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Hannah Moskowitz

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.

Hannah Moskowitz
BornSilver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Maryland
GenreYoung adult fiction, middle grade fiction
Years active2009–present
Notable works
  • Break
  • Gone Gone Gone
  • Sick Kids in Love
Notable awards2013 Stonewall Book Award 2019 Sydney Taylor Honor Award
Website
hannahmosk.blogspot.com

Career

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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]

Young adult fiction

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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]

Middle grade fiction

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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

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Young adult

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Novels

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  • 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)
  • The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe (Entangled Teen, 2021)

Short stories

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  • in Violent Ends, edited by Shaun David Hutchinson (Simon Pulse, 2015)
  • in It's a Whole Spiel, edited by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman (Knopf, 2019)

Middle grade novels

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

New adult short story

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Non-fiction essays

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Awards & honors

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References

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  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. January 14, 2010. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. S2CID 143500334.
  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. S2CID 143137040.
  18. ^ a b 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "Sick Kids in Love". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  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.
  29. ^ "2013 Stonewall Book Awards Announced | ALA". www.ala.org. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  30. ^ "Sydney Taylor Book Award". Retrieved July 23, 2024.
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