Ann M. Martin

Young Adult Author

Birthday August 12, 1955

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Princeton, NJ

Age 68 years old

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About

American author who is best known for her popular young adult fiction series, The Baby-Sitters Club. Her other works for children and young adults include Bummer Summer (1983) and Missing Since Monday (1986).

Before Fame

She graduated from Smith College and worked as a teacher and editor before becoming a full-time writer. She published the first book in her popular Baby-Sitters Club series in 1986.

Trivia

Her 2002 stand-alone novel, A Corner of the Universe, received the prestigious Newbery Medal for children's literature in 2003.

Family Life

She and her sister Jane grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. She was in a long-term relationship with fellow author Laura Godwin in the early 2000s. 

Associated With

As a child, Martin was inspired by the children's novels of popular UK author, Roald Dahl.