Jenny Han
Jenny Han | |
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Han in September 2010 | |
Born | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American[1] |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Website | |
dearjennyhan |
Jenny Han is an American author of young adult fiction. She wrote the Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy and the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series.
Early life & education
Han was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia and has one younger sister. After high school, Han went to college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[2] and later earned her MFA in creative writing at The New School,[3] where she met fellow young adult novelists Morgan Matson and Siobhan Vivian; the latter of which she would go on to co-write the Burn for Burn series with. Han resides in Brooklyn, New York.[2]
Publication history
Han wrote her first published book, Shug, while she was in college.[4] Shug is about Annemarie Wilcox, a twelve-year-old trying to navigate the perils of junior high school. Publishers Weekly said of the novel, "With its distinct Southern flavor, its presentation of universal conflicts and a cast of characters sure to be recognizable to readers, this book will likely draw a wide audience."[5]
Her next project was a trilogy for young adults about a girl's coming-of-age during summers. The trilogy, which includes The Summer I Turned Pretty, It's Not Summer Without You and We'll Always Have Summer, quickly became a Best Seller on The New York Times list.[6]
In 2011, Han began working on a new young adult series with fellow writer Siobhan Vivian about three high school girls who begin a mission to exact revenge on people who wronged them. According to Han, she and Vivian "have been [best friends] and writing buddies for years ... We've always traded our own pages back and forth, so this is a pretty natural progression for us."[4]
She released a young adult romance novel in 2014, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, about Lara Jean Song Covey, a half-Korean, half-Caucasian high school student whose life turns upside down when the letters she's written to all the boys she's had crushes on get sent out.[7] Kirkus Reviews said of the book, "An ultimately compelling exploration of teenage growth and young love."[8] Han embarked on a national book tour for To All the Boys I've Loved Before. The sequel, P.S. I Still Love You, was released the following year and was met with another national book tour. Additionally, the book won the Young Adult 2015–2016 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.[9] A third book about Lara Jean, Always and Forever, Lara Jean, was released in 2017.[10]
Bibliography
- Children's books
- The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy
- The Summer I Turned Pretty (2009) ISBN 978-1416968238
- It's Not Summer Without You (2010) ISBN 978-1416995555
- We'll Always Have Summer (2011) ISBN 978-1416995586
- Burn for Burn trilogy
- Burn for Burn (2012) ISBN 978-1442440753
- Fire with Fire (2013) ISBN 978-1442440784
- Ashes to Ashes (2014) ISBN 978-1442440814
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before trilogy
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2014) ISBN 978-1442426702
- P.S. I Still Love You (2015) ISBN 978-1442426733
- Always and Forever, Lara Jean (2017) ISBN 978-1481430487
- Short stories
- "Polaris Is Where You'll Find Me" in My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories (2014) ISBN 978-1250059307
References
- ↑ Carlson, Julie (July 1, 2014). "Jenny Han's YA books attract Hollywood's attention". The Korea Times.
- 1 2 "Jenny Han, writer of books for kids and teens". DearJennyHan.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Jenny Han books: To All The Boys I've Loved Before". Simon & Schuster. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- 1 2 Hong, Terry. "An Interview with Jenny Han". Bookslut. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Children's Book Review: Shug by Jenny Han". Publishers Weekly. April 17, 2006. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Jenny Han; Official Publisher Page". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "To All the Boys I've Loved Before; Book by Jenny Han". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ Ludwig, Elisa (April 2, 2014). "TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE by Jenny Han". KirkusReviews.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "2015-2016 AWARDS WINNERS". Asian Pacific American Literature Awards. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Always and Forever, Lara Jean; Book by Jenny Han". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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