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Kemerer was born in [[Omaha, Nebraska]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=2017-02-24|title=Brigid Kemmerer|url=|journal=Contemporary Authors|volume=|pages=|via=Gale Literature}}</ref> She worked in the finance industry before becoming a full-time writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenerddaily.com/brigid-kemmerer-author-interview/|title=Q&A: Brigid Kemmerer, Author of 'A Heart So Fierce and Broken'|date=2020-01-01|website=The Nerd Daily|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/neighborhoods/ph-ac-cc-around-pasadena-0408-20170405-story.html|title=Around Pasadena: Local author realizes dream of becoming full-time writer|last=Brown|first=Atalie Day|website=capitalgazette.com|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>
Kemerer was born in [[Omaha, Nebraska]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=2017-02-24|title=Brigid Kemmerer|url=|journal=Contemporary Authors|volume=|pages=|via=Gale Literature}}</ref> She worked in the finance industry before becoming a full-time writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenerddaily.com/brigid-kemmerer-author-interview/|title=Q&A: Brigid Kemmerer, Author of 'A Heart So Fierce and Broken'|date=2020-01-01|website=The Nerd Daily|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/neighborhoods/ph-ac-cc-around-pasadena-0408-20170405-story.html|title=Around Pasadena: Local author realizes dream of becoming full-time writer|last=Brown|first=Atalie Day|website=capitalgazette.com|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>


Her book ''A Curse So Dark and Lonely'', an adaptation of [[Beauty and the Beast]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/interview-author-brigid-kemmerer|title=Interview With an Author: Brigid Kemmerer|website=www.lapl.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> was a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' bestseller<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/02/17/young-adult-hardcover/|title=Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Feb. 17, 2019 - The New York Times|website=www.nytimes.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> and received a starred review from ''[[Publishers Weekly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68119-508-7|title=A Curse So Dark and Lonely|last=|first=|date=|website=www.publishersweekly.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> ''More Than We Can Tell'' received a starred review from ''[[School Library Journal]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=more-than-we-can-tell|title=More Than We Can Tell|last=Fitzgerald|first=Ellen|date=2017-12-01|website=School Library Journal|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>
Her book ''[[A Curse So Dark and Lonely]]'', an adaptation of [[Beauty and the Beast]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/interview-author-brigid-kemmerer|title=Interview With an Author: Brigid Kemmerer|website=www.lapl.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> was a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' bestseller<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/02/17/young-adult-hardcover/|title=Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Feb. 17, 2019 - The New York Times|website=www.nytimes.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> and received a starred review from ''[[Publishers Weekly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68119-508-7|title=A Curse So Dark and Lonely|last=|first=|date=|website=www.publishersweekly.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> ''More Than We Can Tell'' received a starred review from ''[[School Library Journal]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=more-than-we-can-tell|title=More Than We Can Tell|last=Fitzgerald|first=Ellen|date=2017-12-01|website=School Library Journal|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==

Revision as of 07:00, 29 November 2020

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Brigid Kemmerer

Brigid Kemmerer is an American author of young adult fiction.

Kemerer was born in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] She worked in the finance industry before becoming a full-time writer.[2][3]

Her book A Curse So Dark and Lonely, an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast,[4] was a New York Times bestseller[5] and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.[6] More Than We Can Tell received a starred review from School Library Journal.[7]

Works

  • Thicker Than Water (2015)[8][9]
  • Call It What You Want (2019)[10]
  • Defy the Night (2021)

Cursebreakers series

  • A Curse So Dark and Lonely (2019)[5][11][12]
  • A Heart So Fierce and Broken (2020)[13]
  • A Vow So Bold and Deadly (2021)

Letters to the Lost series

Elemental series

  • Elemental (#0.5) (2012)
  • Storm (#1) (2012)[19]
  • Fearless (#1.5) (2012)
  • Spark (#2) (2012)[20]
  • Breathless (#2.5) (2013)
  • Spirit (#3) (2013)[21]
  • Secret (#4) (2014)[22]
  • Sacrifice (#5) (2014)

References

  1. ^ "Brigid Kemmerer". Contemporary Authors. 2017-02-24 – via Gale Literature.
  2. ^ "Q&A: Brigid Kemmerer, Author of 'A Heart So Fierce and Broken'". The Nerd Daily. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ Brown, Atalie Day. "Around Pasadena: Local author realizes dream of becoming full-time writer". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. ^ "Interview With an Author: Brigid Kemmerer". www.lapl.org. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  5. ^ a b "Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Feb. 17, 2019 - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  6. ^ "A Curse So Dark and Lonely". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b Fitzgerald, Ellen (2017-12-01). "More Than We Can Tell". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Thicker Than Water". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ THICKER THAN WATER | Kirkus Reviews.
  10. ^ CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT | Kirkus Reviews.
  11. ^ A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY | Kirkus Reviews.
  12. ^ Carbone, Emma (2018-11-01). "A Curse So Dark and Lonely". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ A HEART SO FIERCE AND BROKEN | Kirkus Reviews.
  14. ^ "Children's Book Review: Letters to the Lost". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ LETTERS TO THE LOST | Kirkus Reviews.
  16. ^ Woychowski, Jillian (2017-01-01). "Letters to the Lost". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Children's Book Review: More Than We Can Tell". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ MORE THAN WE CAN TELL | Kirkus Reviews.
  19. ^ STORM | Kirkus Reviews.
  20. ^ SPARK | Kirkus Reviews.
  21. ^ SPIRIT | Kirkus Reviews.
  22. ^ SECRET | Kirkus Reviews.


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