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Janet Tashjian

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Janet Tashjian is a middle-grade and young adult novelist who’s been writing books for children for fifteen years. Her first novel Tru Confessions was made into a critically acclaimed Disney TV movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf. The Gospel According to Larry is a cult favorite and Fault Line is taught in many middle and high schools. Her novels My Life As a Book, My Life As a Stuntboy, and My Life As a Cartoonist are all illustrated by her teenage son, Jake. Their collaboration continues with Einstein the Class Hamster coming in August.

Janet lives with her family in Los Angeles, enjoying her respite from the long Boston winters. When she isn’t writing, she’s rewriting.

Janet has been doing school visits for fifteen years; you can ...more

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	My Life as a Book (My Life, #1) by Janet Tashjian (Goodreads Author), Jake Tashjian (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 4,857 ratings — published 2010 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gospel According to Larry (Gospel According to Larry, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 3,762 ratings — published 2001 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life as a Stuntboy (My Life, #2) by Janet Tashjian (Goodreads Author), Jake Tashjian (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 1,842 ratings — published 2011 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life as a Cartoonist (My Life, #3) by Janet Tashjian (Goodreads Author), Jake Tashjian (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 760 ratings — published 2013 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life as a Gamer (My Life, #5) by Janet Tashjian (Goodreads Author), Jake Tashjian (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vote for Larry (Gospel According to Larry, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 734 ratings — published 2004 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fault Line 3.70 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 2003 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life as a Joke (My Life, #4) by Janet Tashjian (Goodreads Author), Jake Tashjian (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Multiple Choice 3.61 avg rating — 432 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Larry and the Meaning of Life (Gospel According to Larry, #3) 3.40 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2008 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Janet Tashjian

My Life (11 books)
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Gospel According to Larry (3 books)
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3.71 avg rating — 4,867 ratings

Einstein the Class Hamster (3 books)
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Jake Tashjian (Illustrator)

3.59 avg rating — 246 ratings

Sticker Girl (3 books)
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Marty Frye, Private Eye (3 books)
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Laurie Keller (Illustrations)

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“Play dead often and long enough and people begin to think you are.”
― Janet Tashjian, Fault Line

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“There's conflict on every continent, the poverty rate is increasing, the environment's a wreck, and I'm not supposed to be affected?”
― Janet Tashjian, Larry and the Meaning of Life

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― Janet Tashjian, My Life as a Cartoonist

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message 4: by Leaning-Good (last edited Jul 08, 2011 06:48PM)

Jul 08, 2011 06:47PM

Beautiful Janet,
Have a Super Great Day [and everyday] !

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message 3: by Moses

Aug 12, 2008 08:21PM

Can't wait for the new book in the Larry series!

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message 1: by Daniel

Jan 04, 2008 11:32AM

Janet, I've added your five books, The Gospel According to Larry, Fault Line, Tru Confessions, Multiple Choice and Felicity: Summer to my to-read list.

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