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Jenny Han

Jenny Han
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Jenny Han

Jenny Han is the author of Shug, The Summer I Turned Pretty, It’s Not Summer Without You, and We’ll Always Have Summer. She is also the author of the chapter book Clara Lee and The Apple Pie Dream. A former children’s bookseller, she... Read full bio

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Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. dismemberment
Learn more about Jenny Han
My life in 8 words: "I might just be the luckiest girl ever."
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We'll Always Have Summer will be released on April 24, 2012 in Trade Paperback
about 13 hours ago
Burn for Burn will be released on September 18, 2012 in Hardcover, Compact Disk, Audio Download, eAudio, eBook
Jan 28, 2012
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy is now available in eBook
May 24, 2011
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy will be released on May 24, 2011 in eBook
May 24, 2011
We'll Always Have Summer is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 26, 2011
We'll Always Have Summer will be released on April 26, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 26, 2011
We'll Always Have Summer will be released on April 26, 2011 in eBook
Apr 26, 2011
We'll Always Have Summer is now available in eBook
Apr 26, 2011
Apr 25, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from We'll Always Have Summer
Apr 09, 2011
It's Not Summer Without You will be released on April 05, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Apr 05, 2011
It's Not Summer Without You is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 05, 2011
The Summer I Turned Pretty will be released on December 21, 2010 in eBook
Dec 21, 2010
The Summer I Turned Pretty is now available in eBook
Dec 21, 2010
News:
The Summer I Turned Pretty has won an award
Aug 20, 2010
It's Not Summer Without You will be released on April 27, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 27, 2010

Jenny Han Revealed

Q. What’s your best quality? A. I always know what time it is. And I am also verrrry persuasive. So watch out. Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. delicious! Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. dismemberment Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Atticus Finch Learn more about Jenny Han

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Livingston Patch, October 17, 2011
...titles such as: My Life In Pink & Green by Lisa Greenwald The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld Malice by Chris wooding Fire by Kristin Cashore If I Stay by Gayle Forman The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey Charles...
Rose Hill Patch, August 30, 2011
...s is a love story with an irresistible twist...”  And for young adult readers, we have a Jenny Han trilogy: We’ll Always Have Summer It’s Not Summer Without You The Summer I Turned Pretty These easy “summer’s almost over” reads...
PublishersWeekly.com, August 8, 2011
...back and forth (the way we did with everything by Judy Blume), there would be some Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, Ellen Wittlinger and John Green books. But the books that might have just rocked my world, in a good way, would have been the ones with openly gay...
PublishersWeekly.com, August 3, 2011
...3 by Rachel Renee Russell, City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare, and Well Always Have Summer by Jenny Han were among the top sellers. For the first half of 2011, adjusted profits rose 29%, to $29 million, while revenue slipped to $338 million from...
PublishersWeekly.com, August 3, 2011
...we had the first in the series, we didn’t. It seems every teenage girl had been devouring Jenny Han and Carrie Jones this weekend and our restock shipment had not come in yet. She resisted help at first. But after two failed attempts to get the book she...
Rock Hill Herald, June 27, 2011
...Public Library children's librarian, recommends these titles: - "Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream," by Jenny Han, in which a Korean American girl longs to be the next Little Miss Apple Pie. - "Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet," by Graham Salisbury,...
Kentucky.com, June 27, 2011
...Public Library children's librarian, recommends these titles: - "Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream," by Jenny Han, in which a Korean American girl longs to be the next Little Miss Apple Pie. - "Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet," by Graham Salisbury,...
Gone with the Words, October 9, 2011
...Fitzpatrick (Pub. 10/4/11, S&S) Bought and got Signed at ATBF! The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1) by Jenny Han (Pub. 4/6/10, S&S) It's Not Summer Without You (Summer #2) by Jenny Han (Pub. 4/5/11, S&S) We'll Always Have Summer (Summer #3) by Jenny...
Good Books And Good Wine, October 8, 2011
...review copy)Everything We Ever Wanted by Sara Shepard (unsolicited review copy)The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (Amazon Vine)Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue by Stephanie Laurens (Klout perks)Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey (Library Thing Early...
Gone with the Words, September 29, 2011
...week on Gone with the Words:Banned Books Week Giveaway HopIn My Mailbox }Tune in Tuesday: Tearjerker (for Jenny Han's Summer series)Waiting on Wednesday: Last BreathReview: Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) by Sarah MlynowskiReview: Entice...
GReads!, September 26, 2011
...review coincides with my first review posted here!) Most popular giveaway: Summer Giveaway! Books 1 & 2 by Jenny Han + playlist (I'm pretty sure this one is obvious! I totally pimped these books - and continue to!) Most referring sites: Twitter (that's a...
Fave Read, September 14, 2011
...i like to read books about girls my age, 13-16, that are realistic fiction. For instance, i like Jenny Han’s books, Before I Fall, and 13 Little Blue Enveloepes. plzzzzz help me!!...
GreenBeanTeenQueen, August 2, 2011
...books. A nice story of tradition and family.Book Pairings: Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream by Jenny Han (both books have strong family stories and I think they would pair nicely for young tweens)Full Disclosure: Reviewed from ARC sent by publisher...
A Child Grows in Brooklyn, July 28, 2011
...only to learn the meaning behind the “Toad Pee Club.” Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream By Jenny Han Prime For: 8 and 9 year olds Clara Lee has dreamed of being Little Miss Apple Pie in her town’s harvest festival for her whole life. The dress...