Vivian Vande Velde

Born

in New York City, New York, The United States

June 18, 1951

Website

http://www.VivianVandeVelde.com/

Genre

Horror, Literature & Fiction, Children's Books

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. She likes to do school talks to children. She does many book conventions and also gives writing classes.

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Vivian Vande Velde's Books

Average rating: 3.77 · 42,959 ratings · 3,883 reviews · 47 distinct works · Similar authors

	Heir Apparent (Rasmussem Corporation, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 8,153 ratings — published 2002 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon's Bait 3.94 avg rating — 6,282 ratings — published 1992 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Companions of the Night 3.76 avg rating — 4,968 ratings — published 1995 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rumpelstiltskin Problem 3.82 avg rating — 2,637 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cloaked in Red 3.50 avg rating — 2,125 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Mordred 3.70 avg rating — 1,583 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Now You See It . . . 3.59 avg rating — 1,480 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Well-Timed Enchantment by Vivian Vande Velde, Cliff Nielsen 3.70 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 1990 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hidden Magic by Vivian Vande Velde, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 1,035 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stolen 3.55 avg rating — 1,045 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Vivian Vande Velde

Rasmussem Corporation (3 books)
by Vivian Vande Velde
3.97 avg rating — 9,770 ratings

Spellbound (2 books)
by Vivian Vande Velde
3.72 avg rating — 653 ratings

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Quotes by Vivian Vande Velde

“If you don't like vampire games, don't play”
― Vivian Vande Velde, Companions of the Night

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“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

tags: appearance, funny, geek, girls, heir-apparent

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“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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The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician Trilogy, #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg

, The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

12 votes 36.4%

, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

8 votes 24.2%

, Cracked by Eliza Crewe

7 votes 21.2%

Hunger (Riders of the Apocalypse, #1) by Jackie Morse Kessler

, Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler

4 votes 12.1%

Heir Apparent (Rasmussem Corporation, #2) by Vivian Vande Velde

, Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde

2 votes 6.1%

33 total votes

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