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Denise Vega

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born

Seattle, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.denisevega.com

twitter username

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genre

Young Adult, Children's Books

member since

February 2008

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I've been writing since I was a kid but it took awhile to get published-I had to work at improving my craft! Click Here was the sixth novel I'd written, the first to be accepted for publication. It went on to become a bestselling title for the Scholastic Book Fairs/Clubs, won the Colorado Book Award for Young Adult Literature, and was a 2008 Louisiana Reader’s Choice Nominee. I was excited and nervous to write Access Denied, the sequel to Click Here, because so many readers have written to tell me how much they loved it. But luckily my readers have really liked it - whew. Fact of Life #31 won the Colorado Top Hand Award and the Colorado Book Award for Young Adult Literature. My newest book, ROCK ON, which was so much fun to write. Other stu...more

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I don't know if anyone will read this, but I did want to let people know that I'm running a contest to give away three sets of the new paperbacks for Click Here and Access Denied:

http://www.denisevega.com/html/adcont...

Access Denied is the book - the sequel - that I promised I'd write about back in Nov 2009. Ha! So much for that promise. But...better late than never!

It was definitely scary writ... read more »

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Books by Denise Vega

Average rating: 3.92 · 1,706 ratings · 344 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Click Here 3.91 avg rating — 1,208 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Fact of Life #31 3.98 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Access Denied: And Other Eighth Grade Error Messages 4.03 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Rock On 3.72 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Build a Burrito: A Counting Book in English and Spanish: by Denise Vega (Goodreads Author), David Diaz (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Grandmother, Have the Angels Come? by Denise Vega (Goodreads Author), Erin Eitter Kono (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Click Here 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Learning the Internet for Kids: A Voyage to Internet Treasures (Learning Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Word Processing For Kids (Learning Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	WordPerfect 7 for Windows 95 Essentials Level III 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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Upcoming Events

REACH Education Conference: Reach for Literacy
Author appearance, May 31, 2012 10:30AM
King Center, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO, US

I will share personal thoughts, ideas and insights to help participants widen th...more

Once Upon a Tablet: Children's Books in a Digital Age A One-Day Symposium
Author appearance, June 02, 2012 09:00AM
Green Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, US

Organizer. Symposium Speakers include: Joy Neaves, Editor, Namelos Lin Oliver, E...more

Guest Speaker, Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Author appearance, June 05, 2012 06:00PM
Denver Public Library, Denver, CO, US

Denise will be the keynote speaker for the volunteer appreciation dinner for Rea...more

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Denise is Currently Reading

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The Informationist

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The Probability of Miracles

by Wendy Wunder

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Denise Vega gave to: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Denise Vega gave to: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Denise Vega is currently reading: The Informationist by Taylor Stevens (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Apr 08, 2012 04:36pm
Denise Vega said "yes" to attending the event: Keys to Writing & Selling Your Children's or Teen Book date: October 17, 2012 06:00PM location: Colorado Free University, Lowry Campus, The United States description: Whether you write picture books or are working on the next fantasy novel for teens, this introductory course can help you negotiate a path to success. The class covers the two most important parts of that success: the actual writing and getting published. First, learn from an award-winning children's/teen author ways to identify what makes a good story, and explore good writing and revising techniques. Then jump in and get an overview of the children's book publishing industry, including the typ...more
Apr 04, 2012 06:44pm
Denise Vega joined the Addicted to YA group.
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Denise Vega marked as to-read: Days of Blood and Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #2) by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Denise Vega gave to: Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Denise Vega gave to: Where She Went (If I Stay, #2) by Gayle Forman	My rating:
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Denise Vega gave to: If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman	My rating:
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Denise Vega gave to: Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2012	My rating:
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Quotes by Denise Vega

“Somebody once told me that good friends are like Tootie Pops, if you don't bite them they won't bite you. Erin Swift”
― Denise Vega, Click Here

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