Jennifer Iacopelli
Jennifer Iacopelli is an American author known for writing young adult sports fiction.
Jennifer Iacopelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | Queens, New York |
| Occupation | Author |
| Alma mater | BS, St. John's University; MLIS, Long Island University |
| Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
| Years active | 2013-Present |
| Website | |
| jenniferciacopelli | |
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Personal life
Jennifer Iacopelli was born in Queens, New York and spent her adolescence in Commack, New York on Long Island.[1] She is a graduate of St. John's University, with a B.S. in Adolescence Education and English Literature and holds a Master of Library and Information Science from Long Island University. In addition to writing, she serves as a library media specialist on the East End of Long Island. In 2017, Iacopelli was named a "badass librarian" by the Huffington Post.[2]
Bibliography
Novels
- Game. Set. Match. (2013, Coliloquy)
- Losing at Love (2015, Coliloquy)
- Break the Fall (2020, Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House)[3][4]
- Finding Her Edge (2022, Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House)[5]
Anthologies (Editor)
- Out of Our League (with Dahlia Adler) (2023, Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan)[6]
Critical reception
Break the Fall
BitchMedia called Break the Fall one of 25 YA Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020[7] and named it one of 20 Young Adult Releases to Watch in 2020 due to Iacopelli's "serious sports young adult chops."[8] Kirkus Reviews cited it as "an uplifting quest for Olympic victory"[9] Buzzfeed recommends it to readers, "who want to brush against the dark underbelly of the gymnastics world."[10] Touted for its, "detailed descriptions of training sessions and step-by-step accounts of gymnastics routines combine with #MeToo considerations and dramatic friendship shifts to create a fraught behind-the-scenes look at the lives of young Olympic hopefuls" by Publishers Weekly,[11] and "the deft balancing of female solidarity and ambition is one of many pleasing things about this book; another is how vividly the gymnastics routines come to life, playing out as though on a screen and inspiring the same level of breath-holding, wincing and cheering as the real Olympics might"[12] by the Irish Times, it was then named to the 2021 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults list, the Texas Library Association's TAYSHAS Reading list and was a finalist for the South Carolina Young Adult Book Awards. In an interview, Iacopelli highlights the importance of accuracy in her sports fiction saying, "what I worked on the most was making sure the gymnasts were portrayed as realistically as possible, in and out of the gym."[13]
Awards and Nominations
- 2021 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults[14]
- 2021 TAYSHA Reading List[15]
- 2021-22: South Carolina Young Adult Book Awards - Nominee[16]
- 2021: The Best Children's Books of the Year[17]
External links
References
- ↑ "About Jennifer Iacopelli". www.jenniferciacopelli.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Badass Librarian Tracks Down 'Hackers,' Clears Student's Name". HuffPost. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "Rights Report: Week of March 11, 2019". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "HCG buys novels by Brahmachari and Iacopelli | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "Rights Report: Week of June 22, 2020". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "Rights Report: Week of August 16, 2021". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ "25 YA Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020". Bitch Media. Archived from the original on 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "The Young Adult Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2020". www.bookbub.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ BREAK THE FALL | Kirkus Reviews. Search this book on
- ↑ "12 Books About Women Athletes That Will Keep You Glued To The Page". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "Children's Book Review: Break the Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli. Razorbill, $17.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-593-11417-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ Hennessy, Claire. "Young adult fiction: February titles forgo romance in favour of feminism". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ↑ "Q&A: Jennifer Iacopelli, Author of 'Break The Fall'". The Nerd Daily. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ NGILBERT (2021-01-14). "2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ "2021 TAYSHAS Reading List" (PDF). Texas Library Association. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Young Adult Book Award". www.scasl.net. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ Bank Street College of Education. Children's Book Committee (2021-08-01). "The Best Children's Books of the Year [2021 edition]". The Center for Children's Literature.
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