Deb Caletti

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Deb Caletti
Born	Debora Lynn Caletti (1963-06-16) June 16, 1963 (age 61) San Rafael, California, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Education	Lake Washington High School University of Washington (BA)
Genre	Young adult fiction, fiction
Website
www.debcaletti.com

Deb Caletti (born June 16, 1963) is an American writer of young adult and adult fiction. Caletti is a National Book Award finalist, and a Michael L. Printz Honor Book medalist, as well as the recipient of other numerous awards including the PEN USA finalist award, the Josette Frank Award for Fiction,^[1] the Washington State Book Award, and SLJ Best Book award. Caletti's books feature the Pacific Northwest, and her young adult work is popular for tackling difficult issues typically reserved for adult fiction. Her first adult fiction novel, He's Gone, was published by Random House in 2013, and was followed by several other books for adults, in addition to her many books for teens.