Aiden Thomas

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Aiden Thomas is an American author of young adult fiction, born July 14, around 1989, in Oakland, California, of Cuban and Mexican heritage. He earned a BA in English and Psychology from Mills College and later an MFA in Creative Writing from the same institution, with a post-baccalaureate program at Portland State University in between; he also trained as an EMT before an accident interrupted that path. He is best known for Cemetery Boys (2020), a New York Times bestseller recognized as the first trans-centered book to become a bestseller and longlisted for the National Book Award. His other works include Lost in the Never Woods (2021), a Peter Pan retelling, and the Mexican-inspired fantasy duology The Sunbearer Trials (2022) and Celestial Monsters (2024). Thomas, who is transgender and uses he/they pronouns, lives in Portland, Oregon.

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• Cemetery Boys (2020) · Cemetery Boys Core Canon

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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