Dakota Lane

Dakota Lane
Born	1959[1] Brooklyn, New York[1]
Occupation	Young Adult Writer and Illustrator[2]
Nationality	American
Alma mater	San Francisco State University[2]
Notable work(s)	Johnny Voodoo The Orpheus Obsession The Secret Life of IT Girls Gothic Lolita
Children	two daughters, Alex and Hailey[2]

Dakota Lane (born in Brooklyn, New York in 1959)^[1] is an author. She has been nominated for an American Library Association award three times and received Best Book for Young Adults for Johnny Voodoo and 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.

Awards

Johny Voodoo - 1997 American Library Association List of Best Books for Young Adults^[3] and 2000 Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) List of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults^[4] The Secret Life of IT Girls - 2008 YALSA List of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers^[5]

Bibliography

• Johnny Voodoo (Random House, 1997)
• The Orpheus Obsession (HarperCollins, 2006)
• The Secret Life of IT Girls (Simon & Schuster, 2007)
• Gothic Lolita (Simon & Schuster, 2008)

External links

• Dakota Lane's Official Page at publisher Simon & Schuster

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Dakota Lane (1959— ) Biography – Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights". biography.jrank.org. http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2007/Lane-Dakota-1959.html. Retrieved December 7, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Dakota Lane's Biography". redroom.com. http://www.redroom.com/author/dakota-lane/bio. Retrieved December 7, 2010. 
3. ^ "1997 Best Books for Young Adults". ala.org. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/1997bestbooks.cfm. Retrieved December 7, 2010. 
4. ^ "2000 List of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults". ala.org. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/annotations/2000popularpaperbacks.cfm. Retrieved December 7, 2010. 
5. ^ "2008 List of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". ala.org. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/08qp.cfm. Retrieved December 7, 2010. 

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Name	Lane, Dakota
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Date of birth	1959
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
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