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'''Courtney Summers''' (born 1986 in [[Belleville, Ontario]], Canada)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://courtneysummers.ca/about |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011061032/http://courtneysummers.ca/about/ |archive-date=2014-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a Canadian writer of [[young adult fiction]]. Her most famous known works are ''Cracked Up to Be,'' ''[[This Is Not a Test (novel)|This is Not a Test]],'' ''All the Rage,''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://courtneysummers.ca/novels/|title=work – courtney summers|website=Courtneysummers.ca|accessdate=24 May 2019}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and ''[[Sadie (book)|Sadie]].''
'''Courtney Summers''' (born 1986 in [[Belleville, Ontario]], Canada)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://courtneysummers.ca/about |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011061032/http://courtneysummers.ca/about/ |archive-date=2014-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a Canadian writer of [[Young adult literature|young adult fiction]]. Her most famous known works are ''Cracked Up to Be,'' ''[[This Is Not a Test (novel)|This is Not a Test]],'' ''All the Rage,''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://courtneysummers.ca/novels/|title=work – courtney summers|website=Courtneysummers.ca|accessdate=24 May 2019}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and ''[[Sadie (novel)|Sadie]].''


==Career==
==Career==


Her first novel, ''Cracked Up to Be,'' was published in December 2008<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://us.macmillan.com/crackeduptobe/courtneysummers |title=Cracked up to be &#124; Courtney Summers &#124; Macmillan |access-date=2015-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204002635/http://us.macmillan.com/crackeduptobe/CourtneySummers |archive-date=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was the 2009 [[Cybils Award]] Winner for YA Fiction.<ref name="cybils.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cybils.com/2010/02/the-2009-cybils-winners.html|title=The 2009 Cybils Winners - Cybils Awards|website=Cybils.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> Her sophomore novel, ''Some Girls Are,'' was published in January 2010,<ref>[http://us.macmillan.com/somegirlsare/courtneysummers] {{dead link|date=May 2019}}</ref> and received starred reviews from ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/courtney-summers-2/some-girls-are/|title=SOME GIRLS ARE by Courtney Summers - Kirkus Reviews|website=Kirkusreviews.com|accessdate=24 May 2019|archive-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911191703/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/courtney-summers-2/some-girls-are/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-57380-5|title=Children's Book Review: Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers, Author . St. Martin's Griffin $9.99 (245p) ISBN 978-0-312-57380-5|website=PublishersWeekly.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> ''[[School Library Journal]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookverdict.com/details.xqy?uri=Product-52684328856319.xml|title=Some Girls Are - Bookverdict.com|website=Bookverdict.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> and was a 2010 [[Goodreads]] Choice Nominee in the YA Fiction category.<ref name="goodreads.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2010|title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Young Adult Fiction!|website=Goodreads.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> Both novels were repackaged as a 2-in-1 edition titled ''What Goes Around'' in September 2013.<ref>[http://us.macmillan.com/whatgoesaround/courtneysummers] {{dead link|date=May 2019}}</ref>
Her first novel, ''Cracked Up to Be,'' was published in December 2008<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://us.macmillan.com/crackeduptobe/courtneysummers |title=Cracked up to be &#124; Courtney Summers &#124; Macmillan |access-date=2015-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204002635/http://us.macmillan.com/crackeduptobe/CourtneySummers |archive-date=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was the 2009 [[Cybils Award]] Winner for YA Fiction.<ref name="cybils.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cybils.com/2010/02/the-2009-cybils-winners.html|title=The 2009 Cybils Winners - Cybils Awards|website=Cybils.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> Her sophomore novel, ''Some Girls Are,'' was published in January 2010,<ref>[http://us.macmillan.com/somegirlsare/courtneysummers] {{dead link|date=May 2019}}</ref> and received starred reviews from ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/courtney-summers-2/some-girls-are/|title=SOME GIRLS ARE by Courtney Summers - Kirkus Reviews|website=Kirkusreviews.com|accessdate=24 May 2019|archive-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911191703/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/courtney-summers-2/some-girls-are/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-57380-5|title=Children's Book Review: Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers, Author . St. Martin's Griffin $9.99 (245p) ISBN 978-0-312-57380-5|website=PublishersWeekly.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> ''[[School Library Journal]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookverdict.com/details.xqy?uri=Product-52684328856319.xml|title=Some Girls Are - Bookverdict.com|website=Bookverdict.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> and was a 2010 [[Goodreads Choice Awards]] nominee in the YA Fiction category.<ref name="goodreads.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2010|title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Young Adult Fiction!|website=Goodreads.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> Both novels were repackaged as a 2-in-1 edition titled ''What Goes Around'' in September 2013.<ref>[http://us.macmillan.com/whatgoesaround/courtneysummers] {{dead link|date=May 2019}}</ref>


Her third novel, ''Fall for Anything'', was published in December 2010<ref>[http://us.macmillan.com/fallforanything/courtneysummers] {{dead link|date=May 2019}}</ref> and received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/courtney-summers/fall-anything/|title=FALL FOR ANYTHING by Courtney Summers - Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=24 May 2019|website=Kirkusreviews.com}}</ref> and ''[[Booklist]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Fall-for-Anything-Courtney-Summers/pid=4464979|title=Fall for Anything, by Courtney Summers |accessdate=24 May 2019|via=Booklistonline.com}}</ref>
Her third novel, ''Fall for Anything'', was published in December 2010<ref>[http://us.macmillan.com/fallforanything/courtneysummers] {{dead link|date=May 2019}}</ref> and received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/courtney-summers/fall-anything/|title=FALL FOR ANYTHING by Courtney Summers - Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=24 May 2019|website=Kirkusreviews.com}}</ref> and ''[[Booklist]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Fall-for-Anything-Courtney-Summers/pid=4464979|title=Fall for Anything, by Courtney Summers |accessdate=24 May 2019|via=Booklistonline.com}}</ref>
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On April 14, 2015, to mark the release of ''All the Rage'', Summers launched the [[hashtag]] campaign ''#ToTheGirls,''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://summerscourtney.tumblr.com/tothegirls|title=#ToTheGirls|website=Summerscourtney.tumblr.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> encouraging people to send messages of support and positivity to girls across social media. #ToTheGirls trended worldwide on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/courtney_s/status/587986658592628737|title=WE ARE TRENDING WORLDWIDE. THANK YOU. #tothegirlspic.twitter.com/qoP3aIlr2R|first=courtney summers|last=updates|date=14 April 2015|publisher=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> Notable press coverage included ''[[The Today Show]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/video/klgs-advice-to-teens-let-god-define-who-you-are-429669955666|title=KLG's advice to teens: Let God define who you are|website=Today.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> and it was named one of the most important feminist hashtags of 2015 by ''[[Mic (media company)|Mic]] News''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mic.com/articles/117608/the-9-most-important-feminist-hashtags-of-2015-so-far|title=The 9 Most Important Feminist Hashtags of 2015 So Far|first=Natasha|last=Noman|website=Mic.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref>
On April 14, 2015, to mark the release of ''All the Rage'', Summers launched the [[hashtag]] campaign ''#ToTheGirls,''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://summerscourtney.tumblr.com/tothegirls|title=#ToTheGirls|website=Summerscourtney.tumblr.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> encouraging people to send messages of support and positivity to girls across social media. #ToTheGirls trended worldwide on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/courtney_s/status/587986658592628737|title=WE ARE TRENDING WORLDWIDE. THANK YOU. #tothegirlspic.twitter.com/qoP3aIlr2R|first=courtney summers|last=updates|date=14 April 2015|publisher=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> Notable press coverage included ''[[The Today Show]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/video/klgs-advice-to-teens-let-god-define-who-you-are-429669955666|title=KLG's advice to teens: Let God define who you are|website=Today.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> and it was named one of the most important feminist hashtags of 2015 by ''[[Mic (media company)|Mic]] News''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mic.com/articles/117608/the-9-most-important-feminist-hashtags-of-2015-so-far|title=The 9 Most Important Feminist Hashtags of 2015 So Far|first=Natasha|last=Noman|website=Mic.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref>


Her novel ''Sadie'' tells the story of a teenager named Sadie Hunter whose little sister Mattie was murdered. Sadie seeks revenge against the man she believes killed Mattie. The book was released on September 4, 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.macmillan.com/sadie/courtneysummers/9781250105714|title=Sadie {{!}} Courtney Summers {{!}} Macmillan|website=US Macmillan|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-16}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and is told from two perspectives: some chapters offering Sadie's point of view and some chapters being styled as [[Transcription (linguistics)|transcripts]] from a podcast called "The Girls" hosted by a man named West McCray. The release of the book was accompanied by the release of a mock [[True crime|true-crime]] [[podcast]] titled ''The Girls: Find Sadie'' which is available on [[ITunes|Apple Podcasts]] and [[Stitcher Radio|Stitcher]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.macmillan.com/podcasts/podcast/the-girls-find-sadie/|title=The Girls: Find Sadie|website=Macmillan Podcasts|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> ''Sadie'' became a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' bestseller<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/09/30/young-adult-hardcover/|title=Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Sept. 30, 2018 - The New York Times|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-16|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> on September 29, 2018, and has been awarded the 2019 [[Edgar Award]] for Best Young Adult literature from the [[Mystery Writers of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/2019-edgar-award-winners-are-must-reads-for-anyone-who-loves-mystery-novels-true-crime-17220063|title=These 9 Books Just Won A MAJOR Award For The Best Crime Fiction & Nonfiction|website=Bustle.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mystery-writers-of-america-announces-2019-edgar-allan-poe-awards-300838759.html|title=Mystery Writers of America Announces 2019 Edgar Allan Poe Awards|first=Mystery Writers of|last=America|website=Prnewswire.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> ''Sadie'' also won the 2019 [[Odyssey Award]] from the [[American Library Association]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/01/macmillan-audio-wins-2019-odyssey-award-sadie|title=Macmillan Audio wins 2019 Odyssey Award for "Sadie"|last=SZALUSKY|date=2019-01-28|website=News and Press Center|language=en|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> and was a Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year Archive |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/best-childrens-books-of-the-year-archive/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Bank Street College of Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
Her novel ''Sadie'' tells the story of a teenager named Sadie Hunter whose little sister Mattie was murdered. Sadie seeks revenge against the man she believes killed Mattie. The book was released on September 4, 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.macmillan.com/sadie/courtneysummers/9781250105714|title=Sadie {{!}} Courtney Summers {{!}} Macmillan|website=US Macmillan|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-16}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and is told from two perspectives: some chapters offering Sadie's point of view and some chapters being styled as [[Transcription (linguistics)|transcripts]] from a podcast called "The Girls" hosted by a man named West McCray. The release of the book was accompanied by the release of a mock [[True crime|true-crime]] [[podcast]] titled ''The Girls: Find Sadie'' which is available on [[ITunes|Apple Podcasts]] and [[Stitcher]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.macmillan.com/podcasts/podcast/the-girls-find-sadie/|title=The Girls: Find Sadie|website=Macmillan Podcasts|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> ''Sadie'' became a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' bestseller<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/09/30/young-adult-hardcover/|title=Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Sept. 30, 2018 - The New York Times|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-16|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> on September 29, 2018, and has been awarded the 2019 [[Edgar Award]] for Best Young Adult literature from the [[Mystery Writers of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/2019-edgar-award-winners-are-must-reads-for-anyone-who-loves-mystery-novels-true-crime-17220063|title=These 9 Books Just Won A MAJOR Award For The Best Crime Fiction & Nonfiction|website=Bustle.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mystery-writers-of-america-announces-2019-edgar-allan-poe-awards-300838759.html|title=Mystery Writers of America Announces 2019 Edgar Allan Poe Awards|first=Mystery Writers of|last=America|website=Prnewswire.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref> ''Sadie'' also won the 2019 [[Odyssey Award]] from the [[American Library Association]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/01/macmillan-audio-wins-2019-odyssey-award-sadie|title=Macmillan Audio wins 2019 Odyssey Award for "Sadie"|last=SZALUSKY|date=2019-01-28|website=News and Press Center|language=en|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> and was a Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year Archive |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/best-childrens-books-of-the-year-archive/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Bank Street College of Education |language=en-US}}</ref>


Summers has also contributed short stories to the anthologies ''Defy the Dark'' and ''Violent Ends''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://courtneysummers.ca/novels/shorts/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501135833/http://courtneysummers.ca/novels/shorts/ |archive-date=2015-05-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Summers has also contributed short stories to the anthologies ''Defy the Dark'' and ''Violent Ends''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://courtneysummers.ca/novels/shorts/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501135833/http://courtneysummers.ca/novels/shorts/ |archive-date=2015-05-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* ''Please Remain Calm'', St. Martin's Press (2015) <small>({{ISBN|9781466875906}})</small>
* ''Please Remain Calm'', St. Martin's Press (2015) <small>({{ISBN|9781466875906}})</small>
* ''All the Rage'', St. Martin's Press (2015) <small>({{ISBN|9781250021915}})</small>
* ''All the Rage'', St. Martin's Press (2015) <small>({{ISBN|9781250021915}})</small>
*''[[Sadie (book)|Sadie]]'', St. Martin's Press (2018) ({{ISBN|9781250105714}})
*''[[Sadie (novel)|Sadie]]'', St. Martin's Press (2018) ({{ISBN|9781250105714}})
*''The Project'', St. Martin's Press (2021) ({{ISBN|9781250105738}})
*''The Project'', St. Martin's Press (2021) ({{ISBN|9781250105738}})
*''I'm the Girl'', Wednesday Books (2022) ({{ISBN|9781250808363}})
*''I'm the Girl'', Wednesday Books (2022) ({{ISBN|9781250808363}})
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Courtney Summers
Born1986 (age 37–38)[1]
Belleville, Ontario
OccupationNovelist
NationalityCanadian
Period2009 – present
GenreYoung adult, Fiction
Website
courtneysummers.ca

Courtney Summers (born 1986 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada)[2] is a Canadian writer of young adult fiction. Her most famous known works are Cracked Up to Be, This is Not a Test, All the Rage,[3] and Sadie.

Career

Her first novel, Cracked Up to Be, was published in December 2008[4] and was the 2009 Cybils Award Winner for YA Fiction.[5] Her sophomore novel, Some Girls Are, was published in January 2010,[6] and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews,[7] Publishers Weekly,[8] School Library Journal[9] and was a 2010 Goodreads Choice Awards nominee in the YA Fiction category.[10] Both novels were repackaged as a 2-in-1 edition titled What Goes Around in September 2013.[11]

Her third novel, Fall for Anything, was published in December 2010[12] and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews[13] and Booklist.[14]

This is Not a Test was published June 2012[15] and was set during the zombie apocalypse. Prior to its release, all of Summers' novels were contemporary and realistic. This is Not a Test received a starred review from Publishers Weekly[16] and was optioned for television by Sony.[17] Summers announced that a script was currently in development in April 2015.[18] In January 2015, Summers released an e-novella sequel to This is Not a Test, Please Remain Calm.[19]

Summers' fifth novel, All the Rage, was her hardcover debut and published in April 2015.[20] It was chosen as the sixth official selection of Tumblr's Reblog Book Club[21] and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews,[22] Publishers Weekly[23] and School Library Journal.[24] It was also named a Spring 2015 Junior Library Guild Selection.[25]

On April 14, 2015, to mark the release of All the Rage, Summers launched the hashtag campaign #ToTheGirls,[26] encouraging people to send messages of support and positivity to girls across social media. #ToTheGirls trended worldwide on Twitter.[27] Notable press coverage included The Today Show[28] and it was named one of the most important feminist hashtags of 2015 by Mic News.[29]

Her novel Sadie tells the story of a teenager named Sadie Hunter whose little sister Mattie was murdered. Sadie seeks revenge against the man she believes killed Mattie. The book was released on September 4, 2018,[30] and is told from two perspectives: some chapters offering Sadie's point of view and some chapters being styled as transcripts from a podcast called "The Girls" hosted by a man named West McCray. The release of the book was accompanied by the release of a mock true-crime podcast titled The Girls: Find Sadie which is available on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.[31] Sadie became a New York Times bestseller[32] on September 29, 2018, and has been awarded the 2019 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult literature from the Mystery Writers of America.[33] [34] Sadie also won the 2019 Odyssey Award from the American Library Association[35] and was a Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2019.[36]

Summers has also contributed short stories to the anthologies Defy the Dark and Violent Ends.[37]

Works

Books

  • —— (2008). Cracked Up to Be. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312383695.
  • —— (2010). Some Girls Are. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312573805.
  • —— (2011). Fall for Anything. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312656737.
  • —— (2012). This is Not a Test. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312656744.
  • —— (2013). What Goes Around. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781250038449.
  • Please Remain Calm, St. Martin's Press (2015) (ISBN 9781466875906)
  • All the Rage, St. Martin's Press (2015) (ISBN 9781250021915)
  • Sadie, St. Martin's Press (2018) (ISBN 9781250105714)
  • The Project, St. Martin's Press (2021) (ISBN 9781250105738)
  • I'm the Girl, Wednesday Books (2022) (ISBN 9781250808363)

Short stories

  • "Sleepstalk", Defy the Dark edited by Saundra Mitchell
  • "The Likability Rule", Violent Ends edited by Shaun Hutchinson (2015)

Essays

  • "Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World", Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World from Algonquin BFYR, January 2017

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2009 Cracked Up to Be Cybils Award Young Adult Fiction Won [5]
OLA Forest of Reading Awards White Pine Award (YA Fiction) Nominated [38]
2010 Some Girls Are White Pine Award (YA Fiction) Nominated (Honor) [38]
Goodreads Choice Award Young Adult Fiction Nominated [10]
2014 This is Not a Test OLA Forest of Reading Awards White Pine Award (Fiction) Nominated (Honor) [38]
2019 Sadie Audie Award Audio Book (Young Adult) Won [39]
Cybils Award Young Adult Fiction Won [40]
Odyssey Award Audio Book (Children or Young Adult) Won [41]
Edgar Award Young Adult Novel Won [42]
2020 White Pine Award Fiction Won [43]

References

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