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]
Reception
editJessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side[5] and Buzz Kill[6] received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly.
Selected works
edit- Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side. Harcourt, 2009. ISBN 9780152063849[7][5][8]
- Jekel Loves Hyde. Harcourt, 2010. ISBN 9780152063900[9][10]
- Jessica Rules the Dark Side. Harcourt, 2012. ISBN 9780547393094[11][12]
- Buzz Kill. HMH Books, 2014. ISBN 978-0-547-39310-0[6][13][14]
- Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter. HMH Books, 2016. ISBN 978-0-544-58249-1[15][16][17]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Q & A with Beth Fantaskey". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- 1 2 Writer, Thomas CelonaStaff. "YA author Beth Fantaskey brings paranormal tales to UD Public Library". Montgomery News. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ "One 'Fantaskey' Wedding". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ Laepple, Wayne. "Vampire romance gets quite a bite". The Daily Item. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- 1 2 "Jessica's Guide to the Dark Side". Kirkus Reviews. 2009-01-01.
- 1 2 "Children's Book Review: Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ "Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ Spisak, April (January 2009). "Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 62 (5): 196–197. doi:10.1353/bcc.0.0658 – via Project MUSE.
- ↑ "Children's Book Review: Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ "Jekel Loves Hyde". Kirkus Reviews. 2010-04-01.
- ↑ Jessica Rules the Dark Side. Kirkus Reviews.
- ↑ "Jessica Rules the Dark Side". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ "Buzz Kill". Kirkus Reviews. 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Buzz Kill". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ "Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ "Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter". Kirkus Reviews. 2016-01-01.
- ↑ "Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
External links
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- Official website
- Practically Paradise Archived 2020-07-06 at the Wayback Machine blog at School Library Journal