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Gitty Daneshvari


Born
Los Angeles, The United States
Website

Genre
Humor and Comedy, Chick Lit, Children's


Gitty Daneshvari was born in Los Angeles to an Iranian father and an American mother. As a child she talked incessantly, feeling the need to comment on everything around her. While at first charmed by her verbose nature, her family soon tired of the constant commenting. This is how she found writing — it was better than talking since she didn't even need anyone else to do it with.

She currently lives in New York City and yes she still talks too much. ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 20,269 ratings · 1,791 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors
School of Fear (School of F...
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Class is Not Dismissed! (Sc...
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Ghoulfriends Forever (Ghoul...
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The Final Exam (School of F...
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Ghoulfriends Just Want to H...
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Who's That Ghoulfriend? (Gh...
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Ghoulfriends 'til the End (...
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The League of Unexceptional...
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The Makedown
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Series by Gitty Daneshvari

School of Fear Class is Not Dismissed! The Final Exam
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Ghoulfriends Forever Ghoulfriends Just Want to H... Who's That Ghoulfriend? Ghoulfriends 'til the End
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The League of Unexceptional... Get Smart-ish The Kids Who Knew Too Little
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“We look forward to seeing all of your Vaseline coated smiles terribly soon.”
― Gitty Daneshvari, Class is Not Dismissed!
tags: funny, smiles, smiling
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“Thoughts of mischief frolicked through nineteen of the twenty girls minds.”
― Gitty Daneshvari, School of Fear
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“I've always loved joining clubs--although, in truth, they're usually book clubs." ~Robecca Steam”
― Gitty Daneshvari, Monster High: Ghoulfriends Forever
tags: book-clubs, books, clubs, ghoulfriends-forever, monster-high, robecca-steam
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