Jessi Kirby

Jessi Kirby is an American author of young-adult fiction. Her debut novel, Moonglass, was published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on May 3, 2011.
Early Life and Education
Kirby grew up in Mammoth Lakes, CA, where she attended Mammoth High School. She then attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, where she studied English. She later taught English and worked as a librarian in public schools for several years before publishing her first novel. She currently lives in Crystal Cove, CA, with her husband and two children.
Works
Moonglass
from Simon and Schuster:
When Anna was little, she and her mother used to search for sea glass, but since they looked at night, they called it moonglass. Now, ten years after her mother's mysterious death, her father is working as head lifeguard on the same beach where her mother grew up and her parents first met and fell in love.
Reluctant to get close to anyone (including her father) and not pleased about having to start at a new school, Anna begins to spend more time alone, running the length of the beach and wondering about who her mother really was. After meeting a lifeguard named Tyler, she slowly lets her guard down and together they start exploring the abandoned houses that dot the beach.
But when learning more about her mother's past leads to a painful discovery, Anna must reconcile her desire for solitude with ultimately accepting the love of her family and friends.
Awards and Recognition
* Moonglass is a Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012 nominee from the American Library Association.
*Moonglass and Jessi Kirby have been selected to the ABC Children's Group's 2011 New Voices Top Ten List for Teens.

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