Nancy Werlin (born October 29, 1961, in

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) is an American writer of

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Biography

Werlin was born October 29, 1961, in

to Arnold and Elaine Werlin. She received a

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in English from

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in 1983. Werlin is Jewish.

Awards and honors

Publications

*''Are You Alone on Purpose?'' (1994) * ''The Killer's Cousin'' (1998) *''Locked Inside'' (2000) *''Black Mirror'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2004) *''

The Rules of Survival ''The Rules of Survival'' is a 2006 novel written by Nancy Werlin. It depicts the story of a boy and his two siblings trying to survive vicious emotional and physical abuse by their mother, Nikki. This book was a finalist for the 2006 Nationa ...

'' (2006) * ''Impossible'' (2008) * ''Extraordinary'' (2010) * ''Unthinkable'' (2013) – sequel to ''Impossible'' * ''And Then There Were Four'' (2017) * ''Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good'' (2021) * ''Healer and Witch'' (2022) * ''Open the nour'' (2023)

References

External links

*
Interview by Cynthia Leitich Smith
(2001)

(July 2006)

''Publishers Weekly'', September 11, 2008 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Werlin, Nancy 1961 births American young adult novelists American fantasy writers Novelists from Massachusetts Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American women novelists Women writers of young adult literature Edgar Award winners Women science fiction and fantasy writers 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Yale College alumni