Gayle Forman s An World Of Teens - 1632 Words

Gayle Forman is a fairly known author, but mostly in the world of teens. Gayle Forman is now known mostly for writing young adult fiction, but that isn’t where she began her career. Gayle Forman got her start in writing as a journalist, where she got her first job at Seventeen magazine. She began her work there by reporting what was going on in the world, and telling the stories of people she had crossed paths with. She remained at her job at Seventeen until she decided to start a family with her husband, and decided that being a journalist was too hard to juggle when you are also a mother, because journalism requires traveling. She began writing her novels while she was expecting her first child, and has been writing novels ever since.†¦show more content†¦The book is a large one filled with stories from the time she and her husband decided to travel the world together. Forman and her husband live in New York, and they went on their trip shortly following the attacks from 9/11. Since Forman got her start as a journalist, the way she writes the vast amount of short stories in the book, reflects her love for the writing style. The stories took place in several different countries. â€Å"My favorite country I visited: India. Least-favorite country: Tonga† (Forman). Along with journalism, Forman fell in love with traveling. As a whole, Forman has travelled to 64 countries, although she didn’t write about all of those countries in You Can’t Get There from Here. Gayle Forman is extremely family oriented, which is why she traded journalism and gave in to her want to start a family after publishing her travel log. The book that really launched Forman’s career was a novel she wrote called If I Stay. The novel was published in 2009, and instantly became a hit, making its way to the #1 slot on the New York Times best seller list. The novel is tragic and beautiful, but is also humorous at times. The novel is about a 17 year old girl named Mia, who is an excellent cello player, and is also obsessed with classical music. Because Mia’s parents are extreme hard rock fans, Mia often feels like an outsider in her own family, but she still remains close with her parents, as well as her