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{{Short description|American young adult & middle grade author}}
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'''Hannah Moskowitz''' (born April 12, 1991) is an American author of [[young adult fiction|young adult and middle grade novels]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Hannah-Moskowitz/60317864/author_revealed |title=Hannah Moskowitz |website=Simon & Schuster |access-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref>
'''Hannah Moskowitz''' is an American author of [[young adult fiction|young adult and middle grade novels]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Hannah-Moskowitz/60317864/author_revealed |title=Hannah Moskowitz |website=Simon & Schuster |access-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> As of 2021, Moskowitz has published fourteen novels, three short stories, and three non-fiction essays.


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{{Infobox writer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|12}}
| birth_date =
| alma_mater = University of Maryland
| alma_mater = University of Maryland
| genre = young adult fiction, middle grade fiction
| genre = Young adult fiction, middle grade fiction
| notableworks = Gone, Gone, Gone
| notableworks = {{unbulleted list|
Break |
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| awards = 2013 Stonewall Book Award
Gone Gone Gone |
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| years_active = 2009-now
Sick Kids in Love}}
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| website = {{url|hannahmosk.blogspot.com}}
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| awards = 2013 Stonewall Book Award
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| birth_place = Silver Spring, Maryland
2019 Sydney Taylor Honor Award
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| years_active = 2009–present
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| website = {{url|hannahmosk.blogspot.com}}
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| birth_place = [[Silver Spring, Maryland]], U.S.
}}
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Her first novel, ''Break'', was published while she was a junior in high school.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.writermag.com/writing-inspiration/author-interviews/hannah-moskowitz/|title=Hannah Moskowitz on the edge - The Writer|work=The Writer|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[On the Jellicoe Road]], [[When You Reach Me]], [[The year of secret assignments|The Year of Secret Assignments]]'', and ''My Heartbeat'' are among Moskowitz's favorite books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebooklantern.co.uk/2011/03/interview-with-hannah-moskowitz-author.html|title=Interview With Hannah Moskowitz, Author of Invincible Summer|website=www.thebooklantern.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref>
Her first novel, ''Break'', was published while she was a junior in high school.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.writermag.com/writing-inspiration/author-interviews/hannah-moskowitz/|title=Hannah Moskowitz on the edge - The Writer|work=The Writer|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[On the Jellicoe Road]], [[When You Reach Me]], [[The year of secret assignments|The Year of Secret Assignments]]'', and ''My Heartbeat'' are among Moskowitz's favorite books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebooklantern.co.uk/2011/03/interview-with-hannah-moskowitz-author.html|title=Interview With Hannah Moskowitz, Author of Invincible Summer|website=www.thebooklantern.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref>


'''Young adult fiction'''
=== Young adult fiction ===


Moskowitz' [[debut novel|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]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4169-8275-3|title=Children's Book Review: Break by Hannah Moskowitz, Author Simon Pulse $8.99 (262p) ISBN 978-1-4169-8275-3|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> ''Break'' was on was on the [[List of ALA awards|ALA's 2010 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults]]<ref name="ala">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/popularpaperback/10ppya|title=2010 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults|website=Young Adult Library Services Association|access-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> and received a starred review from [[Booklist]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Break-Hannah-Moskowitz/pid=3481715|title=Break, by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Booklist Online|last1=than 200|first1=More|last2=Librarians|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last3=Groups|first3=Book|last4=Association|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library}}</ref>
Moskowitz' [[debut novel|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]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4169-8275-3|title=Children's Book Review: Break by Hannah Moskowitz, Author Simon Pulse $8.99 (262p) ISBN 978-1-4169-8275-3|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> ''Break'' was on was on the [[List of ALA awards|ALA's 2010 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults]]<ref name="ala">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/popularpaperback/10ppya|title=2010 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults|website=Young Adult Library Services Association|date=January 14, 2010|access-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> and received a [[starred review]] from ''[[Booklist]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Break-Hannah-Moskowitz/pid=3481715|title=Break, by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Booklist Online|last1=than 200|first1=More|last2=Librarians|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last3=Groups|first3=Book|last4=Association|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library}}</ref>


Her sophomore novel, ''Invincible Summe''r, told over four summers dealing with the divorce of the main character's parents and summer romance, was published by Simon Pulse in 2011.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/invincible-summer/|title=INVINCIBLE SUMMER by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref>
Her sophomore novel, ''Invincible Summe''r, told over four summers dealing with the divorce of the main character's parents and summer romance, was published by Simon Pulse in 2011.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/invincible-summer/|title=INVINCIBLE SUMMER by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref>
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Her third novel, ''Gone, Gone, Gone'', set one year after 9/11, was published in 2012 by Simon Pulse.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/gone-gone-gone/|title=GONE, GONE, GONE by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> It was a [[Stonewall Book Award|Stonewall Honor Book]] for 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/award/honored|title=Stonewall Book Awards List|website=GLBTRT|publisher=American Library Association|access-date=October 6, 2015}}</ref>
Her third novel, ''Gone, Gone, Gone'', set one year after 9/11, was published in 2012 by Simon Pulse.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/gone-gone-gone/|title=GONE, GONE, GONE by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> It was a [[Stonewall Book Award|Stonewall Honor Book]] for 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/award/honored|title=Stonewall Book Awards List|website=GLBTRT|publisher=American Library Association|access-date=October 6, 2015}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stevenson|first=Deborah|date=2013|title=Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/495931|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=66|issue=6|pages=281–282|doi=10.1353/bcc.2013.0136|s2cid=143500334|issn=1558-6766}}</ref> It received a starred review from [[Kirkus Reviews]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/teeth-moskowitz/|title=TEETH by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> and Booklist.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Teeth-Hannah-Moskowitz/pid=5854367|title=Teeth, by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Booklist Online|last1=than 200|first1=More|last2=Librarians|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last3=Groups|first3=Book|last4=Association|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stevenson|first=Deborah|date=2013|title=Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/495931|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=66|issue=6|pages=281–282|doi=10.1353/bcc.2013.0136|s2cid=143500334|issn=1558-6766}}</ref> It received a starred review from ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/teeth-moskowitz/|title=TEETH by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> and ''Booklist''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Teeth-Hannah-Moskowitz/pid=5854367|title=Teeth, by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Booklist Online|last1=than 200|first1=More|last2=Librarians|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last3=Groups|first3=Book|last4=Association|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library}}</ref>


Her fifth novel, ''Not Otherwise Specified'', was published by Simon Pulse in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4814-0596-6|title=Children's Book Review: Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz. Simon Pulse, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4814-0596-6|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> It tells the story of black bisexual ex-ballerina Etta, who struggles with fitting in and applies to a New York art school.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/not-otherwise-specified/|title=NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref>
Her fifth novel, ''Not Otherwise Specified'', was published by Simon Pulse in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4814-0596-6|title=Children's Book Review: Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz. Simon Pulse, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4814-0596-6|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> It tells the story of black bisexual ex-ballerina Etta, who struggles with fitting in and applies to a New York art school.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/not-otherwise-specified/|title=NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref>
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Her sixth novel, ''A History of Glitter and Blood'', was published by Chronicle in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4521-2942-6|title=Children's Book Review: A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz. Chronicle, $18.99 (280p) ISBN 978-1-4521-2942-6|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/history-glitter-blood/|title=A HISTORY OF GLITTER AND BLOOD by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> It received a starred review from [[Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Quealy-Gainer|first=Kate|date=2015-08-26|title=A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/589509|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=69|issue=1|pages=40–41|doi=10.1353/bcc.2015.0624|s2cid=143137040|issn=1558-6766}}</ref>
Her sixth novel, ''A History of Glitter and Blood'', was published by Chronicle in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4521-2942-6|title=Children's Book Review: A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz. Chronicle, $18.99 (280p) ISBN 978-1-4521-2942-6|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/history-glitter-blood/|title=A HISTORY OF GLITTER AND BLOOD by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> It received a starred review from [[Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Quealy-Gainer|first=Kate|date=2015-08-26|title=A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/589509|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=69|issue=1|pages=40–41|doi=10.1353/bcc.2015.0624|s2cid=143137040|issn=1558-6766}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/genafinn/|title=GENA/FINN by Hannah Moskowitz , Kat Helgeson {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> It was published in 2016 by [[Chronicle Books|Chronicle]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4521-3839-8|title=Children's Book Review: Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson. Chronicle, $17.99 (292p) ISBN 978-1-4521-3839-8|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/genafinn/|title=GENA/FINN by Hannah Moskowitz , Kat Helgeson {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> It was published in 2016 by [[Chronicle Books|Chronicle]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4521-3839-8|title=Children's Book Review: Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson. Chronicle, $17.99 (292p) ISBN 978-1-4521-3839-8|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref>


Moskowitz self-published her next two novels, ''3'' and ''Wild'', via Amazon.
Moskowitz self-published her next two novels, ''3'' and ''Wild'', via Amazon.
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Her tenth novel, ''Salt'', about a family of teenage sea monster hunters, was published by Chronicle in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4521-3151-1|title=Children's Book Review: Salt by Hannah Moskowitz. Chronicle, $17.99 (268p) ISBN 978-1-4521-3151-1|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> ''Salt'' received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/salt-moskowitz/|title=SALT by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref>
Her tenth novel, ''Salt'', about a family of teenage sea monster hunters, was published by Chronicle in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4521-3151-1|title=Children's Book Review: Salt by Hannah Moskowitz. Chronicle, $17.99 (268p) ISBN 978-1-4521-3151-1|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> ''Salt'' received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/salt-moskowitz/|title=SALT by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/76639-rights-report-week-of-april-16-2018.html|title=Rights Report: Week of April 16, 2018|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/sick-kids-in-love/|title=SICK KIDS IN LOVE by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}</ref> Booklist,<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Sick-Kids-in-Love-Hannah-Moskowitz/pid=9727150|title=Sick Kids in Love, by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Booklist Online|last1=than 200|first1=More|last2=Librarians|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last3=Groups|first3=Book|last4=Association|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library}}</ref> and Publisher's Weekly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-64063-732-0|website=www.publishersweekly.com|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref> It was also a nominee for [[Young Adult Library Services Association|YALSA]]'s Best Fiction for Young Adults.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2019/12/06/best-fiction-for-young-adults-bfya2020-nominees-round-up-december-6-edition/|title=Best Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2020) Nominees Round Up, December 6 Edition|date=2019-12-06|website=The Hub|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/76639-rights-report-week-of-april-16-2018.html|title=Rights Report: Week of April 16, 2018|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en}}</ref> It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/sick-kids-in-love/|title=SICK KIDS IN LOVE by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}</ref> Booklist,<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Sick-Kids-in-Love-Hannah-Moskowitz/pid=9727150|title=Sick Kids in Love, by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Booklist Online|last1=than 200|first1=More|last2=Librarians|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last3=Groups|first3=Book|last4=Association|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library}}</ref> and Publishers Weekly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-64063-732-0|website=www.publishersweekly.com|access-date=2019-10-31 |title=Sick Kids in Love}}</ref> It was also a nominee for [[Young Adult Library Services Association|YALSA]]'s Best Fiction for Young Adults and a recipient of the Sydney Taylor Honor Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2019/12/06/best-fiction-for-young-adults-bfya2020-nominees-round-up-december-6-edition/|title=Best Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2020) Nominees Round Up, December 6 Edition|date=2019-12-06|website=The Hub|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>


'''Middle grade fiction'''
=== 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 Press|Roaring Brook]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/zombie-tag/|title=ZOMBIE TAG by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> Her second middle grade, ''Marco Impossible'', was published by Roaring Brook in 2013.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/marco-impossible/|title=MARCO IMPOSSIBLE by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref>
Her debut middle grade novel, ''Zombie Tag'', about a boy who resurrects his late older brother as a zombie, was published by [[Roaring Brook Press|Roaring Brook]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/zombie-tag/|title=ZOMBIE TAG by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref> Her second middle grade, ''Marco Impossible'', was published by Roaring Brook in 2013.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/marco-impossible/|title=MARCO IMPOSSIBLE by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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'''Young adult novels'''


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=== Young adult ===
''Novels''


==== Novels ====
*''Break'' (Simon Pulse, 2009)
*''Break'' (Simon Pulse, 2009)
*''Invincible Summer'' (Simon Pulse, 2011)
*''Invincible Summer'' (Simon Pulse, 2011)
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*''Salt'' (Chronicle, 2018)
*''Salt'' (Chronicle, 2018)
*''Sick Kids in Love'' (Entangled Teen, 2019)
*''Sick Kids in Love'' (Entangled Teen, 2019)
*''The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe'' (Entangled Teen, 2021)


''Short stories''
==== Short stories ====
* in ''Violent Ends'', edited by [[Shaun David Hutchinson]] (Simon Pulse, 2015)

* 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)

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'''Middle grade novels'''


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=== Middle grade novels ===
*''Zombie Tag'' (Roaring Brook Press, 2011)
*''Zombie Tag'' (Roaring Brook Press, 2011)
*''Marco Impossible'' (Roaring Brook Press, 2013)
*''Marco Impossible'' (Roaring Brook Press, 2013)


'''Young Adult short stories'''
=== New adult short story ===

* 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)
* in ''Fifty First Times'', edited by [[Julie Cross]] ([[Avon Impulse]], 2014)


'''Non-fiction essays'''
=== Non-fiction essays ===

* in ''Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves'', edited by E. Kristin Anderson (Zest Books, 2012)
* 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 ''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)
* 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)

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== Awards ==
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== Awards & honors ==
* [[Stonewall Book Award]] for ''Gone, Gone, Gone'' (Simon Pulse, 2012)
* 2010: [[American Library Association]]'s Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults for Break (Simon Pulse, 2009)
* 2013: [[Stonewall Book Award]] for ''Gone, Gone, Gone'' (Simon Pulse, 2012)<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Stonewall Book Awards Announced {{!}} ALA |url=https://www.ala.org/news/2013/01/2013-stonewall-book-awards-announced |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 2019: [[Association of Jewish Libraries|Sydney Taylor Honor Award]] for ''Sick Kids in Love'' (Entangled Teen, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sydney Taylor Book Award |url=https://jewishlibraries.org/sydney_taylor_book_award/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>


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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.

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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