Dyan Sheldon | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Pen name | D.M. Quintano |
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Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1982-present |
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Notable works | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen |
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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] Her young adult science-fiction novel Perfect was published under the name "D. M. Quintano", as it was a departure from her usual style.
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]