Elyse E. "Lisi" Harrison (née Gottlieb; born on July 29, 1970) is a Canadian novelist of young adult fiction, known for the three series The Clique, Alphas and Monster High.[1][3]
Lisi Harrison | |
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 Harrison at the 2023 WonderCon | |
| Born | Elyse E. Gottlieb July 29, 1970 Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Pen name | Lisi Harrison |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Period | 2004-present |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Children | 2 [2] |
| Website | |
| lisiharrison | |
Early life
editHarrison was born Elyse E. Gottlieb and raised in Toronto, Ontario by her parents Ken and Shaila Gottlieb, along with a brother and a sister. She attended a Hebrew elementary school, then she attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute public high school. After graduating high school, she went to McGill University as a film major, but transferred after two years to study writing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Harrison graduated with a BFA in creative writing.[1]
Career
editHarrison worked for 12 years at MTV in New York City. She became the Senior Director of Development for development of shows for the network.[2] Harrison said, "I learned what appeals to teens. I learned how to hold someone's attention. I learned that everyone wants to fit in and be accepted, no matter how old they are," of her experience while working at MTV.[4] Her experience at the network was the inspiration for her bestselling series The Clique, because it reminded her of middle school life. She started writing the first two novels in the series while working at MTV so that she would still have a job if her writing career didn't work out. After selling over 9 million copies in her "Clique" series, Harrison quit her MTV job in June 2004 and focused on her writing career.[1][2]
She has written seven young adult book series: The Clique, Alphas, Monster High, Pretenders, The Pack, Girl Stuff, and Graveyard Girls.[5] The Clique series has 21 books, including a prequel, a summer collection and a dictionary-style book called the Cliquetionary. The Summer Collection is a collection of five individual books about each character's summer vacation. The Alphas series contains four books, and the Monster High series also contains four books.
Harrison's first adult series, The Dirty Book Club, was released on October 10, 2017.
Personal life
editHarrison married Kevin Harrison, a television production executive, in August 2002. They met in 1995 while working on "MTV Beach House" in Malibu, and had two children together. Lisi and Kevin divorced around 2017.[6] She currently resides in Laguna Beach, California.[1][2]
Works
editThe Clique series
edit- The Clique (later also a movie)
- Best Friends for Never
- Revenge of the Wannabes
- Invasion of the Boy Snatchers
- The Pretty Committee Strikes Back
- Dial L for Loser
- It's Not Easy Being Mean
- Sealed with a Diss
- The Clique Summer Collection: Massie
- The Clique Summer Collection: Dylan
- The Clique Summer Collection: Alicia
- The Clique Summer Collection: Kristen
- The Clique Summer Collection: Claire
- Bratfest at Tiffany's
- P.S. I Loathe You
- Boys R Us
- These Boots Are Made for Stalking
- My Little Phony
- A Tale of Two Pretties
- Charmed and Dangerous: The Rise of the Pretty Committee
- Cliquetionary: The Wit and Wisdom of the Clique
Alphas series
edit- Alphas
- Movers & Fakers
- Belle of the Brawl
- Top of the Feud Chain
Monster High series
edit- Monster High
- The Ghoul Next Door
- Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way
- Back and Deader Than Ever
- Drop Dead Diary
Pretenders series
edit- Pretenders
- License to Spill
The Pack series
edit- The Pack
- Claw & Order
- Two Truths and a Lion [7]
Girl Stuff series
edit- girl stuff.
- crush stuff.
- awkward stuff. [8]
Graveyard Girls series
edit- 1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War
- Scream for the Camera
- Season's Eatings
Other
edit- The Dirty Book Club
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "About". lisiharrison.com. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d Clay, Joanna (15 April 2011). "Hard to write in beautiful Laguna, but write she does". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Poppy Series - Pick a Poppy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ "Interview with Lisi Harrison | Book Divas". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ "Lisi Harrison". FantasticFiction. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "The Soul-er Eclipse of My Heart". Lisi Harrison. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "The Pack Series". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "girl stuff Series". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 20 August 2024.