Janet Tashjian

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 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.