Courtney Summers

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.

Courtney Summers
Born1986 (age 33–34)[1]
Belleville, Ontario
OccupationNovelist
NationalityCanadian
Period2009 – present
GenreYoung adult, Fiction
Website
courtneysummers.ca

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 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 whose little sister was murdered and her desire for revenge against the man she believes killed her. 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. 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]

Summers has also contributed short stories to the anthologies Defy the Dark and Violent Ends.[36]

Works

Books
  • Cracked Up to Be, St. Martin's Press (2008) (ISBN 9780312383695)
  • Some Girls Are, St. Martin's Press (2010) (ISBN 9780312573805)
  • Fall for Anything, St. Martin's Press (2011) (ISBN 9780312656737)
  • This is Not a Test, St. Martin's Press (2012) (ISBN 9780312656744)
  • What Goes Around, St. Martin's Press (2013) (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)

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 Award Work Category Result Ref
2009 Cybils Award Cracked Up to Be Young Adult Fiction Won [5]
2009 OLA Forest of Reading Awards Cracked Up to Be White Pine Award (YA Fiction) Nominated [37]
2010 Some Girls Are White Pine Award (YA Fiction) Nominated (Honor) [37]
2010 Goodreads Choice Award Some Girls Are Young Adult Fiction Nominated [10]
2014 OLA Forest of Reading Awards This is Not a Test White Pine Award (Fiction) Nominated (Honor) [37]
2019 Odyssey Award Sadie Audio Book (Children or Young Adult) Won [38]
2019 Audie Award Sadie Audio Book (Young Adult) Won [39]
2019 Cyblis Award Sadie Young Adult Fiction Won [40]
2019 Edgar Award Sadie Young Adult Novel Won [41]
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