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Gail D. Villanueva

Gail D. Villanueva is a Filipino author born and based in the Philippines. She’s also a web designer and an entrepreneur. She loves pineapple pizza, seafood, and chocolate, but not in a single dish together (eww). Gail and her husband live in the outskirts of Manila with their dogs, ducks, turtles, cats, and one friendly but lonesome chicken. Her debut novel My Fate According to the Butterfly (Scholastic, 2019) was named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, an Amazon Best Book of the Month Editor’s Pick, and a NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Gail’s next book, Sugar And Spite, will be published by Scholastic on April 20, 2021. Learn more at www.gaildvillanueva.com.

Book Title(s):

My Fate According to the Butterfly (Scholastic, 2019)

Sugar And Spite (Scholastic, 2021)

Award(s) and Accolade(s):

NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (My Fate According to the Butterfly)
2019 Best Book of the Year (My Fate According to the Butterfly)

Pronouns:

She / Her

Identity:

Filipino

Age Categories:

Middle Grade

Genres:

Contemporary, Fantasy , Magical Realism / Fabulism, Urban Fantasy

Publicity Information:

For events/speaking engagements within Asia, please contact nhisham(at)scholastic(dot)asia. For events/speaking engagements in the US and other countries, please contact tradepublicity@scholastic.com

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