Rachel Vail (born July 25, 1966) is an American author of children's and

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Life

She was born in

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, grew up in

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, and is a graduate of

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. Her

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''Wonder'' won an Editor's Choice award from ''Booklist'' in 1991, and in 1992 her second novel, ''Do-Over'', won that award also.

Bibliography

Young adult novels

*''Wonder'' (1991) *''Do-Over'' (1992) *''Ever After'' (1994) *''Daring to Be Abigail'' (1996) *The Friendship Ring series **''If You Only Knew'' (1998) **''Please, Please, Please'' (1998) **''Not That I Care'' (1998) **''What Are Friends For'' (1999) **''Popularity Contest'' (2000) **''Fill in The Blank'' (2000) *''Never Mind: a Twin novel'', co-written with

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(2004) *''If We Kiss'' (2005) *''You, Maybe'' *''Lucky'' (2008) *''Gorgeous'' (2009) *''Brilliant'' (2010) *''Kiss Me Again'' (2013) *''Unfriended'', Puffin Books, 2015. , *''Well, That Was Awkward'', New York, New York : Puffin Books, 2017. ,

Chapter books

* Justin Case series ** ''Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters'', illustrated by Matthew Cordell (2010) (Feiwel & Friends) ** ''Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom'', illustrated by Matthew Cordell (2012) (Square Fish) ** ''Justin Case: Rules, Tools, and Maybe a Bully'', illustrated by Matthew Cordell (2014) (Feiwel & Friends) * Elizabeth Case series **''A Is for Elizabeth'', illustrated by Paige Keiser (2019) (Feiwel & Friends) ** ''Big Mouth Elizabeth'', illustrated by Paige Keiser (2019) (Feiwel & Friends) **''Cat Ears on Elizabeth'', illustrated by Paige Keiser (2020) (Feiwel & Friends) **''Doodlebug Elizabeth'', illustrated by Paige Keiser (2020) (Feiwel & Friends)

Children's picture books

*''Over the Moon'', illustrated by Scott Nash (1998) *''Sometimes I'm Bombaloo'', illustrated by Yumi Heo (2001) *Mama Rex & T series, illustrated by Steve Björkman (2000–2003) **''Mama Rex & T: Lose a Waff **''Mama Rex & T: Run out of Tape'' **''Mama Rex & T: Turn off the TV'' **''Mama Rex & T: Stay Up Late'' **''Mama Rex & T: Homework Trouble'' **''Mama Rex & T: The (Almost) Perfect Mother's Day'' **''Mama Rex & T: The Horrible Play Date'' **''Mama Rex & T: The Sort-of-Super Snowman'' **''Mama Rex & T: The Prize'' **''Mama Rex & T: Halloween Knight'' **''Mama Rex & T: The Reading Champion'' *''Righty and Lefty'', Illustrated by Matthew Cordell (2007) *''Jibberwillies at Night'', illustrated by Yumi Heo (2008) *''Piggy Bunny'', illustrated by Jeremy Tankard (2012) (Feiwel & Friends) *''Flabbersmashed About You'', illustrated by Yumi Heo (2012) (Feiwel & Friends) *''Sometimes I Grumblesquinch'', illustrated by Hyewon Yum (2022)

Short stories

* "Going Sentimental" in ''Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers'', edited by

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(1999) * "One Hot Second" in ''One Hot Second: Stories about Desire'', edited by Cathy Young (2002) * "Thirteen and a Half" in ''Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasty of Being Thirteen'', edited by James Howe (2003) * "The Crush" in ''Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Stories'', edited by Nancy E. Mercado (2004)

References

External links

Rachel Vail's official web site
*Matia Burnett

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