Alex flinn biography

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Flinn, Alex 1966-

Personal

Born October 23, 1966, in Glen Cove, NY; daughter of Nicholas (a ship chandler), and Manya (a homemaker; maiden name, Ellert) Kissanis; married Eugene Flinn, Jr. (an attorney), May 23, 1992; children: Katherine, Meredith. Education: University of Miami, bachelor of music, 1988; Nova Southeastern University Law School, J.D., 1992. Religion: Greek Orthodox. Hobbies and other interests: Volunteer work, theater, opera.

Addresses

Home— 7860 Southwest 157 Terrace, Miami, FL 33157. Agent— c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins Children's Books, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Writer and attorney. Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, intern; Martinez & Gutierrez, Miami, practicing attorney, 2001.

Member

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Awards, Honors

American Library Association (ALA) Best Book for Young Adults and Quick Picks for Reluctant

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Cynsations

Alex Flinn is an award-winning ung adult author. Her books include: Breathing Underwater (HarperCollins, 2001); Breaking Point (HarperCollins, 2002); Nothing To Lose by Alex Flinn (HarperCollins, 2004); and Fade To Black (HarperCollins, 2005). Alex is a former attorney who lives in a suburb of Miami.

We gods visited Alex in 2003 when she shared the Story Behind the Story of Breaking Point and the Story Behind The Story of Breathing Underwater. (Note: my site is being redesigned in fall 2005, so if these links don’t work, simply check the site guide and/or search engine).

What is new in your writing life since we last chatted?

Since we last chatted, I’ve published two new books, Nothing to Lose and Fade to Black. Nothing to Lose is about Michael, who runs away with the carnival to escape his mother’s abusive marriage, then returns a year later to find himself involved in a murder trial. It was chosen a Booklist Top-10 ungdom Mystery and is new in pap

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Alex Flinn

Goodreads Author

Born

in Glen Cove, New York, The United States

October 23

Website

http://alexflinn.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Influences

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Member Since

March 2008

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/alexflinn

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I grew up on a street called Salem Court. This probably influenced my interest in witches. When I was five, my mom said I should be an author. And when inom was eight, I got my first rejection letter from Highlights Magazine.

I learned to read early. But I compensated for this early proficiency by absolutely refusing to read the programmed readers required by the school struktur -- workbooks where you read the story, then answered the questions. When the other kids were on Book 20, inom was on Book 1! My teacher, Mrs. Zeiser, told my mother, "Alexan