Hannah Moskowitz

Hannah Moskowitz (born April 12, 1991) is an American author of young adult and middle grade novels.[1]

Hannah Moskowitz
Born (1991-04-12) April 12, 1991
Silver Spring, Maryland
Alma materUniversity of Maryland
Genreyoung adult fiction, middle grade fiction
Notable worksGone, Gone, Gone
Notable awards2013 Stonewall Book Award
Years active2009-now
Website
hannahmosk.blogspot.com

Personal life

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]

Career

Young adult fiction

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 teens who are fans of a cop drama and fall in love online.[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 Publisher's Weekly.[25] It was also a nominee for YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults.[26]

Middle grade fiction

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

Young adult novels

Novels

  • 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)

Short stories

  • in Violent Ends, edited by Shaun David Hutchinson (Simon Pulse, 2015)

Middle grade novels

  • Zombie Tag (Roaring Brook Press, 2011)
  • Marco Impossible (Roaring Brook Press, 2013)

Young Adult short stories

  • in It's a Whole Spiel, edited by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman (Knopf, 2019)

New Adult short stories

  • in Fifty First Times, edited by Julie Cross (Avon Impulse, 2014)

Non-fiction essays

  • 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

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References
  1. "Hannah Moskowitz". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  2. "Hannah Moskowitz on the edge - The Writer". The Writer. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  3. "Interview With Hannah Moskowitz, Author of Invincible Summer". www.thebooklantern.co.uk. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "2010 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. INVINCIBLE SUMMER by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
  8. GONE, GONE, GONE by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
  9. "Stonewall Book Awards List". GLBTRT. American Library Association. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  10. 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.
  11. TEETH by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
  12. 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.
  13. "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.
  14. NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
  15. "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.
  16. A HISTORY OF GLITTER AND BLOOD by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
  17. 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.
  18. GENA/FINN by Hannah Moskowitz , Kat Helgeson | Kirkus Reviews.
  19. "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.
  20. "Children's Book Review: Salt by Hannah Moskowitz. Chronicle, $17.99 (268p) ISBN 978-1-4521-3151-1". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  21. SALT by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
  22. "Rights Report: Week of April 16, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  23. SICK KIDS IN LOVE by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
  24. 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.
  25. www.publishersweekly.com https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-64063-732-0. Retrieved October 31, 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. "Best Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2020) Nominees Round Up, December 6 Edition". The Hub. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  27. ZOMBIE TAG by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
  28. MARCO IMPOSSIBLE by Hannah Moskowitz | Kirkus Reviews.
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