Dyan Sheldon

Originally from Brooklyn, she resides in London and has written a number of young adult novels as well as many picture books in a variety of genres.

[1] Dyan Sheldon's novel Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen,[2] a #1 New York Times bestseller, was made into a movie of the same name by Disney in 2004, starring Lindsay Lohan.

[3] Dyan Sheldon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Long Island with her parents when she was six years old.

[6] The Whales Song is a picture book written by Dyan Sheldon and illustrated by Gary Blythe aimed at children.

[9] Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is teenage fiction book written by Dyan Sheldon about Lola who moves from New York to Dellwood Falls and tries to settle into her new high-school including her rivalry with the school's resident drama queen, Carla.