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L.J. Smith

Born

in Villa Park, Orange County, California, The United States

September 04, 1958

Died

March 08, 2025

Website

https://theljsmith.com/

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Genre

Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance

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Smith was born in Villa Park, Orange County, California. In interviews, she has said she realized she wanted to be a writer sometime between kindergarten and first grade, “when a teacher praised a horrible poem I’d written”, and began writing in earnest in elementary school. Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1987, followed by teaching credentials in Elementary education and Special education from San Francisco State University.

She taught kindergarten and special education for several years before becoming a full-time writer. Her first book, The Night of the Solstice, was published by MacMillan in 1987, followed by, Heart of Valor in 1990, and the 4-volum ...more

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On March 8th, 2025, we lost a YA literary legend. An author, a family member, a friend, and to many of us, a hero. As some of you already know, Lisa loved her fans and she loved engaging and interacting with them. She also, really loved spoiling them! In the past Lisa hosted a number of contests and prize giveaways to give fans a small token of the magical worlds she had created in her books. Any

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Average rating: 3.85 · 1,200,654 ratings · 44,198 reviews · 339 distinct works • Similar authors

	Origins (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries, #1) by L.J. Smith (Based on the novels), Kevin Williamson (Based on the TV series), Julie Plec (Based on the TV series) 4.13 avg rating — 98,375 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Awakening / The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2) 3.68 avg rating — 94,734 ratings — published 1991 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1) 3.32 avg rating — 87,530 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night World, No. 3 (Night World, #7-9) 4.20 avg rating — 66,597 ratings — published 2009 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3) 4.06 avg rating — 66,659 ratings — published 2008 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6) 4.20 avg rating — 60,227 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fury / Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #3-4) 3.72 avg rating — 63,054 ratings — published 1991 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 54,904 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries #2) 3.44 avg rating — 48,283 ratings — published 1991 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3) 4.18 avg rating — 38,687 ratings — published 1991 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Vampire Diaries (Complete) (20 books)
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“You don't love a girl because of beauty. You love her because she sings a song only you can understand.”
― L.J. Smith, Secret Vampire

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“I told you. You don't love someone because of their looks or their clothes or their car. You love them because they sing a song only your heart can understand.”
― L.J. Smith

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“People die . . . so love them every day.
Beauty fades . . . so look before it's gone.
Love changes . . . but not the love you give.
And if you love, you'll never be alone.”
― L.J. Smith, Witchlight

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