Beth Fantaskey is an American author of children's and young adult fiction.
She attended Shippensburg where she earned an English degree. [1] She has a Ph.D. in media history from Penn State. [1] She worked as a speechwriter after college and then became a journalist. [2]
Her debut novel, Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side , sold over 45,000 copies in its first few months of publication. [3]
She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. [2] [4] She teaches at Susquehanna University. [1]
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side [5] and Buzz Kill [6] received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly .
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