Lisa McMann
Lisa McMann is an American author and the creator of The Unwanteds and The Unwanteds Quests series for young readers and the WAKE trilogy for young adults.
Biography
McMann was born Lisa Dawn Gort on February 27, 1968 in Holland, Michigan to Glenda and Morris G. Gort. She graduated from Calvin College in 1990. Her first novel, WAKE, debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list for children's chapter books. She is also the author of FADE, which debuted on the New York Times best-seller list and remained there eleven weeks, and of GONE, the last book in the WAKE series, which was released February 2010.McMann has published many short stories, including the creative nonfiction essay, "When You're Ten", featured in Literary Mama, and the award-winning short story, "The Day of the Shoes", in 2004. One year later, her story, "Like Waves on Rocks" was published in the Gator Springs Gazette. McMann's short stories are written for adult audiences while her novels are intended for young adults.
Awards
- "The Day of the Shoes" : 2004 Templeton International Power of Purpose AwardWAKE: American Library Association 2009 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersWAKE: 2008 Cybil Award FinalistWAKE: Abraham Lincoln Book Award Master List WAKE: Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee WAKE: Gateway Readers Award Nominee WAKE: Georgia Peach Book Award Master ListWAKE: IRA Young Adults' ChoicesWAKE: Nevada Young Reader's Award NomineeWAKE: Texas Tayshas Reading ListWAKE: Young Adult Reading Program Reading List Selection Cryer's Cross: American Library Association 2012 Best Fiction for Young AdultsCryer's Cross: American Library Association 2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young ReadersDead to You: American Library Association 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young ReadersDead to You: IRA Young Adults' ChoicesThe Unwanteds: Maine Student Book Award Master ListtThe Unwanteds: North Carolina Young Adult Book Award NomineetThe Unwanteds: Truman Reader Award Nominee tCrash: American Library Association 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young ReadersCrash: MSTA Reading Circle ListBang: MSTA Reading Circle List
Published works
Wake trilogy
WAKE FADE- ''GONE''
[The Unwanteds]
- The Unwanteds The Unwanteds: Island of Silence The Unwanteds: Island of Fire The Unwanteds: Island of Legends The Unwanteds: Island of Shipwrecks The Unwanteds: Island of Graves
- ''The Unwanteds: Island of Dragons''
The Unwanteds Quests
The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Captives The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Bones The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Ghosts The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Curse The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Fire The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Slayers- ''The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Fury''
Visions trilogy
Crash Bang- ''Gasp''
Going Wild series
Going Wild Predator Vs. Prey- ''Clash of Beasts''
Forgotten Five series
The Forgotten Five: Map of Flames The Forgotten Five: The Invisible Spy The Forgotten Five: Rebel Undercover The Forgotten Five: Dangerous Allies The Forgotten Five: Operation Chaos- ''The Forgotten Five: Masters of Disguise''
Other books
Cryer's Cross Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories Dead To You The Trap Door- ''Clarice the Brave''
WAKE trilogy translations
The WAKE trilogy has been translated into the following languages :- Novo Seculo / Portuguese
- Wisdom Distribution Service / Chinese
- Kelly Kiado / Hungarian
- Newton Compton / Italian
- Everest / Spanish
- Atlin Kitaplar / Turkish
- Patakis / Greek
- PT Gramedia / Indonesian
- Amarin / Thai
- Boje Verlag / German
- WYDAWNICTWO / Polish
- Everest Editora / Portuguese