Wendy Mass (born April 22, 1967) is an author of young adult novels and children's books. Her 2003 novel, A Mango-Shaped Space won the American Library Association (ALA) Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School in 2004. Her other notable works include: 11 Birthdays, A Mango-Shaped Space and Every Soul a Star. Mass's novel Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life was adapted into a feature film in 2011. Source: Wikipedia (en)