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Cecil Castellucci
Writer/Director Cecil Castellucci's first young adult novel, Boy Proof came out spring 2005 on Candlewick Press. It was named a Booksense 76 Children’s Pick, BBYA 2006 and a Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers by the American Library Association (ALA). In 2005 she was also named a Flying Start by Publisher’s Weekly. She also received an Honorable Mention in PW’s annual cuffie awards as Most Promising New Author.
Her second novel The Queen of Cool came out in February 2006 and will be followed in May 2007 by her third novel Beige, both also on Candlewick Press. Her first Graphic Novel The Plain Janes will come out in May 2007 on the new DC Comics Minx imprint. She has also previously published stories in the Los Angeles Times Kids Reading Room and is an active Read Aloud volunteer at Mayberry Elementary School in Echo Park.
She grew up in New York City where she attended the Laguardia High School of the Performing Arts in New York City and later studied at theatre in Paris at the Ecole Florent. She received a B.F.A. in Film Production at Concordia University in Montreal.
Books by Cecil Castellucci
Queen of Cool
On the outside, Libby Brin is the most popular girl in school. She has the coolest friends, the hottest boyfriend, the trendiest clothes, and the hippest parents. But on the inside, Libby is dying - of boredom. Libby signs up for an internship at the L.A. To Libby, the zoo gig seems like something, anything, different to do, even if it means she has to work with two nerds - Tina (aka "Tiny"), a little person and aspiring actress, and Sheldon, an introverted boy with a brilliant, inquiring mind. But what happens when Libby realizes she actually enjoys working at the zoo and may even like Tina and Sheldon? Will the QUEEN OF COOL be forced to give up her crown?
Boy Proof
Meet Egg. Her real name is Victoria Jurgen. Like her namesake, Egg dresses all in white, colors her eyebrows, and shaves her head. She always knows the right answers, she's always in control, and she's far too busy to be bothered with friends, much less members of the opposite sex. As far as Egg is concerned, she's boy proof. But then Egg meets a boy named Max, a boy who's smart and funny and creative and cool...and happens to like Egg. Could this be the end of the world — at least as Egg knows it?
