Diana Peterfreund(born January 20, 1979) is an American author.
Diana Peterfreund | |
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| Born | January 20, 1979 Tampa, Florida,U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | Yale University |
| Genre | Young adult,chick lit |
| Website | |
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Biography
editPeterfreund grew up nearTampa,Floridaand graduated fromYale Universityin 2001 with a double major in literature and geology.[1]She drew upon her time as a daughter of Eli to color herSecret Society Girlnovels.[2]Before becoming a novelist, she was a costume designer, book cover model and food critic. An avid traveler, Peterfreund lives with her husband and daughters near Washington, D.C.[1]
Work
editSecret Society Girl series
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Peterfreund's first book,Secret Society Girl: An Ivy League Novel,details the second semester of Amy "Bugaboo" Haskell's junior year at Eli University, a thinly veiled Yale University clone, after she is tapped for Rose & Grave, a secret society that opens its ranks to women for the first time. Peterfreund used her time at Yale as the basis for Amy's Eli experience.[2]The New York Observerdescribed the book as "witty and endearing",[4]andBooklistdescribed the book as "frivolous but fun to read".[5]Three other books were released in the series, chronicling Amy's senior year.
InUnder the Rose,Amy uncovers scandals that could undermine the very foundation of Rose & Grave: a fellow "Diggirl" seems to be feeding confidential information to a nonmember to bring the society down from within and several current and former male Diggers have formed an "old boys' club" offshoot of Rose & Grave.
Eager to escape the wrath of a rival society on campus, Amy and the Knights are whisked off to Rose & Grave's private island off the coast of Florida inRites of Spring (Break).In addition to dealing with a disgraced patriarch in hiding on the island after the fallout from society-related scandals, Amy and her friends fall victim to increasingly serious accidents—while Amy gets close to the patriarch who betrayed her.
Back on campus forTap & Gown,Amy readies for graduation between juggling unfulfilled gen-ed credits and helping to select a new tap class, amidst dwindling post-graduation prospects. Troubling phone calls only add to Amy's stress when her prospective tap has gaps in her resume—and a mysterious past that includes Amy's new boyfriend.
Morning Glory
editMorning Gloryis a novelization of the 2010 motion pictureMorning Glory,written byAline Brosh McKennaand starringHarrison Ford,Rachel McAdamsandDiane Keaton.Going into the project, Peterfreund wrote, "My goal was always to remain as true to the script as possible, and to preserve the content, tone, and intent of the screenwriter." [6]As McKenna had previously adaptedLauren Weisberger'sThe Devil Wears Prada,Peterfreund "tried to think of how she'd translated the book into her medium, but backwards."
Killer Unicorns Series
editPeterfreund has written two full-length novels and three short stories about or dealing with killer unicorns. These areRampant,Ascendant,ErrantinKiss Me Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Lore,The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer UnicorninZombies vs. Unicorns,andOn a Field, SableinEternal Spring.Errant,The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn,andOn a Field, Sableare all stand-alone stories in the Killer Unicorn universe, whileRampantandAscendantare meant to be read in that order.[7]
Stars Series
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Omega City Series
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Publications
edit- Secret Society Girl Series
- Secret Society Girl(2006)
- Under The Rose(2007)
- Rites of Spring (Break)(2008)
- Tap & Gown(2009)
- Killer Unicorns
- Rampant(2009)
- Ascendant(2010)
- Errant,a short story inKiss Me Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Lore(2010)
- The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn,a short story inZombies vs. Unicorns(2010)
- On a Field, Sable,a short story inEternal Spring: A Young Adult Short Story Collection(2012)
- Stars Series
- For Darkness Shows the Stars(2012)
- Across a Star-Swept Sea(2013)
- Among the Nameless Stars (2013)
- The First Star to Fall (2013)
Omega City
edit- Omega City (2015)
- Omega City: The Forbidden Fortress (2017)
- Omega City: Infinity Base (2018)
- Other publications
- Morning Glory(2010)
- Short Stories
- Stray Magic,published inUnder My Hat - Tales from the Cauldron(August 2012,ISBN978-1-4714-0013-1)
- Essays
- The World of the Golden Compass: The Otherworldly Ride Continues(2007)
- Through the Wardrobe: Your Favorite Authors on C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia(2008)
- Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume(2009)
- Mind-Rain:Your Favorite Authors on Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series(2009)
References
edit- ^abPeterfreund, Diana (16 June 2008)."About Author Diana Peterfreund".Retrieved2009-11-11.
- ^abDempsey, Rachel (2007-09-25)."Alum's novels set in alterna-Yale".Yale Daily News.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-02-09.Retrieved2009-11-11.
- ^"Secret Society Girl Series by Diana Peterfreund".dianapeterfreund.com.16 June 2008.Retrieved2018-04-15.
- ^Neyfakh, Leon (2006-07-16)."Ivy League Chick Lit: Extracurricular Exposé".The New York Observer.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-12-08.Retrieved2009-11-10.
- ^Kostovski, Aleksandra (June 2006)."Peterfreund, Diana. Secret Society Girl".Booklist.Retrieved2009-11-10.
- ^Peterfreund, Diana (22 December 2010)."What's the (Novelized) Story, Morning Glory?".Publishing Perspectives.Retrieved2011-12-08.
- ^"Killer Unicorn Series by Diana Peterfreund",Official Website of Diana Peterfreund,2011, accessed May 16, 2012.
- ^"For Darkness Shows the Stars series, by Diana Peterfreund".dianapeterfreund.com.5 January 2012.Retrieved2018-04-15.
- ^"omega city adventure novel book children's fiction tween science fiction common core".dianapeterfreund.com.14 October 2014.Retrieved2018-04-15.