Holly Black
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November 10, 1971
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New Jersey, The United States
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Holly Black is a best-selling author of contemporary fantasy novels for children and teens. She was influenced by a childhood spent reading books about ghosts and fairies. Her first book, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale (2002), was an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award. She collaborated with long-time friend Tony DiTerlizzi on the best-selling Spiderwick Chronicles, which has been translated into 32 languages worldwide. Her latest book, Ironside (Simon & Schuster, 2007), is the sequel to Tithe. She lives in Massachusetts."
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"You are the only thing I have that is neither duty nor obligation, the only thing I chose for myself. The only thing I want. "
— Holly Black (Ironside)
— Holly Black (Ironside)
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"She knew what it felt like to tremble like that before touching someone-desire so acute that it became despair. "
— Holly Black (Ironside)
— Holly Black (Ironside)
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare
Tithe by Holly Black
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topics mentioning this author
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| YA Book Council: Tastemakers | 17 | 40 | Oct 27, 2008 08:20PM | |
| The Book Challenge: Istoleahalo's 2008 Book Challenges | 54 | 116 | Dec 15, 2008 05:39AM | |
| 50 Books A Year: Tina's List | 60 | 202 | Dec 30, 2008 06:15PM | |
| Love2Read: Erika's 50 Book Challenge | 9 | 19 | Dec 31, 2008 07:44AM | |
| Room 110, Period 6: Vocabulary | 40 | 34 | Jan 05, 2009 12:59PM | |
| Paranormal Romance: April 2009 Reading Challenge | 625 | 640 | May 04, 2009 09:32PM |































