Courtney Sheinmel (born 1977 in Palo Alto, California) is the author of over a dozen books for kids and teens. She lives in New York City.

Biography

Courtney has one sister, the young adult writer Alyssa Sheinmel, and three stepsiblings. She graduated with honors from Barnard College (part of Columbia University), and

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. Courtney spent several years as a law firm associate, and on the weekends, she worked on what became her first middle grade novel, ''My So-Called Family'' (2008), which was praised for its heartfelt and insightful portrayal of what makes a family. Upon its publication, Courtney left the practice of law and began writing full-time. Courtney is also a BTBP, having produced and co-produced several Broadway shows including A Christmas Carol and ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME, empowered by the music of Britney Spears. The protagonist of her second novel, ''Positively'' (2009), was a teenager living with HIV, inspired by Courtney's own longtime involvement with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Courtney continued to delve into unique and sometimes difficult family situations in books like ''All the Things You Are'' (2011) and ''Edgewater'' (2015). She is also the author of the young readers series ''Stella Batts'', the middle grade series ''The Kindness Club'', and co-author of the emerging reader series ''Agnes & Clarabelle''. In addition to writing, Courtney served as a judge on the national level for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and she received a National Scholastic Outstanding Educator Award for her work as a writing instructor at Writopia Lab, a non-profit organization serving kids ages 8–18.

Bibliography

''My So-Called Family'' 2008
''Positively'' 2009
''Sincerely'' 2010
''All the Things You Are'' 2011
''Stella Batts Needs a New Name'' 2012
''Stella Batts: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow'' 2012
''Stella Batts: Pardon Me'' 2012
''Stella Batts: A Case of the Meanie''s 2012
''Stella Batts: Who's in Charge?'' 2013
''Stella Batts: Something Blue'' 2014
''Stella Batts: None of Your Beeswax'' 2014
''Stella Batts: Superstar'' 2015
''Edgewater'' 2015
''Zacktastic'' 2015
''Stella Batts: Scaredy Cat'' 2016
''The Kindness Club: Chloe on the Bright Side'' 2016
''Stella Batts: Broken Birthday'' 2017
''Agnes & Clarabelle'' (co-written with

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) 2017
''Agnes & Clarabelle Celebrate!'' (co-written with

) 2017

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External links

*Website: http://courtneysheinmel.com/ *Stella Batts website: http://www.stellabatts.com/splash/splash.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheinmel, Courtney Barnard College alumni Fordham University School of Law alumni 1977 births Living people American children's writers Writers from Palo Alto, California New York (state) lawyers