Wendelin Van Draanen Net Worth

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Her net worth is estimated to be around $2 million, and her salary is estimated to be around $100,000 per year. Wendelin Van Draanen is a Children's Author who was born in Chicago in 1965. She is best known for her Sammy Keyes, Shredderman, and Gecko & Sticky series of books, and was the recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1999. Her net worth is estimated to be around $2 million, and her salary is estimated to be around $100,000 per year.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day	January 6, 1965
Birth Place	Chicago, IL
Age	59 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign	Capricorn

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Known for her Sammy Keyes, Shredderman, and Gecko & Sticky series of children's books, she was the 1999 recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award.

Before Fame

As a child, she was inspired by the work of Ray Bradbury, as well as by the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew young adult series. She published her first literary work, How I Survived Being a Girl, in the late 1990s.

Trivia

Before becoming a writer, she taught mathematics and computer science at the high school level.

Family Life

The daughter of Dutch-born scientists, she grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She later settled in California with her husband Mark Parsons and her two children.

Associated With

Actor Rob Reiner-directed adaptation of Van Draanen's 2001 novel, Flipped.

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