Beth Fantaskey
{{Short description|American author}}
Beth Fantaskey is an American author of children's and young adult fiction.
She attended Shippensburg where she earned an English degree.{{Cite web|title=Q & A with Beth Fantaskey|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/62194-q-a-with-beth-fantaskey.html|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}} She has a Ph.D. in media history from Penn State. She worked as a speechwriter after college and then became a journalist.{{Cite web|title=YA author Beth Fantaskey brings paranormal tales to UD Public Library|url=https://www.montgomerynews.com/entertainment/ya-author-beth-fantaskey-brings-paranormal-tales-to-ud-public-library/article_1f2a31df-69bd-5acc-853e-9312e4c0a7de.html|last=Writer|first=Thomas CelonaStaff|website=Montgomery News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}
Her debut novel, Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, sold over 45,000 copies in its first few months of publication.{{Cite web|title=One ‘Fantaskey’ Wedding|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/12903-one-fantaskey-wedding.html|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}
She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|title=Vampire romance gets quite a bite|url=https://www.dailyitem.com/news/vampire-romance-gets-quite-a-bite/article_915e1370-77e0-56ab-8d00-2d3aa1005ffe.html|last=Laepple|first=Wayne|website=The Daily Item|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}} She teaches at Susquehanna University.
Reception
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side{{Cite journal|date=2009-01-01|title=Jessica's Guide to the Dark Side|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/beth-fantaskey/jessicas-guide-to-dating-on-the-dark-side/|journal=Kirkus Reviews}} and Buzz Kill{{Cite web|title=Children's Book Review: Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-5473-9310-0|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}} received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly.
Selected works
- Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side. Harcourt, 2009. {{ISBN|9780152063849}}{{Cite web|title=Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-15-206384-9|website=Publishers Weekly|access-date=2020-05-19}}{{Cite journal|last=Spisak|first=April|date=January 2009|title=Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/257856/pdf|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|volume=62|issue=5|pages=196–197|doi=10.1353/bcc.0.0658|via=Project MUSE|url-access=subscription}}
- Jekel Loves Hyde. Harcourt, 2010. {{ISBN|9780152063900}}{{Cite web|title=Children's Book Review: Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-15-206390-0|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}{{Cite journal|date=2010-04-01|title=Jekel Loves Hyde|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/beth-fantaskey/jekel-loves-hyde/|journal=Kirkus Reviews}}
- Jessica Rules the Dark Side. Harcourt, 2012. {{ISBN|9780547393094}}{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/beth-fantaskey/jessica-rules-dark-side/|title=Jessica Rules the Dark Side|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Jessica Rules the Dark Side|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=jessica-rules-the-dark-side|website=School Library Journal|url-access=subscription|access-date=2020-05-19}}
- Buzz Kill. HMH Books, 2014. {{ISBN|978-0-547-39310-0}}{{Cite journal|date=2014-04-01|title=Buzz Kill|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/beth-fantaskey/buzz-kill/|journal=Kirkus Reviews}}{{Cite web|title=Buzz Kill|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=buzz-kill|website=School Library Journal|url-access=subscription|access-date=2020-05-19}}
- Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter. HMH Books, 2016. {{ISBN|978-0-544-58249-1}}{{Cite web|title=Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-544-58249-1|website=Publishers Weekly|access-date=2020-05-19}}{{Cite journal|date=2016-01-01|title=Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/beth-fantaskey/isabel-feeney-star-reporter/|journal=Kirkus Reviews}}{{Cite web|title=Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=isabel-feeney-star-reporter|website=School Library Journal|url-access=subscription|access-date=2020-05-19}}
References
External links
{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}
- [https://www.bethfantaskey-author.com/ Official website]
- [http://blogs.slj.com/practicallyparadise/2009/03/16/why-i-cant-finish-my-review-of-jessicas-guide-to-dating-on-the-dark-side/ Practically Paradise] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706143741/http://blogs.slj.com/practicallyparadise/2009/03/16/why-i-cant-finish-my-review-of-jessicas-guide-to-dating-on-the-dark-side/ |date=2020-07-06 }} blog at School Library Journal
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Category:American children's writers
Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:Pennsylvania State University alumni
Category:Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania alumni