Books with title Marissa Mayer

Riding on a wave of popular demand for YA fantasy and science fiction, Marissa Meyers success in the genre is the latest stage in the steady rise of an up-and-coming author. Meyers career milestones are discussed, including her education in creative writing, her work as an editor on other writers books, and her writing of the manga comic fan fiction Sailor Moon under a pseudonym. The book provides an in-depth look at the writing process and creative origins behind her first book, Cinder, the first in an ambitious four-part series that reworks traditional fairy tales in a modern context.

Marissa Goodwell is a ten-year-old girl who thought nothing could be more perfect in her life. She has a loving mother, a father with a perfect job at the Wilmington Healthy and Nutritious Food Company, and a smart little brother. When her father receives an assignment to go to another country to find healthy and exotic foods, Marissa thought nothing could go wrong. But a surprising tragedy strikes, and the Goodwells need to find a way to get through it. Things keep getting worse and worse for this household. What will Marissa have to do to keep her family from breaking apart?