Jennifer Mathieu is an American author of young adult fiction. Her 2017 novel ''

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'' was adapted into a film of the same name. Mathieu grew up on the

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and now lives in

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with her family. She originally worked as a journalist and is currently an English teacher and writer of young adult novels.

Awards and honors

''Moxie'' and '' The Truth About Alice'' are

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books.

Publications

Novels

* '' The Truth About Alice'' (2014) * ''Devoted'' (2015) * ''Afterward'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * ''The Liars of Mariposa Island'' (2019) * ''Bad Girls Never Say Die'' (2021) * ''Down Came the Rain'' (2023) * ''The Faculty Lounge'' (2024)

Short stories

* "Dynamite Junior" in ''Fierce Reads: Kisses and Curses'', edited by Lauren Burniac (2015)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathieu, Jennifer Living people 21st-century American writers 21st-century American women writers Writers from Texas Year of birth missing (living people)