Janet Tashjian Biography

American writer living in Los Angeles

Janet Tashjian is an American writer living in Los Angeles. Her children's and young adult fiction is published by Henry Holt and Company. Her books often incorporate different formats and play with the line between fiction and nonfiction. She is the mother of Jake Tashjian, who illustrated her My Life and Einstein the Cl* Hamster series.

Books

Stand-alone fiction

• 1997: Tru Confessions (which was adapted for a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie: Tru Confessions)
• 1999: Multiple Choice
• 1999: Felicity: Summer
• 2003: Fault Line
• 2012: For What It's Worth

Larry series

• 2001: The Gospel According to Larry
• 2004: Vote for Larry
• 2008: Larry and the Meaning of Life

My Life series

• 2010: My Life as a Book
• 2011: My Life as a Stuntboy
• 2013: My Life as a Cartoonist
• 2013: My Life as a Tale
• 2014: My Life as a Joke
• 2015: My Life as a Gamer
• 2017: My Life as a Ninja
• 2018: My Life as a YouTuber
• 2019: My Life as a Meme
• 2020: My Life as a Coder
• 2021: My Life as a Billionaire

Einstein the Cl* Hamster series

• 2013: Einstein the Cl* Hamster
• 2014: Einstein the Cl* Hamster and the Very Real Game Show
• 2015: Einstein the Cl* Hamster Saves the Library

Sticker Girl series

• 2016: Sticker Girl
• 2017: Sticker Girl Rules the School
• 2018: Sticker Girl and the Cupcake Challenge

Marty Frye, Private Eye series

• 2017: Marty Frye, Private Eye
• 2017: Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Stolen Poodle
• 2018: Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Busted Video Games

Adaptations

Tashjian's works have been translated into several languages. Her novel Tru Confessions was adapted into a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf.

References

External links

• Official site
• Author biography at Macmillan Books