Hannah Moskowitz
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Hannah Moskowitz is an American author of young adult and middle grade novels.[1] As of 2021, Moskowitz has published fourteen novels, three short stories, and three non-fiction essays.
Hannah Moskowitz | |
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| Born | Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, middle grade fiction |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Notable awards | 2013 Stonewall Book Award 2019 Sydney Taylor Honor Award |
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Career
[edit]Her first novel, Break, was published while she was a junior in high school.[2] On the Jellicoe Road, When You Reach Me, The Year of Secret Assignments, and My Heartbeat are among Moskowitz's favorite books.[3]
Young adult fiction
[edit]Moskowitz' debut young adult novel Break, about a boy on a mission to break every bone in his body, was published in 2009 by Simon Pulse.[4] Break was on was on the ALA's 2010 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults[5] and received a starred review from Booklist.[6]
Her sophomore novel, Invincible Summer, told over four summers dealing with the divorce of the main character's parents and summer romance, was published by Simon Pulse in 2011.[7]
Her third novel, Gone, Gone, Gone, set one year after 9/11, was published in 2012 by Simon Pulse.[8] It was a Stonewall Honor Book for 2013.[9]
Moskowitz' fourth novel, Teeth, about a teen moving to a remote island and befriending two mysterious teens with dark secrets, was published by Simon Pulse in 2013.[10] It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews[11] and Booklist.[12]
Her fifth novel, Not Otherwise Specified, was published by Simon Pulse in 2015.[13] It tells the story of black bisexual ex-ballerina Etta, who struggles with fitting in and applies to a New York art school.[14]
Her sixth novel, A History of Glitter and Blood, was published by Chronicle in 2016.[15] It follows rebellious fairy Beckan, who gets mixed up in a war between fairies, gnomes, and "tightropers", a mysterious fantasy people who invade the city walking on tightropes in the sky.[16] It received a starred review from Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.[17]
Moskowitz also co-wrote a novel with Kat Helgeson, Gena/Finn, about two teen girls who bond over their intense appreciation for a cop TV show and ultimately fall in love over the course of a series of online interactions.[18] The story is a modern example of the epistolary novel, as the narrative unfolds through a series of fanfics, art pieces, text messages, and emails between and about the characters.[18] It was published in 2016 by Chronicle.[19]
Moskowitz self-published her next two novels, 3 and Wild, via Amazon.
Her tenth novel, Salt, about a family of teenage sea monster hunters, was published by Chronicle in 2018.[20] Salt received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.[21]
Her next novel, Sick Kids in Love, about two chronically ill teens who fall in love after meeting at the hospital, was published by Entangled Teen in November 2019.[22] It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews,[23] Booklist,[24] and Publishers Weekly.[25] It was also a nominee for YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults and a recipient of the Sydney Taylor Honor Award.[26]
Middle grade fiction
[edit]Her debut middle grade novel, Zombie Tag, about a boy who resurrects his late older brother as a zombie, was published by Roaring Brook in 2011.[27] Her second middle grade, Marco Impossible, was published by Roaring Brook in 2013.[28]
Bibliography
[edit]Young adult
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Break (Simon Pulse, 2009)
- Invincible Summer (Simon Pulse, 2011)
- Gone, Gone, Gone (Simon Pulse, 2012)
- Teeth (Simon Pulse, 2013)
- Not Otherwise Specified (Simon Pulse, 2015)
- A History of Glitter and Blood (Chronicle, 2015)
- Gena/Finn, cowritten with Kat Helgeson (Chronicle, 2016)
- 3 (Amazon, 2016)
- Wild (Amazon, 2017)
- Salt (Chronicle, 2018)
- Sick Kids in Love (Entangled Teen, 2019)
- The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe (Entangled Teen, 2021)
Short stories
[edit]- in Violent Ends, edited by Shaun David Hutchinson (Simon Pulse, 2015)
- in It's a Whole Spiel, edited by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman (Knopf, 2019)
Middle grade novels
[edit]- Zombie Tag (Roaring Brook Press, 2011)
- Marco Impossible (Roaring Brook Press, 2013)
New adult short story
[edit]- in Fifty First Times, edited by Julie Cross (Avon Impulse, 2014)
Non-fiction essays
[edit]- in Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves, edited by E. Kristin Anderson (Zest Books, 2012)
- in Life Inside My Mind: 31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles, edited by Jessica Burkhardt (Simon Pulse, 2018)
- in Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America, edited by Amy Reed (Simon Pulse, 2018)
Awards & honors
[edit]- 2010: American Library Association's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults for Break (Simon Pulse, 2009)
- 2013: Stonewall Book Award for Gone, Gone, Gone (Simon Pulse, 2012)[29]
- 2019: Sydney Taylor Honor Award for Sick Kids in Love (Entangled Teen, 2019)[30]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hannah Moskowitz". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ "Hannah Moskowitz on the edge - The Writer". The Writer. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Interview With Hannah Moskowitz, Author of Invincible Summer". www.thebooklantern.co.uk. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Break by Hannah Moskowitz, Author Simon Pulse $8.99 (262p) ISBN 978-1-4169-8275-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "2010 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association. January 14, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ than 200, More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library. Break, by Hannah Moskowitz | Booklist Online.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ INVINCIBLE SUMMER by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ GONE, GONE, GONE by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Stonewall Book Awards List". GLBTRT. American Library Association. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Stevenson, Deborah (2013). "Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 66 (6): 281–282. doi:10.1353/bcc.2013.0136. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 143500334.
- ^ TEETH by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ than 200, More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library. Teeth, by Hannah Moskowitz | Booklist Online.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Children's Book Review: Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz. Simon Pulse, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4814-0596-6". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz. Chronicle, $18.99 (280p) ISBN 978-1-4521-2942-6". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ A HISTORY OF GLITTER AND BLOOD by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Quealy-Gainer, Kate (August 26, 2015). "A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 69 (1): 40–41. doi:10.1353/bcc.2015.0624. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 143137040.
- ^ a b GENA/FINN by Hannah Moskowitz , Kat Helgeson | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson. Chronicle, $17.99 (292p) ISBN 978-1-4521-3839-8". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Salt by Hannah Moskowitz. Chronicle, $17.99 (268p) ISBN 978-1-4521-3151-1". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ SALT by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Rights Report: Week of April 16, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ SICK KIDS IN LOVE by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ than 200, More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library. Sick Kids in Love, by Hannah Moskowitz | Booklist Online.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sick Kids in Love". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Best Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2020) Nominees Round Up, December 6 Edition". The Hub. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ ZOMBIE TAG by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ MARCO IMPOSSIBLE by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "2013 Stonewall Book Awards Announced | ALA". www.ala.org. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Sydney Taylor Book Award". Retrieved July 23, 2024.
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