Emmy Laybourne

AmericanScience FictionThrillerYoung Adult (YA)Action-Adventureb. 1971

Emmy Laybourne is a Young Adult novelist, screenwriter, former actress, and writing teacher. She is best known for her "Monument 14" series, an internationally best-selling trilogy that has been translated into nine languages. Her standalone book "Sweet" won a Junior Library Guild Award and was a YALSA Quick Pick. Her latest books, "Berserker" and "Ransacker," tell the story of a family of Norwegian teens with ancient Viking powers and are currently being adapted for television. Laybourne also performed original comedy on Comedy Central, MTV, and VH1, and acted in films like "Superstar," "The In-Laws," and "Nancy Drew."

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Awards

['Junior Library Guild Award (Sweet)', 'YALSA Quick Pick (Sweet)', 'Perfect Ten rating from VOYA (Sweet)', 'Eliot Rosewater Indiana State Book Award (Sweet)', 'Eleanor Perry Award for Excellence in Screenwriting from Women in Film (for screenplay "Tulum")', "Teens' Top Ten award (Monument 14)", 'Quick Pick for Reluctant YA Readers (Monument 14)']