Author Profile

Author Profile -- Mette Ivie Harrison

BORN: Summit, New Jersey

PARENTS: Evan Ivie, computer professor, BYU (retired) Betty Jo Ivie, mother of 11 and a wonderful reader, also directed neighborhood plays where I was the fairy godmother

SPOUSE: Matthew Harrison

EDUCATION: one year at a German Gymnasium in high school;
B.A., BYU, German/English
M.A., BYU, German Literature
PhD, Princeton, Germanic Languages and Literatures

PLACES LIVED: Warren, New Jersey; Red Bank, New Jersey; Kitzingen, Germany; Provo, Utah; Orem, Utah; Layton, Utah; Princeton, New Jersey

OTHER JOBS HELD: Burger King girl, essay reader, college professor, secretary, translator

HOBBIES: swimming, biking, running, yoga, knitting, crocheting, quilting, telling other people what to do, complaining, sharing birth stories, dispensing medical and nutritional advice

PHOBIAS: dogs, policemen

RECENT BOOKS: THE MONSTER IN ME (Holiday House)
MIRA, MIRROR (Viking)

PUBLISH WITH: Holiday House, Viking

SCHOOL VISIT ACTIVITIES: fairy tale writing workshop, assembly, crafts

WEBSITE: www.metteivieharrison.com