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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Brit Bennett''' is the author of the [[Claudie Wells]] [[Central Series]] books. <br />
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==Biography==<br />
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Brit Bennett (born 1990) was born and raised in Southern California. As a child, Ms. Bennett was a fan of the character [[Addy Walker]] and the books written by [[Connie Porter]]; she and her sister shared an [[Addy Walker (doll)|Addy doll.]] She also played [[The American Girls Premiere|American Girls Premiere]] to create stories with the characters.<br />
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Her first book, ''The Mothers,'' was a New York Times bestseller, as was her second novel ''The Vanishing Half.'' She has also written essays for the ''New Yorker,'' the ''New York Times,'' ''The Paris Review,'' (including an article about the significance of [[Addy Walker]]<ref> ''[https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/05/28/addy-walker-american-girl/ Addy Walker, American Girl]''; May 28, 2015.</ref>) and ''Jezebel.''<br />
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Before she began writing Claudie's series, Ms. Bennett was able to speak to Ms. Porter about her writing career and how she was inspired by her; in turn, Ms. Porter said that Ms. Bennett may someday herself inspire a new generation of historical writers. <br />
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==American Girl Books==<br />
* ''[[Meet Claudie]]''<br />
* ''[[Adventures with Claudie]]''<br />
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==Adult Literature==<br />
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* ''The Mothers'' <br />
* ''The Vanishing Half''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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* Shortly after the release of [[Courtney Moore]], Ms. Bennett tweeted both about Courtney's era being four years before she was born and that there should be a black character from the 1990s that she could write the series for.<ref>[https://twitter.com/britrbennett/status/1306000491088949255 @britrbennett], posted Sep 15, 2020.</ref> She later posted that she hoped to tweet her way to writing for the company. She was then contacted by the company representatives and discussions began, which resulted in her connection with American Girl and writing of the Claudie series.<ref>[https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/90158-new-american-girl-is-full-circle-moment-for-author-brit-bennett.html New American Girl Is Full-Circle Moment for Author Brit Bennett]</ref><br />
* Hardback editions of ''Meet Claudie'' include a special introduction by her, discussing how reading the Addy Central series by Ms. Porter influenced her as a writer. <br />
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==Links==<br />
* [https://britbennett.com/ Professional site]<br />
* [https://www.instagram.com/britrbennett/ Instagram]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/britrbennett Twitter]<br />
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