Kami Garcia (born March 25, 1972) is an American writer. She is known for writing

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and graphic novels for

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Life

She grew up in the

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area, but currently resides in

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. Garcia is a teacher and reading specialist with an MA in education, and leads book groups for children and teenagers. She formerly taught in the Washington D.C. area until she moved to Los Angeles. In addition to teaching, she was a professional artist.

Career

''Caster Chronicles'' series

She is the co-author along with her friend

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of the ''Caster Chronicles'' book series, starting with '' Beautiful Creatures''. The series currently consists of four books and a novella and is generally classified as a contemporary young adult fantasy novel, with particular interest for teens. It is set in the fictional small town of Gatlin, South Carolina in the Southern United States, and deals with a group of townspeople, friends, witches (called "Casters" in the books), and numerous other magical creatures. The first book, ''Beautiful Creatures'' reached International Bestseller Status and is on ''

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'' Best Seller List. It has been published in 50 countries and translated into 39 languages. It was made into the 2013 film '' Beautiful Creatures'' and has also been turned into a graphic novel.

Graphic novels

Garcia and Brazilian artist Gabriel Picolo have created three

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young adult graphic novels for

. The graphic novels have told stories about Teen Titans characters

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and

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Personal life

She is married to Alex Garcia, a video game producer. They have two children together.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Broken Beautiful Hearts'' (2018; Imprint) – * ''The Lovely Reckless'' (2016; Imprint) –

''The X-Files Origins''

* ''The X-Files Origins #1: Agent of Chaos'' (2017; Imprint) –

Caster Chronicles series

# '' Beautiful Creatures'' (2009) – # ''

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'' (2010) – # ''Dream Dark'' (2011) e-novella only # '' Beautiful Chaos'' (2011) – # '' Beautiful Redemption'' (2012) –

Dangerous Creatures series (Caster Chronicles spin-offs)

# ''Dangerous Dream'' (2013) e-novella only # ''Dangerous Creatures'' (2014) – # ''Dangerous Deception'' (2015) –

Legion series

# #

Short stories

* "Red Run", published in ''Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions'' (2011) – * "Improbable Futures"

Graphic novels

Teen Titans

* ''Teen Titans: Raven'' (2019; DC Ink) – * ''Teen Titans: Beast Boy'' (2020; DC Ink) – * ''Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven'' (2021; DC Ink) – * ''Teen Titans: Robin'' (2023; DC Ink) -

Comic books

* ''Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity'' #1 - #8 (October 9, 2019 – April 7, 2021)

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Kami 1972 births Living people 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American short story writers American women novelists American women short story writers DC Comics people Women science fiction and fantasy writers 21st-century American women writers