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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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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.
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]
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]
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]
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