Vivian Vande Velde (born 1951, currently residing in Rochester, New York) is an American author who writes books primarily aimed at young adults. Her novels and short story collections usually have some element of horror or fantasy, but are primarily humorous. Her book Never Trust a Dead Man (1999) received the 2000 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel. She says that she really likes to write for children. She likes to do school talks to children. She does many book conventions and also gives writing classes.
Series
Books
Alison, Who Went Away
2001
Three Good Deeds
2005
Deadly Pink
2012
Wizard at Work
2003
Companions of the Night
1995
Once upon a Test
Three Light Tales of Love
1984
Sideshow
Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists and Other Matters Odd and Magical
2009
Cloaked in Red
2010
23 Minutes
2016
Never Trust a Dead Man
1999
Being Dead
2001
A Coming Evil
1998
Smart Dog
1998
The Prince Problem
2018
8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos
2011
A Hidden Magic
1985
User Unfriendly
1990
The Book of Mordred
2005
A Well-Timed Enchantment
1990
Frogged
2013
Squirrel in the Museum
2019
Witch Dreams
2005
Remembering Raquel
2007
Witch's Wishes
2003
The Princess Imposter
2017
The Conjurer Princess
1997
Now You See It…
2004
Magic Can Be Murder
2000
Heir Apparent
2002
Stolen
2008
There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around
1999
Ghost of a Hanged Man
1998
Troll Teacher
2000
The Changeling Prince
1998
All Hallows' Eve
2006
The Rumpelstiltskin Problem
2000
Squirrel in the House
2016
Dragon's Bait
1992
