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April Henry was born in Portland, Oregon.
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April Henry
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Sent Roald Dahl a short story and it got published
When she was 12, she sent Roald Dahl, the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a short story about a frog named Herman who loved peanut butter. The day he received it, Dahl had lunch with the editor of an international children's magazine and read her the story. She contavted April and asked to publish it. -
If it weren't for her parents, she wouldn't have became a writer.
Her dad gave her several writing books he had had since the 1950s, including Characters Make Your Story. Her parents were big readers. Her dad taught her to read when she was little. Her mom would show her white flashcards with a letter on one side and an image on the other - like an A and the word “apple.” She counted on her mom to give her honest feedback. -
She graduated from Medford High School.
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Studied abroad at the University of Stuttgart.
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Got a business degree from Oregon State University.
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"Circles Of Confusion" First succesful book
Her fourth book, Circles of Confusion, sold in two days. It was like an eight-year overnight success. It was her first succesful book. It was short-listed for the Agatha Award and the Anthony Award. It was also chosen for the Booksense 76 list, and The Oregonian Book Club, and was a Mystery Guild Editor's Choice. -
Henry's first stand-alone thriller was published.
Learning to Fly, was published. It was a Booksense pick, got starred reviews in Library Journal and Booklist, was named one of Library Journal's Best of 2002, and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. -
First influence
She got a job in hospital admitting with lots of down time and started thinking maybe she could try to write a book about the life and death that surrounded her every day. seh was finally pushed into trying to do something about it when she read a really bad book. She figured she could write a book that was at least better than that book. -
"Shock Point", Henry's first young-asult thriller
It was ALA Quick Pick, a Top 10 Books for Teens nominee, a New York Library’s Books for the Teen Age book, named to the Texas Tayshas list, and a finalist for Philadelphia’s Young Readers Choice Award. -
She quit her day job to write full time.
