Victoria Scott

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Victoria Scott
Born (1982-02-01) February 1, 1982 (age 41)
New Braunfels, Texas, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
Genre Young adult
Website
www.victoriascott.com

Victoria Scott (born 1982) is an American writer of young adult fiction novels. [1] She's the author of Titans [2] and the Fire & Flood series published by Scholastic Press, [3] as well as the Dante Walker trilogy published by Entangled Teen. [4] Scott's novels have been bought and translated in eleven foreign markets. [5]

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Early life and career

Scott was born in New Braunfels, Texas [6] and currently resides in Dallas, Texas [7] with her husband and daughter. In 2018, Scott founded Scribbler, a subscription box service for writers/novelists with Lindsay Cummings. [8]

Reception

Titans received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. [9] Salt & Stone, received a starred review by Kirkus Reviews, [10] and the first book in the series, Fire & Flood, has been nominated as a YALSA Teens' Top 10 book for 2015. [11]

Publications

Dante Walker Trilogy

Fire & Flood series

Standalone novels

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References

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  8. "Announcing the Launch of Scribbler, a Subscription Box Company for Aspiring Writers". eTradeWire. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  9. "Children's Book Review: Titans by Victoria Scott". Publishers Weekly . 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  10. "Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott". Kirkus Reviews . 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  11. "2015 Teens Top Ten Nominees announced". Young Adult Library Services Association . 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  12. Brinkley, Nicole (2015-11-30). "What authors received YA book deals in November?". YA Interrobang. Retrieved 2015-12-02.