TITLE:Vampire Academy

PUBLISHER:Penguin Group

ISBN:9781595143600

DEC-INDEX :813.6

YEAR:2007

RESUME:Richelle Mead is an American author and the auteur of the popular Vampire Academy book series. She was born on November 12, 1976, in Michigan, USA. Mead started writing from an early age and went on to study Comparative Religion and Fiction Writing at the University of Michigan. Mead's most famous work is the Vampire Academy series, which consists of six books and has been translated into more than 30 languages. The series follows the story of a teenage girl named Rose Hathaway, who is a Dhampir, a half-human, half-vampire hybrid, and her best friend Lissa Dragomir, a Moroi, a peaceful vampire. The series explores their struggles and adventures in a world where vampires and humans coexist. In addition to the Vampire Academy series, Mead has also written several other bestselling young adult book series, including the Bloodlines series, the Dark Swan series, and the Glittering Court series. Mead has received numerous awards and recognition for her work, including the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction in 2009 and 2010 for the Vampire Academy series. She is also a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Overall, Richelle Mead is a prominent figure in the young adult literature genre, and her Vampire Academy series has gained a large following and has been adapted into a feature film.

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