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Leslie Margolis is an American author and novelist, whose works are more targeted towards children. Her book, Boys Are Dogs, was adapted into a film entitled Zapped, by Disney. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Leslie Margolis children's author. We Are Party People, If I Were You, The Annabelle Unleashed and Maggie Brooklyn series.
Leslie Margolis is author of numerous books for children, including the Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries and the Annabelle Unleashed series. Her novel, Boys Are Dogs, was turned into the Disney Channel movie Zapped, starring Zendaya.
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Author. Worked previously as an editor and freelance writer. 826nyc, instructor at young-adult writing workshops.
Fix, Simon Pulse (New York, NY), 2006. Price of Admission, Simon Pulse (New York, NY), 2007. Boys Are Dogs,Bloomsbury USA (New York, NY), 2008.
It took many years for middle-grade and young-adult author Leslie Margolis to realize that she wanted to pursue a career as a writer; as she noted on her home page, her decision to become an author "started with my passion for reading." At first Margolis pursued several other avenues, working as an editor and obtaining a graduate degree in social a...
PERIODICALS
Kliatt, November, 2006, Amanda MacGregor, review of Fix, p. 21; May, 2007, Amanda MacGregor, review of Price of Admission,p. 25. Publishers Weekly, November 27, 2006, review of Fix,p. 52. School Library Journal, October, 2006, Michelle Roberts, review of Fix, p. 162; May, 2007, G. Alyssa Parkinson, review of Price of Admission,p. 138. Voice of Youth Advocates, February, 2007, Ria Newhouse, review of Fix, p. 528; August, 2007, Lucy Schall, review of Price of Admission,p. 246.
ONLINE
Children's Bookwatch Web site,http://www.midwestbookreview.com/ (January, 2007), review of Fix. Common Sense Media Web site,http://www.commonsenseblog.org/ (December 21, 2006), interview with Margolis. Leslie Margolis Home Page,http://www.lesliemargolis.com/(January 3, 2008).
Biography. LESLIE MARGOLIS is the author of the Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries, as well as five books in the Annabelle Unleashed series, including Boys Are Dogs, Girls Acting Catty, Everybody Bugs Out, One Tough Chick, and Monkey Business.
LESLIE MARGOLIS is the author of more than fifty books for young readers, including two Annabelle Stevens books: Boys Are Dogs and Girls Acting Catty. She lives with her family in Park Slope, Brooklyn-which is also the setting of her new series, the Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries.
Sep 2, 2008 · Leslie Margolis is author of numerous books for children, including the Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries and the Annabelle Unleashed series. Her novel, Boys Are Dogs, was turned into the Disney Channel movie Zapped, starring Zendaya.
