Vivian Vande Velde





Vivian Vande Velde

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June 18, 1951 in New York City, New York, The United States

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Vivian Vande Velde (born 1951, currently residing in Rochester, New York) is an American author who writes books primarily aimed at young adults.

Her novels and short story collections usually have some element of horror or fantasy, but are primarily humorous. Her book Never Trust a Dead Man (1999) received the 2000 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel. She says that she really likes to write for children.[citation needed] She likes to do school talks to children. She does many book conventions and also gives writing classes.



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Average rating: 3.74 · 14,163 ratings · 1,866 reviews · 37 distinct works
Heir Apparent
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 2,877 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions
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Companions of the Night
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 1,866 ratings13 editions
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Dragon's Bait
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,563 ratings11 editions
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The Rumpelstiltskin Problem
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 809 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions
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Now You See It . . .
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 699 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions
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A Well-Timed Enchantment
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 1990 — 8 editions
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The Book of Mordred
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
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Stolen
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 455 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Cloaked in Red
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Being Dead
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 379 ratings7 editions
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“If you don't like vampire games, don't play”
Vivian Vande Velde, Companions of the Night

“She sighed. Loudly. "Physical appearance is not what is important."
Yeah right. Tell that to any girl who hasn't bothered to put on a presentable shirt or fix her hair because she's only running into the grocery store to get a quart of milk for her grandmother, and who does she see tending the 7-ITEMS-OR-LESS cash register but the guy of her dreams, except she can't even say hi- much less try to develop a meaningful relationship- since she looks like the poster child for the terminally geeky.”
Vivian Vande Velde, Heir Apparent

“They'd poisoned me, dammit. Probably to trade my dead body to the barbarians for Wulfgar's safe return. Or maybe just for the fun of it.”
Vivian Vande Velde, Heir Apparent

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