Lisa Mantchev
American novelist
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Lisa Mantchev is an American author of fantasy novels and short stories. She is best known for her Théâtre Illuminata series, a trilogy of young adult fantasy novels.
Lisa Mantchev | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Author of fantasy novels and short stories |
| Notable work | Théâtre Illuminata series |
Her book Eyes Like Stars, the first in the Théâtre Illuminata series, was nominated for the 2009 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.[1] It was also nominated for the 2010 Mythopoeic Award for Children’s Literature.[2] NPR selected the third book in the series, So Silver Bright, as one of 2011’s Top 5 YA Novels.[3]
Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine,[4] Weird Tales,[5] Strange Horizons,[6] and Faerie Magazine.[7]
Her first picture book, Strictly No Elephants, was published in October 2015. It was included in the CCBC Choices 2016 List[8] and is the recipient of an NCTE 2016 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, Honorable Mention.[9]
Publications
- Eyes Like Stars, Feiwel & Friends, 2009
- Perchance to Dream, Feiwel & Friends, 2010
- So Silver Bright, Feiwel & Friends, 2011
- Ticker, Skyscape, 2014
- Sugar Skulls (co-authored with Glenn Dallas), Skyscape, 2015
- Strictly No Elephants, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2015
- Sister Day, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2017
- Someday, Narwhal, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2017
- Jinx and the Doom Fight Crime, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2018
- Remarkables, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2019
- Perfectly Perfect Wish, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2020
- Twisty Turny House, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2021
- The Trouble with Giraffes, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2025
