Janet Tashjian

Janet Tashjian
Born	1956 (age 67–68) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Genre	Children's literature, young adult literature
Website
www.janettashjian.com

Janet Tashjian (born 1956) is an American writer living in Los Angeles. Her children's and young adult fiction is published by Henry Holt and Company. Her books often incorporate different formats and play with the line between fiction and nonfiction. She is the mother of Jake Tashjian, who illustrated her My Life and Einstein the Class Hamster series.

Books

Stand-alone fiction

• 1997: Tru Confessions (which was adapted for a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie: Tru Confessions)
• 1999: Multiple Choice
• 1999: Felicity: Summer
• 2003: Fault Line
• 2012: For What It's Worth

Larry series

• 2001: The Gospel According to Larry
• 2004: Vote for Larry
• 2008: Larry and the Meaning of Life

My Life series

• 2010: My Life as a Book
• 2011: My Life as a Stuntboy
• 2013: My Life as a Cartoonist
• 2013: My Life as a Tale
• 2014: My Life as a Joke
• 2015: My Life as a Gamer
• 2017: My Life as a Ninja
• 2018: My Life as a YouTuber
• 2019: My Life as a Meme
• 2020: My Life as a Coder
• 2021: My Life as a Billionaire

Einstein the Class Hamster series

• 2013: Einstein the Class Hamster
• 2014: Einstein the Class Hamster and the Very Real Game Show
• 2015: Einstein the Class Hamster Saves the Library

Sticker Girl series

• 2016: Sticker Girl
• 2017: Sticker Girl Rules the School
• 2018: Sticker Girl and the Cupcake Challenge

Marty Frye, Private Eye series

• 2017: Marty Frye, Private Eye
• 2017: Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Stolen Poodle
• 2018: Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Busted Video Games

Adaptations

Tashjian's works have been translated into several languages. Her novel Tru Confessions was adapted into a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf.

External links

• Official site
• Author biography at Macmillan Books