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Stephenie Meyer's Life And Accomplishments
Stephenie Meyer was born on December 24, 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut to Stephen and Candy Morgan. She was the second of six children, so she spent a lot of time helping her parents take care of her siblings. At the age of four, Stephenie and her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. She developed a love for books and writing at a young age, some of her favorite authors being Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte and Margaret Mitchell, among others.
Stephenie was a good student, excelling in just about everything she did academically. When she graduated from Chaparral high school in Scottsdale, Arizona, Stephenie received a National Merit Scholarship for her high marks. She used her reward to attend college at Brigham Young University, where she majored

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