Melody Carlson

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Melody Carlson
Born (1956-03-02) March 2, 1956 (age 67)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Springfield High School
Lane Community College
Notable works Diary of a Teenage Girl

Melody Carlson (born March 2, 1956) is an American author. She has written over 250 books for women, teens and children, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series.

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Biography

Carlson was born March 2, 1956, in San Francisco, California. She grew up in Springfield, Oregon, and went to Springfield High School and later Lane Community College. She currently resides in Sisters, Oregon. Some of her novels are being adapted for TV and film, including All Summer Long, which premiered for Hallmark Channel in August 2019. [1] Some of her most popular works are the Diary of a Teenage Girl , the True Colors Series series, The Happy Camper, and Christmas at Winter Hill. She has written more than 250 books for women and teens and children, with sales totaling more than US$7,500,000.

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Children's Works

Faithgirlz: The Girls Of 622 Harbor View series

Diary of a Teenage Girl series

Caitlin books

  • Becoming Me
  • It's My Life
  • Who I Am
  • On My Own
  • I Do

Chloe books

  • My Name is Chloe
  • Sold Out
  • Road Trip
  • Face the Music

Kim books

  • Just Ask
  • Meant to Be
  • Falling Up
  • That Was Then

Maya books

  • A Not So Simple Life
  • It's a Green Thing
  • What Matters Most

TrueColors

TrueColors is intended for a teenage audience. Topics in this series include sexuality, drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, eating disorders, and friendships.

Carter House Girls series

On the Runway

86 Bloomberg Place series

Notes From A Spinning Planet series

The Secret Life of Samantha McGregor series

Secrets series

Allison Chronicles

By Design series

Degrees Of Betrayal series

Degrees Of Guilt series

Life at Kingston High series

The Dating Games

Amish Fiction

Inn At Shining Waters series

Teen Fiction

Teen Non-fiction

Teen Devotionals

Women's Fiction

4 Lindas series

Love Finds You... Series

A Grace Chapel Inn series

Homeward on the Oregon Trail series

Women's Nonfiction

Women's Novellas

Christmas Novellas

Whispering Pines Series, Harvest House

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