviews says "in a spare, poetic narrative, Sheldon captures a child's wonder at these magnificent creatures, echoed, in a splendid debut, in Blythe's generously broad oil paintings." [7] Publisher's Weekly reviewed the book in 1991 describes the book as "haunting" and "evocative". [8] The Whales Song won the Kate Greenway Medal for illustration in 1991. [9]

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is teenage fiction book written by Dyan Sheldon about Lola who moves from New York to Dellwood Falls and tries to settle into her new high-school including her rivalry with the school's resident drama queen, Carla. The book was first published in 1999 by Candlewick Press. It was adapted into a theatrical film by Disney in 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan. A sequel, My (Not So) Perfect Life was published in 2002.

Personal life

Dyan Sheldon currently lives in London.

Works

Adult novels

Young adult novels

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

YearTitleNotes
1999Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2002My (Not so) Perfect Life
2005Confessions of a Hollywood Star

Haunted series

YearTitleNotes
1993You Can Never Go Home Anymore
1993Save the Last Dance for Me

Planet Jane series

YearTitleNotes
2003Planet Jane
2004Planet Jane in Orbit
  • And Baby Makes Two (2000)
  • Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America (2005)
  • Perfect (Quintano novel)|Perfect (as D. M. Quintano) (2005)
  • I Conquer Britain (2006)
  • My Worst Best Friend (2010)
  • Away for the weekend (2011)
  • Tall, Thin and Blonde (2012)
  • More than one way to be a girl (2017)

Children's novels

Harry series

YearTitleNotes
1990Harry and the Chicken
1991Harry the Explorer
1992Harry's Holiday

Lizzie and Charley series

YearTitleNotes
1999Lizzie and Charley Go Shopping
2001Lizzie and Charley Go to the Movies
2002Lizzie and Charley Go Away for the Weekend

Undercover Angel series

YearTitleNotes
2000Undercover Angel
2000Undercover Angel Strikes Again
  • My Brother Is a Visitor from Another Planet (1992)
  • Only Binky (1993)
  • Bad Place for a Bus Stop (1994)
  • The Difficulties of Keeping Time (2008)

Picture books

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