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Marieke Nijkamp          

Author of the New York Times Bestseller, "This Is Where It Ends"

Marieke Nijkamp was born and raised in the Netherlands. A lifelong student of stories, language, and ideas, she is more or less proficient in about a dozen languages and holds degrees in philosophy, history, and medieval studies. She is a storyteller, dreamer, globe-trotter, geek. Her debut young adult novel This Is Where It Ends, a contemporary story that follows four teens over the course of the fifty-four minutes of a school shooting, is published by Sourcebooks Fire. The book entered The New York Times Best Seller list (Young Adult Hardcover) in March 2016. It remained on the list for 67 weeks.

When writing This Is Where It Ends, Nijkamp wanted to try to understand the personal circumstances of the people involved. She extensively researched the topic, reading firsthand accounts of shootings, listening to 911 calls and talking to real-life victims.

Her sophomore novel, Before I Let Go, is a haunting young adult murder mystery set during a cruel Alaskan winter. Marieke is the editor of the YA anthology Unbroken: 13 stories starring disabled teens and the writer of the upcoming graphic novel The Oracle Code.

She is the founder of DiversifYA as well as founding member and advisor of We Need Diverse Books.

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Children's Book Review: This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp ...
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