Janet Tashjian

Summary

Janet Tashjian is an American writer living in Los Angeles. Her children's and young adult fiction is published by Henry Holt and Company. Her books often incorporate different formats and play with the line between fiction and nonfiction.[1] She is the mother of Jake Tashjian, who illustrated her My Life and Einstein the Class Hamster series.

Janet Tashjian
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreChildren's literature, young adult literature
Website
www.janettashjian.com

Books edit

Stand-alone fiction edit

Larry series edit

My Life series edit

  • 2010: My Life as a Book
  • 2011: My Life as a Stuntboy
  • 2013: My Life as a Cartoonist
  • 2013: My Life as a Tale
  • 2014: My Life as a Joke
  • 2015: My Life as a Gamer
  • 2017: My Life as a Ninja
  • 2018: My Life as a YouTuber
  • 2019: My Life as a Meme
  • 2020: My Life as a Coder
  • 2021: My Life as a Billionaire

Einstein the Class Hamster series edit

  • 2013: Einstein the Class Hamster
  • 2014: Einstein the Class Hamster and the Very Real Game Show
  • 2015: Einstein the Class Hamster Saves the Library

Sticker Girl series edit

  • 2016: Sticker Girl
  • 2017: Sticker Girl Rules the School
  • 2018: Sticker Girl and the Cupcake Challenge

Marty Frye, Private Eye series edit

  • 2017: Marty Frye, Private Eye
  • 2017: Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Stolen Poodle
  • 2018: Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Busted Video Games

Adaptations edit

Tashjian's works have been translated into several languages. Her novel Tru Confessions was adapted into a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tashjian, Janet". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

External links edit

  • Official site
  • Author biography at Macmillan Books