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Stephenie Meyer Successful author, loving mother and wife

__Personal Statement__

Stephenie Meyer is a successful author that has been hailed as the new J.K. Rowling. Growing up as the daughter of Stephen and Candy Morgan, Stephenie attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was the second of six children which enabled her to spend much of her time taking care of her younger siblings.

Although Stephenie often felt out of place in her high school full of very privileged students, she worked hard, and did well. She graduated in 1992, earning outstanding markings. These high markings earned her a National Merit Scholarship, and she decided to attend Brigham Young University and major in English literature. After college, Stephenie married Christian Meyer, and she became a stay at home mom to her three sons, Gabe, Seth, and Eli.

Six years later on June 2nd, 2003, Stephenie's life changed dramatically when she woke up from a dream that would soon become her first novel, //Twilight.// Within weeks of the book being released it was number five on the //New York Times// bestseller list.

// Twilight // soon had a sequel called //New Moon,// and it spent more than twenty five weeks at the number one spot on the //New York Times// bestseller list.

In 2007, the next book, //Eclipse// continued the success of this saga.

On May 6th, 2008, //The Host// was released. This was Meyer's first novel for adults and it debuted at number on the //New York Times// and //Wall Street Journal// bestseller lists.

On November 21st, 2008 the movie, //Twilight,// directed by Catherine Hardwicke was released. The movie debuted at number one at the box office with $70 million. This made it the highest grossing opening weekend for a female director.

Then, on August 2nd, 2008, the final book of the //Twilight Saga// was released, //Breaking Dawn.//

Today, Stephenie Meyer lives in Arizona with her husband and three sons.

She has received an outstanding amount of awards for her writing, including being named "Author of the Year" by USA Today, in 2008. She was the biggest selling author of 2008, selling over twenty two million books. The //Twilight Saga// has been translated into twenty different languages, which shows how much success the saga has had all over the world.

Stephenie fills her books with florid sensuality, and she is able to draw in numerous crowds. It is easy to get locked into her books' thrilling, unusual, and touching plots. Because of her different way of writing and her unusual plots, she has become a favorite author to many people.

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__ Letter of Recommendation from my publisher __



__ Letter to my sister __

__ Interview with Oprah about "The Dream" __

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__Contact Information__

Stephenie Meyer <span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">315 Forks Street <span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Phoenix, Arizona 56132

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Mobile Phone: <span class="skype_pnh_text_span" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span class="skype_pnh_print_container">(417) 866-1123 <span class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"> <span class="skype_pnh_dropart_span"> <span class="skype_pnh_textarea_span"><span class="skype_pnh_text_span"> (417) 866-1123  <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Fax: (417) 866-2311

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