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Elissa Weissman

Elissa Brent Weissman is an award-winning author of novels for young readers. Best known for the popular Nerd Camp series, she and her books have been featured in Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, NPR’s “Here and Now,” and more. She has a BA in Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and an MA in Children’s Literature from Roehampton University in London.

Originally from Long Island, New York, Elissa spent many years in Baltimore City, where she taught creative writing to children, university students, and adults. She and her family have lived in – and loved – Ōtautahi Christchurch since 2019.

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Selected bibliography:

  • Hanukkah Upside Down, illustrated by Omer Hoffmann (Abrams 2023)
  • The Renegade Reporters (Penguin 2021)
  • The Length of a String (Penguin 2018)
  • Our Story Begins (Simon & Schuster 2017)
  • Nerd Camp Briefs: Amanda and the Battle of the Brainiacs (Olive Street Press 2017)
  • Nerd Camp Briefs: Nikhil and the Geek Retreat (Olive Street Press 2016)
  • Nerd Camp 2.0 (Simon & Schuster 2014)
  • Nerd Camp (Simon & Schuster 2010)
  • The Short Seller (Simon & Schuster 2013)
  • The Trouble With Mark Hopper (Penguin 2009)
  • Standing for Socks (Simon & Schuster 2009)

Awards:

  • California Young Reader Medal finalist, 2021  for The Length of a String
  • Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor for Older Readers, 2019  for The Length of a String
  • Junior Library Guild Selection, 2017  for Our Story Begins
  • Sunshine State Young Reader Award runner up, 2016  for Nerd Camp
  • Sakura Medal Finalist, Japan, 2013  for Nerd Camp
  • Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Award (CYBILS) winner, 2011  for Nerd Camp
  • Bank Street Best Books of the Year, 2009  for Standing for Socks

Other Resources:

Website: https://www.ebweissman.com

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