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Kara Thomas

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Kara Thomas
Born (1990-03-21) March 21, 1990 (age 34)
OccupationNovelist, Television writer, Television producer
NationalityAmerican
EducationStony Brook University
GenreYoung adult fiction
Website
www.kara-thomas.com

Kara Thomas (born Kara Mustafa, March 21, 1990), is an American author of novels for young adults and television writer best known for her 2018 novel The Cheerleaders.[1]

Biography

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Kara Thomas is an American author of young adult fiction. Raised on Long Island, New York, Kara attended Stony Brook University and graduated[when?] with a degree in English.[2] She wrote Prep School Confidential during her final year at Stony Brook.[3] In July 2013, she signed a blind-script deal for a television pilot with Warner Bros. TV (Untitled Kara Taylor Project). In August 2013 it was announced that Rashida Jones and Will McCormack are developing Taylor's dramedy The Revengers for the CW, for which Taylor will serve as writer and co-executive producer.[4]

Thomas currently lives on Long Island with her husband and son.[5]

Works

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As Kara Taylor

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As Kara Thomas

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  • The Darkest Corners, Delacorte Press, 2016, ISBN 978-0553521467
  • Little Monsters, Delacorte Press, 2017, ISBN 978-0553521498
  • The Cheerleaders, Delacorte Press, 2018, ISBN 978-1524718329
  • That Weekend, Delacorte Press, 2021, ISBN 978-1524718367
  • Out Of The Ashes, Thomas & Mercer, 2023, ISBN 978-1662509537
  • Lost to Dune Road, Thomas & Mercer, 2024, ISBN 978-1662509551
  • The Champions, Delacorte Press, 2024, ISBN 978-0593379974

References

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  1. ^ "Goodreads page". Goodreads. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Kara Thomas: About". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Macmillan page". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Leslie (20 August 2013). "Rashida Jones Developing CW Dramedy With Sister Producing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Author Website". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ Lewis, Andy (13 January 2012). "THR's Book Deals of the Week: Jesmyn Ward's Follow Up Novel, a Memoir of Young Love and Loss and a 'Gossip Girl' Meets 'Twin Peaks' YA series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Wicked Little Secrets Goodreads". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Deadly Little Sins Goodreads". Retrieved 15 November 2013.
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