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Courtney Summers is the bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning author of several novels. Her first book was published in 2008, when she was 22. Her newest novel, Sadie, is a New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Winner, John Spray Mystery Award Winner, Odyssey Award winner, Audie Award winner, received six starred reviews, appeared on over 30 Best of 2018 lists and was the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Runner-Up for Best YA Fiction with over 21,000 votes. In February 2020, a reissue of her debut, Cracked Up to Be, was released featuring a redesigned cover, interiors, updated text and a new introduction. Courtney has reviewed for The New York Times, is the founder of #ToTheGirls, a 2015 worldwide trending hashtag, and in 2016, she was named one of Flare Magazine's 60 under 30. She lives and writes in Canada. You can follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Published 2018 by Wednesday Books
A New York Times Bestseller * An Indie Bestseller * A BookExpo America Buzz Pick Top 3 Kids Indie Next Pick * A Junior Library Guild Selection 6 starred reviews: Kirkus, PW, Booklist (audio & print), SLJ, Shelf Awareness
WINNER: Edgar Award, 2019 * John Spray Mystery Award, 2019 * Odyssey Award, 2019 * Audie Award (YA), 2019 * Cybils Award, 2018 FINALIST: OLA White Pine Award, 2020 * Goodreads Choice Awards, 2018 (Runner-Up) * Audie Award (multi-voiced), 2019
Named a Best book of 2019 by: Readings (International Edition) Named a Best Book of 2018 by: Amazon, Autostraddle, Barnes & Noble, B&N Teen Blog, Books-A-Million, Bookbub, Bookpage, The Boston Globe, Bustle, Buzzfeed, CBC, Chicago Public Library, Criminal Element, The Fandom, Forever Young Adult, Globe and Mail, Good Morning America, Google Play, Hypable, Indigo, Kirkus, Kobo, A Mighty Girl, NPR, Paste Magazine, PopSugar, Publishers Weekly, Quill & Quire, School Library Journal, She Reads, and Shelf Awareness Named a Best Audiobook of 2018 by: Google Play, Kobo, Paste Magazine and School Library Journal
A TAYSHAS Reading List Selection, 2020 A 2019 ALA Top 10 Quick Pick, Top 10 Amazing Audiobook, Best Fiction for YAs Title and Amelia Bloomer Title A Bank Street College Best of 2019 Title A Booklist Top 10 YA Book for Adult Readers, 2018
The Girls, a limited series podcast based on the novel Sadie is available for download on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify or the podcast platform of your choice. Just search 'The Girls' and hit subscribe! https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/sadie/
Releasing February 4th, 2020 by Wednesday Books A reissue of New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers's award-winning debut! Featuring a redesigned cover, updated text and new foreword from the author. More information. |
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CRACKED UP TO BE (reissue) | Wednesday Books, St. Martin's Press | February 4th, 2020
SADIE | Wednesday Books, St. Martin's Press | September 4th, 2018 |
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SADIE (2018)
* A New York Times Bestseller * An Indie Bestseller * The 2019 Edgar Award Winner for YA Fiction * The 2019 Canadian Children Book Centre's John Spray Mystery Award Winner * The 2019 Odyssey Award Winner * The 2019 Audie Award Winner in the Young Adult category * A 2019 Audie Award Nominee in Multi-Voiced Performance * The Goodreads Choice Awards Runner-Up for Best YA Fiction * The 2018 Cybils Award Winner for YA Fiction * A 2020 OLA White Pine Nominee * A 2020 TAYSHAS Selection * A YALSA Top 10 Quick Pick of 2019 * A YALSA Top 10 Amazing Audiobook of 2019 * A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults of 2019 * A 2019 Amelia Bloomer Title * A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, 2019 * An Amazon Best YA Book of 2018 * An Autostraddle Best Book of 2018 * A Barnes & Noble Best YA Novel of 2018 * A B&N Teen Blog Best YA of 2018 * A Books-A-Million Best Teen Book of 2018 * A BookBub Best YA Book of 2018 * A BookPage Best YA Book of 2018 * A Boston Globe Best YA Book of 2018 * A Bustle Best YA Book of 2018 * A BuzzFeed Best YA Book of 2018 * A CBC Best Canadian YA Book of 2018 * A Chicago Public Library Best Teen Book of 2018 * A Criminal Element Best Book of 2018 * A The Fandom Best YA Book of 2018 * A Forever Young Adult Best YA Book of 2018 * A Globe and Mail Favorite Book of 2018 * A Good Morning America Best Book of 2018 * A Google Play Best Book of 2018 * A Google Play Best Audiobook of 2018 * A Hypable Best Book of 2018 * An Indigo Best YA Book of 2018 * A Kirkus Best YA of 2018 * A Kobo Best YA Read of 2018 * A Kobo Best YA Listen of 2018 * A Mighty Girl Best Book of 2018 * An NPR Great Read of 2018 * A Paste Magazine Best YA Book of 2018 * A Paste Magazine Best Audiobook of 2018 * A PopSugar Best YA Book of 2018 * A Publishers Weekly Best YA Book of 2018 * A Quill & Quire Kidlit Aficionado's Top Title of 2018 * A School Library Journal Best YA Book of 2018 * A School Library Journal Best Audiobook of 2018 * A She Reads Best YA Book of 2018 * A Shelf Awareness Best Teen Book of 2018 * An Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner * A Booklist Top 10 YA Book for Adult Readers * A Top 3 Kids Indie Next Pick * A 2018 BEA YA Buzz Title * 6 starred reviews (Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Shelf Awareness) Foreign Editions: Brazil (Vergara & Riba), China (Beijing White Horse Time), Czech Republic (Albatros Media), Estonia (Rahva Raamat), Finland (Karisto Oy), France (La Martiniere Jeunesse), Germany (Beltz & Gelberg), Hungary (Konyvmolykepzo), Israel (Yedioth Ahronoth), Italy (Rizzoli), Japan (Hayakawa), Korea (Golden Time), Mexico (Vergara & Riba), Norway (Aschehoug), Poland (Poznanskie), Portugal (2020 Editora), Romania (Corint), Russia (Rosman), Serbia (Vulkan), Slovakia (Albatros Media), Spain (La Galera), Thailand (Se-Education Public Company Limited), Turkey (Penguen Kitap Kaset), Quebec (l'Homme) ALL THE RAGE (2015)
THIS IS NOT A TEST (2012)
FALL FOR ANYTHING (2011)
SOME GIRLS ARE (2010)
CRACKED UP TO BE (2009)
NOTE: Foreign rights inquiries for Sadie, Cracked Up to Be, Some Girls Are, Fall for Anything, This is Not a Test and All the Rage should be directed to Taryn Fagerness of The Taryn Fagerness Agency at taryn.fagerness@gmail.com |
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