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Sonya Sones is an American writer of young adult novels. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and currently lives near the beach in Southern California. After graduating from Hampshire College she taught film at Harvard University; her other jobs have included baby clothes designer, animator, photographer, and film editor. Her style differs from most contemporary writers in that her novels are told in verse form rather than prose. This means that they each is a series of poems which, when read in order, tell a story.

Sones’s first three verse novels have won numerous awards, including a Christopher Award, the Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, the Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Award, and a nomination for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The American Library Association has named all three verse novels Best Books for Young Adults, and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. In 2004 and 2005, the ALA included What My Mother Doesn’t Know on their list of the Top Ten Most Challenged Books . In 2004, One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies was chosen a Popular Paperback by the ALA and received a Cuffie Award from Publishers Weekly for the Best Book Title of the Year.

Her fourth book, What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know, was published by Simon and Schuster in June, 2007. It’s the sequel to What My Mother Doesn’t Know, and picks up right where the other story leaves off, only it's told from Robin's point of view.It received a starred review in Booklist, and was chosen a Quick Pick by the American Library Association and will be in included on the California Readers high school level reading list.

Sones is married to screenwriter Bennett Tramer of Saved by the Bell. The two of them released a picture book, Violet and Winston, in Spring 2009. It is illustrated by 2006 Caldecott Medal winner Chris Raschka.

At the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Sones has participated in panel discussions. She was the moderator on the panel "Young Adult Fiction: Teens and Turmoil" with Gayle Forman, Jandy Nelson and Cynthia Kadohata during the 2010 event.

List of Works   more

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Total Books: 61
The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus A Novel About Marriage Motherhood and Mayhem
The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus a Novel About Marriage Motherhood and Mayhem (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780062024671
ISBN-10: 0062024671
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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The Night Before College
The Night Before College (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780448461472
ISBN-10: 0448461471
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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Night Before College 6 Copy CD W/ Riser
Night Before College 6 Copy Cd W/ Riser (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780448481586
ISBN-10: 0448481588
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Nooit meer doen alsof  Wat er gebeurde toen mijn grote zus gek werd
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
The Opposite of Innocent
The Opposite of Innocent (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780062370310
ISBN-10: 0062370316
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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Saving Red
Saving Red (Hardcover)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780062370280
ISBN-10: 0062370286
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
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Sixteen  Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday
Sixteen Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781400052707
ISBN-10: 140005270X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 21

The Sonya Sones Collection One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies What My Mother Doesn't Know What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know
Spiel nicht verrckt
Spiel Nicht Verrckt (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783596805778
ISBN-10: 3596805775
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Stop Pretending
Stop Pretending (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781842550755
ISBN-10: 1842550756
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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Stop Pretending  What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
Stop Pretending What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780060283865
ISBN-10: 0060283866
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 6

Stop Pretending What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
Stop Pretending What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780064462181
ISBN-10: 0064462188
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 18

Stop Pretending What Happened When My Sister Went Crazy
Stop Pretending What Happened When My Sister Went Crazy (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780756942502
ISBN-10: 0756942500
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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To Be Perfectly Honest
To Be Perfectly Honest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780689876042
ISBN-10: 0689876041
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 2

To Be Perfectly Honest A Novel Based on an Untrue Story
Violet and Winston
Violet and Winston (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780803732346
ISBN-10: 0803732341
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know
What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780689876028
ISBN-10: 0689876025
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
 6

What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know
What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780689876035
ISBN-10: 0689876033
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 10

What My Mother Doesn't Know
What My Mother Doesn't Know (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780439455480
ISBN-10: 0439455480
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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