Melissa Wiley

Melissa Wiley
Born Melissa Anne Peterson
(1968-12-17) December 17, 1968
Occupation Writer, Editor
Nationality American
Notable works The Martha Years
The Charlotte Years
Spouse Scott Peterson

Melissa Wiley is the pen name of Melissa Anne Peterson (born December 17, 1968). She is noted as an author of books for children, especially two book series about Laura Ingalls Wilder's ancestors: The Martha Years; and The Charlotte Years.[1] She is a contributing writer at Wired.com's GeekMom blog and cowrites a webcomic with her husband, Scott Peterson, and illustrator Chris Gugliotti.[2]

Personal life

Wiley resides in San Diego, California with her husband, the comic book editor and author Scott Peterson (born December 9, 1968), and six children. One of her sons (born December 9, 2003) has hearing loss. Her oldest daughter (born June 7, 1995) had leukemia, but recovered. She is a stay-at-home mom and homeschools her children.[3]

Books

  • Fox and Crow Are Not Friends (2012)[4]
  • The Prairie Thief (2012)[5]
  • Inch and Roly Make a Wish (2012)[5]
  • Inch and Roly and the Very Small Hiding Place (2013)[5]

The Martha Years

  1. Little House in the Highlands (1999)
  2. The Far Side of the Loch (2000)
  3. Down to the Bonny Glen (2001)
  4. Beyond the Heather Hills (2003)

The Charlotte Years

  1. Little House by Boston Bay (1999)
  2. On Tide Mill Lane (2001)
  3. The Road from Roxbury (2002)
  4. Across the Puddingstone Dam (2004)

Carmen Sandiego Mysteries

  • The Cocoa Commotion (1997)
  • Hasta LA Vista, Blarney (1997)

Other

  • Together in Paris (1997)
  • Hanna's Christmas (2001)

References

  1. ↑ "Melissa Wiley". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Melissa Wiley | GeekMom". Wired.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  3. ↑ "Melissa Wiley: KidLit Corner Road Trip Edition Podcast". Authors are ROCKSTARS!. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  4. ↑ "Melissa Wiley | Penguin Random House". Randomhouse.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  5. 1 2 3 "Melissa Wiley | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster". Authors.simonandschuster.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.


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