Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Jennifer "Jen" Lynn Barnes was born on October 19, 1984,{{cite web|title=Barnes, Jennifer Lynn|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/barnes-jennifer-lynn-1984#:~:text=PERSONAL%3A,1984%2C%20in%20Tulsa%2C%20OK.|website=Encyclopedia.com}}{{cite web|title=Happy Birthday, Jennifer Lynn Barnes & some random Faff|url=https://tezmilleroz.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/happy-birthday-jennifer-lynn-barnes-some-random-faff/#:~:text=It's%20October%2019th%20(well%2C%20for,%E2%80%93%20Jennifer%20Lynn%20Barnes'%20birthday.|website=tezmilleroz wordpress}} in Tulsa, Oklahoma.{{Cite web|title=Jennifer Lynn Barnes|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/164187.Jennifer_Lynn_Barnes|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Goodreads}}

She graduated from high school in 2002, then attended Yale University, where she studied cognitive science. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the university in 2006 and a Ph.D. in 2012.{{Cite web |title=Bio |url=http://jenniferlynnbarnes.com/bio.html |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=Jennifer Lynn Barnes}}

She is married and has three sons.https://trinityecho.com/29593/news/summer-read-author-zooms-into-trinity/

Barnes wrote her first novel at age nineteen{{Cite web |title=OU's Jennifer Lynn Barnes Talks About Career as Professor and Writer |url=http://www.ou.edu/cas/news-updates/2020/April/Jennifer-Barnes-Book-Adapted-TV.html |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=The University of Oklahoma |language=en-US}} and sold five books while completing university.

After receiving her Ph.D. from Yale University, she conducted autism research at the University of Cambridge. She now serves as an associate professor of both psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma.{{Cite web |last=Culpepper |first=Jerri |date=2020-09-23 |title=Book Written by OU Professor Makes New York Times Bestseller List, to Become Amazon TV Series |url=http://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2020/september/book-written-by-ou-professor-makes-new-york-times-bestseller-list-to-become-amazon-tv-series.html |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=The University of Oklahoma |language=en-US}} In 2019, she received the university's Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation Presidential Professorship.{{Cite web |title=2019 Faculty Award Recipients |url=https://ou.edu/content/dam/provost/documents/2019-Faculty-Awards-Recipient-List.pdf |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=University of Oklahoma}}

{{Main|The Inheritance Games}}

The Inheritance Games is a young adult novel series, published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The series currently consists of four books: The Inheritance Games (2020), The Hawthorne Legacy (2021), and The Final Gambit (2022).

The first book in the series, The Inheritance Games, is a New York Times and IndieBound best seller.{{Cite web|date=July 27, 2020|title=The Inheritance Games|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jennifer-lynn-barnes/inheritance-games/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Kirkus Reviews}} It was nominated for the Edgar Award for Young Adult,{{Cite web|title=Edgar Award|url=https://ppld.org/awards/edgar-award|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Pikes Peak Library District}} the Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult,{{Cite web|title=The Inheritance Games|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52439531-the-inheritance-games|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Goodreads}} and YALSA's Teen's Top Ten,{{Cite web|last=Ihemeson|first=Adamma|date=2021-04-13|title=2021 Teens' Top Ten nominees announced|url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/04/2021-teens-top-ten-nominees-announced|access-date=2021-12-21|website=News and Press Center|language=en}} and was selected for YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-01-05|title=2021 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers|url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2021-quick-picks-reluctant-young-adult-readers|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)|language=en}} and Best Fiction for Young Adults{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-01-14|title=2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults|url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2021-best-fiction-young-adults|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)|language=en}} and Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2020.

The Hawthorne Legacy was a finalist for a Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction.{{Cite web|title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fiction!|url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2021|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Goodreads}}

The Final Gambit won the 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Young Adult Fiction.{{cite web |title=Goodreads Choice - Best Young Adult Fiction |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2022 |website=Goodreads |access-date=December 9, 2022}}

The Brothers Hawthorne, a spin-off book portrayed after the events of The Inheritance Games released on August 29, 2023.{{cite web|title=The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes|url=https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/62804258 |website= Goodreads}} The Brothers Hawthorne was a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Young Adult Fiction in 2023.{{cite web|title= Best Young Adult Fiction 2023 - Goodreads Choice Awards|url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2023|website= Goodreads |access-date= December 8, 2023}}

The Grandest Game is the first book in a new spin-off series from The Inheritance Games, released on July 30, 2024.{{cite web|title=The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes|url=https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/197392670|website= Goodreads |access-date= December 8, 2023}}

{{Main|Debutantes (book series)}}

Debutantes is a young adult mystery novel series published by Freeform. The series consist of two books: Little White Lies (2018) and Deadly Little Scandals (2019).

{{Main|The Fixer (book series)}}

The Fixer is a young adult mystery novel series published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. The series consists of two books: The Fixer (2015) and The Long Game (2016).

The first book in the series, The Fixer, was nominated for the South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult (2018) and the Missouri Truman Readers Award (2018).{{Cite web|title=The Fixer|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22929578-the-fixer|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Goodreads}}

{{Main|The Naturals (book series)}}

The Naturals is a young adult novel series published by Disney-Hyperion. The series consists of five books: The Naturals (2013), Killer Instinct (2014), All In (2015), Bad Blood (2016), and Twelve (2017).

The first book in the series, The Naturals, was nominated for the Lincoln Award and the Missouri Gateway Readers Award in 2018{{Cite web|title=The Naturals|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13597723-the-naturals|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Goodreads}} and was a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection in 2014.{{Cite web|date=December 4, 2018|title=The Naturals {{!}} Awards & Grants|url=https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/naturals|access-date=2021-12-21|website=American Library Association}}

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• The Inheritance Games
• The Inheritance Games (2020)
• The Hawthorne Legacy (2021)
• The Final Gambit (2022)
• The Brothers Hawthorne (2023)
• Games Untold (2024)
• The Grandest Game (2024)
• Glorious Rivals (2025)
• Debutantes
• Little White Lies (2018)
• Deadly Little Scandals (2019)
• The Naturals
• The Naturals (2013)
• Killer Instinct (2014)
• All In (2015)
• Bad Blood (2016)
• Twelve (2017)
• The Fixer
• The Fixer (The Ruling Class) (2015)
• The Long Game (Lessons in Power) (2016)
• Raised by Wolves
• Raised by Wolves (2010)
• Sweet Sixteen (2015)
• Trial by Fire (2011)
• Taken by Storm (2012)
• The Squad
• Perfect Cover (2008)
• Killer Spirit (2008)
• Tattoo
• Tattoo (2007)
• Fate (2009)
• Golden
• Golden (2006)
• Platinum (2007)
• Standalone novels
• The Lovely and the Lost (2019)
• At First Sight (2014)
• Nobody (2013)
• Every Other Day (2011)

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Category:American women writers of young adult literature