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faculty member, MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults

Vermont College of Fine Arts

The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Kansas The University of Michigan Law School

Cats, reading, writing, graphic novels, angels, vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, archery, sushi, theater, museums, travel, architecture

Best In Show, Blast from the Past, The Blues Brothers, Chronicles of Narnia, Dracula, My Fair Lady, Fried Green Tomatoes, Fright Night, Galaxy Quest, Grease, How to Train Your Dragon, Indiana Jones, Jumanji, Kate and Leopold, Meet the Robinsons, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, My Cousin Vinny, Lost Boys, Love Actually, Men In Black, Misery, The Mummy, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Pillow Talk, Pleasantville, The Princess Bride, Ratatouille, Shakespeare in Love, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Stand By Me, Star Wars (1977-1983), Teen Witch, The Witches of Eastwick, Xanadu, The Vampire's Assistant. Alien Nation, Angel, Bones, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, A Different World, Fraiser, Freaks and Geeks, Heroes, Lois and Clark, Monk, My So Called Life, Northern Exposure, Remington Steele, Six Feet Under, The X Files.

ABBA, Louis Armstrong, James Darren, Melissa Etheridge, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, The Hudsons, Eartha Kitt, Meatloaf, Willie Nelson, Walela.

I'm best known for my romantic YA horror, contemporary Native youth fiction, and humorous picture books. The TANTALIZE series includes TANTALIZE, ETERNAL, BLESSED, DIABOLICAL and TANTALIZE: KIEREN'S STORY. The series is available from Candlewick and Listening Library/Random House in the U.S., Walker UK, Walker New Zealand and Australia, Amber (Poland) and Editions Intervista (France). My latest children's book is HOLLER LOUDLY, illustrated by Barry Gott (Dutton).