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Amelia Holt Atwater-Rhodes (born April 16, 1984), known professionally as Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, is an American author of fantasy and young adult literature. She was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, and lived most of her life in Concord, Massachusetts. Her debut novel, ''In the Forests of the Night'', was published in 1999,〔(CNN.com, ''Top-selling teen author pens vampire tales''. ) Published February 25, 2000.〕 when she was fourteen years old.〔(Salon.com, ''A 14-year-old publishes her first novel.'' ) By Charles Taylor. Published on July 16, 1999.〕 She has published a new young adult novel every subsequent year since her first and has moved from her family's Sudbury home to a nearby Massachusetts town.〔(''The Santa Monica Mirror'', ''Finally...Young Adult Novels By A Young Adult''. ) By David Mehegan of ''The Boston Globe''.〕 ==1999–2002: ''The Den of Shadows Quartet''== Atwater was born in 1984 to Susan Atwater-Rhodes, a vice principal of Acton-Boxborough Regional High School.〔(TeenFX.com, Interview with Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. ) Retrieved on July 22, 2009.〕 Atwater-Rhodes wrote her first novel at the age of thirteen,〔 which earned her the title of "teen successor to Anne Rice." At the time, she said she had over a dozen stories in various stages sitting on her shelves. In middle school, Atwater-Rhodes was questioned by an English teacher when a girl she knew proceeded to brag that Atwater-Rhodes was trying to get a book published. As it turns out, the English teacher was also a literary agent and asked to read some of her work. This teacher later represented Atwater-Rhodes.〔〔(NyeusiWiki: FAQ: About the Author. ) Published January 22, 2009.〕 She began writing her first novel'', In the Forests of the Night'', under the working title ''White Wine''. On May 11, 1997, after her best friend, Jessica, had picked the William Blake poem, "The Tiger", the book's final title was derived. The first draft of the novel was completed in August of that year. During the writing process, Atwater-Rhodes suffered from a case of writer's block and a computer virus crashed her computer. Atwater-Rhodes spent the next four months revising the novel before she submitted the manuscript on December 31. In mid-February 1998, Atwater-Rhodes met her agent, Tom Hart, and he would go on to contact her to announce that Random House had accepted her manuscript for publication. Hart also stated that it would be published on April 14, 1998, her fourteenth birthday. The novel, however, was not published until May 11, 1999,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=In the Forests of the Night (Den of Shadows) (9780385326742): Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Books )〕 two years after she began working on the manuscript. The novel was written in first-person narrative, a feat she did not repeat in the three later novels. Hart stated that the novel was "the fastest sale () ever had."〔 ''In the Forests of the Night'' was a huge success, gaining the attention of millions of young readers. Atwater-Rhodes spent the year making appearances in magazines and on talk shows, including ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show''. The novel was praised highly by critics such as ''Publishers Weekly'' who called it "Insightful...and imaginative". Also during the year Atwater-Rhodes was working on the follow up to ''Forests'' called ''Demon in My View'' which was under the then working title ''Bitter Life''. It was published in May 2000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Demon in My View (Den of Shadows) (9780385327206) )〕 The novel was well received by critics and was made an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults. Atwater-Rhodes graduated Concord-Carlisle High in 2001, a year early 〔 because she completed her junior and senior years simultaneously.〔(Daily News Transcript.com ''Writing their own tickets: Driven by an inexplicable urge, writers find success and failure along the path to publication.'' ) By Chris Bergeron. Posted Mar 16, 2002. Last update Jul 19, 2007〕 In September 2001, she released her third novel, ''Shattered Mirror''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shattered Mirror (Den of Shadows) (9780385327930) )〕 and in May 2002 she released her fourth novel, ''Midnight Predator''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Midnight Predator (Den of Shadows) (9780385327947) )〕 Both novels were made an ALA Quick Pick. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amelia Atwater-Rhodes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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