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McLean, Jeannie
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Jeannie McLean

Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau
McLean, Jeannie
In brief
Jeannie McLean writes fiction for young adults. She has also worked as an educator and a business manager. McLean's novels and short stories are often concerned with contemporary issues facing teens, especially bullying and peer pressure, and usually feature young male characters living in extreme circumstances. McLean's young adult novels include Such Good Mates (1999) and Impact (1999).
Bio

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

McLean, Jeannie (1952 –) writes young adult fiction.

Jeannie McLean was born in Northern New South Wales and educated in Queensland. She completed a Bachelor of Education (1974) and later gained a Diploma in School Management (1995) and a Graduate Diploma in Business (2004).

After settling in Auckland, McLean began her professional life as a teacher, assistant principal, deputy principal, and human resource manager. At present she is Business Manager at an Auckland Secondary School.

As a writer McLean is concerned with contemporary issues facing teens, especially bullying and peer pressure. Set in a realistic New Zealand, McLean writes strong young male characters in extreme circumstances.

McLean’s young adult novels include Such Good Mates (New House Publishers, 1999) and Impact (New House Publishers, 1999). She has also had three titles published by Gilt Edge Publishers in 2007, including A Few Minutes, Being Theo, and Fab, a non-fiction magazine.



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