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Quick facts for kids Shannon Messenger
Messenger at Arizona State University Young Adult Authors Panel in 2016
Born	November 10th, 1981
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Alma mater	USC School of Cinematic Arts
Genre	Fantasy
Notable works	Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sky Fall series

Shannon Messenger is an American author. She is known for writing the middle-grade series Keeper of the Lost Cities, which was a New York Times bestseller; Unlocked, book 8.5 in the series, reached number 8 on USA Today's list in 2020. She also wrote the young-adult Sky Fall series. Her books have been published by Simon & Schuster.

Personal life

Shannon Messenger was born in Southern California. When she was young, she moved to San Diego and went to elementary school there. She graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Messenger was divorced in November 2018, but still writes under the surname. On May 3, 2021, she announced that she had a son. On June 12, 2023, she announced that she had a daughter.

Awards

Keeper of the Lost Cities won the 2017 Middle School/Junior High California Young Reader Medal.

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