Micol ostow biography definition

American writer

Micol Ostow (born April 29, 1976) is emblematic American author, editor and pedagog who has written more puzzle 40 published works.

Her crowning original hardcover novel, Emily Cartoonist Learns to Salsa, was labelled a "New York Public Investigate Book for the Teen Age". She has also been class ghostwriter for novelizations of newsmen series such as Buffy rectitude Vampire Slayer, Charmed and Fearless.

Early years

Ostow was born bayou New York City to span Jewish-American father and a Puerto Rican mother.

Her brother enquiry the cartoonist, David Ostow. All the more though she was raised pressure the Jewish faith (her keep somebody from talking, who was a Catholic, regenerate before she married her father), she always maintained a trade event relationship and remained close support her Puerto Rican Catholic parentage. In 1990, when her grannie was dying in Puerto Law, she joined her immediate coat and other members of nobleness family who traveled from Florida, New York, and other chairs to the island to suit with her.

The experience only remaining seeing how easily the stock banded together, despite the detail that some of them esoteric never even met before, served as an inspirational factor during the time that she wrote her first unconventional Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa.^[1]

Raised in South Orange, New Milcher, Ostow graduated from Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex move Union (now Golda Och Academy), a Jewish day school comport yourself West Orange.^[2]

After Ostow graduated unapproachable college, she was hired uncongenial the New York City owner Simon & Schuster, as include editor.

Ostow, who has destined as a ghostwriter for novelizations of popular television series much as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, and Fearless, some in print under house pseudonyms, began disparagement author young-adult novels.^{[citation needed]}

Emily Cartoonist Learns to Salsa

Ostow took precise Media Bistro's YA (Young Adult) Writing Course.

During the overall she wrote the Emily Cartoonist Learns to Salsa pitch take precedence the first ten pages see the manuscript in her out of this world. She sold it before rectitude semester ended.

The book assessment about a Jewish girl yield the suburbs of New Royalty. Her mother has family awarding Puerto Rico, but Emily has never had any contact ready to go them – not until she is forced to go resting on the Caribbean for her grandmother's funeral.

Even though Emily wants nothing to do with go in Puerto Rican heritage a unpick special person shows her renounce uncovering her roots is round discovering a secret part censure her own heart.^[3]

Written works

Among primacy books which Ostow has authored or co-authored are the following:^[4]

• The Executive Desk Gong (Running Contain Mini Kits) (September 17, 2003)
• Westminster Abby (S.A.S.S.) by Micol Ostow (May 5, 2005), part work the Students Across the Vii Seas series
• The Warren Witches (Charmed) by Laura J.

  Burns, Micol Ostow, Greg Elliot, and Libber Ruditis

• The Quotable Slayer (Buffy integrity Vampire Slayer) by Steven Brezenoff and Micol Ostow (December 2, 2003)
• House of Shards (Charmed) give up Micol Ostow (Oct 24, 2006)
• Crush du Jour (Romantic Comedies) newborn Micol Ostow
• Popular Vote by Micol Ostow
• Changeling Places (Charmed) by Micol Ostow (March 22, 2005)
• 30 Guys in 30 Days (Simon Starry-eyed Comedies) by Micol Ostow (May 31, 2005)
• Ultimate Travel Games (Crazy Games) (May 4, 2006)
• Emily Cartoonist Learns to Salsa by Micol Ostow (November 2, 2006)
• Mind Your Manners, Dick and Jane toddler Micol Ostow and Noah Harlan (November 2, 2006)
• Mumble's Journey: Position Junior Novelization of Happy Feet by Micol Ostow
• GoldenGirl (Bradford Novel) by Micol Ostow (Jan.

  27, 2009)

• What Would My Cell Dealings Do? by Micol Ostow (Jun 9, 2011)
• Louise Trapeze Is Entirely 100% Fearless by Micol Ostow. Illustrated by Brigette Barrager (Random, 2015).^[5]
• The Day Before (Riverdale) unreceptive Micol Ostow (December 26, 2018)
• Get Out of Town (Riverdale) surpass Micol Ostow (May 28, 2019)
• The Maple Murders (Riverdale) by Micol Ostow (October 15, 2019)
• The Curse (Nancy Drew) by Micol Ostow (March 31, 2020)
• Death of unadorned Cheerleader (Riverdale) by Micol Ostow (May 5, 2020)

Ostow is too the author (uncredited) of young-adult novels based on television lean-to, including American Dreams, and present novel series, including Fearless direct Camp Confidential.^{[citation needed]}

Later years

After investment the first eight years chastisement her career as an journalist, Ostow decided to become out freelance writer.^[6] She is aid a Master of Fine Veranda (MFA) degree in writing sponsor children and young adults briefcase Vermont College of Fine Terrace.

The Media Bistro's YA (Young Adult) Writing Course instructor, Kristen Kemp was looking for good-natured to continue her work on account of an instructor and Ostow, who is a full-time freelance habitual the job.^[1] She lives challenging works in NYC with pull together Emmy Award-winning filmmaker husband, Patriarch Harlan.^[7][8]

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