Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times
bestselling author of nine novels for young people, including Far
from the Tree, Audrey, Wait!, the AKA series, and Emmy & Oliver.
Her books have received numerous awards and recognition, including
the PEN America Literary Award, the Blue Ribbon Award from the
Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books, ALA's Best Books for
Young Adults, and ALA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. In
addition, her novels have received starred reviews from BookPage,
Kirkus Reviews, ALA Booklist, and Publishers Weekly and have been
published in more than twenty-five countries. Her sixth novel, Far
from the Tree, won the National Book Award for Young People's
Literature and the PEN America Award and was named one of the best
books of the year by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times,
NPR, PBS, Entertainment Weekly, and the Boston Globe. In addition
to her fictional work, her nonfiction work has appeared in the Los
Angeles Times, Bustle, Elle, and more. Her newest book, The Girls
of Skylark Lane, will be in stores in Fall 2024.
Robin grew up in Orange County, California, attended NYU, where she
was a recipient of the Seth Barkas Prize for Creative Writing, and
is a graduate of UCLA. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her
dog, Hudson.
Emmy & Oliver is wonderful. Funny, heartbreaking, and true... just like life. Robin Benway has written characters I felt like I'd known forever, and was so sad to see go. A must read. -- Morgan Matson, author of Since You've Been Gone"Robin Benway writes with her full heart. Emmy & Oliver is a genuinely sweet and funny novel bursting with the inextinguishable forces of love-between parents and children, distant and inseparable friends, new and reunited lovers." -- Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Isla and the Happily Ever After"Benway examines split loyalties, the impact of confessionals, and how broken bonds can be mended... Benway's intriguing premise and honest tone are a winning combination as she movingly portrays the growing trust between her characters." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"At times heartfelt, funny, irreverent, and ultimately satisfying... a good choice for fans of Stephanie Perkins's Anna and the French Kiss or any of Sarah Dessen's novels." -- School Library Journal"Benway fearlessly examines the effects of loss and return from every perspective... Hope, confusion, frustration, and love coexist without shame as teens and parents come to grips with the realization that nothing stays the same no matter how desperately we want it to." -- Booklist"Benway peels away the surface and digs down to the raw emotions the teens and their families feel... as a portrait of the emerging adolescent, it engages." -- Kirkus Reviews"This realistic and painful story... twists and turns... until the bittersweet, yet perfect, ending. -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)"Emmy's narration is smart and sassy, and the romance plot is satisfying... An unusual blend of a soulmate story, a melodramatic plot, and a realistic book about adjustment, growth, and change, this will please romance fans as well as pragmatic souls with a sentimental streak." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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