Jennifer A. Nielsen

Jennifer Anne[1] Nielsen (born 10 July 1971)[2] is an American author known primarily for young adult fiction. Her works include the Ascendance Trilogy, Behind Enemy Lines (one of the books in the Infinity Ring series), The Mark of the Thief, A Night Divided, and the Underworld Chronicles.[3]

Jennifer A. Nielsen
Born (1971-07-10) July 10, 1971
Northern Utah
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Period2010-present
GenreYoung adult fiction
Notable worksAscendance Trilogy
Notable awardsWhitney Award
Website
jennielsen.com

Life

Nielsen was born and raised in northern Utah[4] and completed her first full manuscript, on picking locks, at the age of 11.[5] However, it was abandoned when a locksmith did not allow her to research picking locks.[5] She published Elliot and the Goblin War, the first Underworld Chronicles book, in 2010[4] and has continued publishing novels since.

In 2013, she won the Whitney Award for Best Middle Grade Novel for The False Prince, the first novel in the Ascendance Trilogy,[6] and the next year she won again in the same category for The Runaway King, its sequel.[6] The paperback reprint of The False Prince put her on the New York Times Best Seller List in March 2013.[7] The False Prince received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.[8]

Neilsen lives in Northern Utah and is a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.[9]

Selected works
  • A Night Divided. Scholastic. 2015. ISBN 0545682428.[10][11]
  • The Scourge. Scholastic Press. 2016. ISBN 0545682452.[12][13]
  • Resistance. Scholastic Press. 2018. ISBN 1338148478.[14][15]
  • Words on Fire. Scholastic Press. 2019. ISBN 133827547X.[16]

The Ascendance series
  • The False Prince. Scholastic, Inc. 2012. ISBN 0545284139.[8][17]
  • The Runaway King. Scholastic, Inc. 2013. ISBN 0545284155.[18][19]
  • The Shadow Throne. Scholastic, Inc. 2014. ISBN 0545284171.[20]

Traitor's Game series
  • The Traitor's Game. Scholastic Press. 2018. ISBN 1338045377.[21][22]
  • The Deceiver's Heart. Scholastic Press. 2019. ISBN 1338045415.[23]

Mark of the Thief series
  • Mark of the Thief. Scholastic Press. 2015. ISBN 054556154X.[24]
  • Rise of the Wolf. Scholastic Press. 2016. ISBN 054556204X.[25]
  • Wrath of the Storm. Scholastic Press. 2017. ISBN 0545562074.

References
  1. "What is your middle name? What does the A stand for?". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017. Anne. It was my grandmother's name.
  2. "I don't want to be disrespectful or anything (this is for an author study), but when and where were you born?". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017. I was born in Utah on July 10, 1971.
  3. "Jennifer A. Nielsen's List of Books". Scholastic Teachers. Scholastic Inc. 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. "About". Jennifer A. Nielson. 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. "Jennifer A. Nielsen's Biography". Scholastic Teachers. Scholastic Inc. 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. Rappleye, Christine. And the winners of the 2013 Whitney Awards are ...", The Deseret News, May 3, 2014.
  7. "March 31, 2013 THIS WEEK CHILDREN'S MIDDLE GRADE". New York Times. March 31, 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  8. "Children's Book Review: The False Prince". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  9. "Thanks to You… | Jennifer A. Nielsen - Author". Retrieved Oct 15, 2019.
  10. "A Night Divided". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  11. A NIGHT DIVIDED | Kirkus Reviews.
  12. "Children's Book Review: The Scourge". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  13. THE SCOURGE | Kirkus Reviews.
  14. "Children's Book Review: Resistance". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  15. RESISTANCE | Kirkus Reviews.
  16. WORDS ON FIRE | Kirkus Reviews.
  17. THE FALSE PRINCE | Kirkus Reviews.
  18. "Runaway King review". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  19. THE RUNAWAY KING | Kirkus Reviews.
  20. THE SHADOW THRONE | Kirkus Reviews.
  21. "Children's Book Review: The Traitor's Game". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  22. THE TRAITOR'S GAME | Kirkus Reviews.
  23. THE DECEIVER'S HEART | Kirkus Reviews.
  24. "Children's Book Review: Mark of the Thief". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  25. RISE OF THE WOLF | Kirkus Reviews.

Further reading

Article in Publishers Weekly

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