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
💰 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.
