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Mirjam Mous (born 7 November 1963) is a Dutch author of children's literature.

Early life and education

Mous was born in Oosterhout, but raised in Made, Netherlands. Her father was a painter who was called Jac mous. There isn´t any general information from her mother only once where she was called a slagersdochter (butchers daughter).

Mous studied to become a teacher in special education at the Pedagogische academie St. Frans in Breda.

Career

Mous worked as a special education teacher at De Berkenhof in Breda for 20 years before becoming a full-time writer.

In 1998, she released her first book, titled Monsters mollen! It was swiftly followed by De juf is een heks.

Before becoming a full-time writer, Mous released many books, among which are Goed Fout! and Ouders te Koop. Doorgeschoten, based on the Columbine High School massacre, was released in 2004.

After she became a full-time writer in 2005, Mous continued to release many books. She also started two book series, De strandtent and Maffe Meiden.

In 2009, Mous published Boy 7. This book would be turned into a movie of the same title in 2015 and a German version would also be filmed.