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American writer of young adult fiction (born 1963)

Scott David Westerfeld (born May 5, 1963)^[1] is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known as the author of the Uglies and the Leviathan series.

Early life

Westerfeld was born in Dallas, Texas.^[2] As a child he moved to Connecticut for his father Lloyd's job as a computer programmer for UNIVAC.

He saw his father working with planes for Lockheed Martin, submarines for Electric Boat, and NASA's Apollo missions; these projects made his family move across the states frequently, and he developed a penchant for storytelling to his peers and teachers who often asked him about his hometown.^[3]

Westerfeld graduated from Vassar College with an A.B.

in Philosophy in 1985.^[4] He began composing music as a teenager^[5] and composes music for modern dance.^[6] In 2001, Westerfeld married Australian author Justine Larbalestier.

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