Hannah Moskowitz

Her first novel, Break, was published while she was a junior in high school.{{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}} On the Jellicoe Road, When You Reach Me, The Year of Secret Assignments, and My Heartbeat are among Moskowitz's favorite books.{{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}}

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.{{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}} Break was on was on the ALA's 2010 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults{{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}} and received a starred review from Booklist.{{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}}

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.{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/invincible-summer/|title=INVINCIBLE SUMMER by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}

Her third novel, Gone, Gone, Gone, set one year after 9/11, was published in 2012 by Simon Pulse.{{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}} It was a Stonewall Honor Book for 2013.{{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}}

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.{{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|url-access=subscription}} It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/teeth-moskowitz/|title=TEETH by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}} and Booklist.{{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}}

Her fifth novel, Not Otherwise Specified, was published by Simon Pulse in 2015.{{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}} It tells the story of black bisexual ex-ballerina Etta, who struggles with fitting in and applies to a New York art school.{{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}}

Her sixth novel, A History of Glitter and Blood, was published by Chronicle in 2016.{{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}} 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.{{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}} It received a starred review from Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.{{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|url-access=subscription}}

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. 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.{{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}} It was published in 2016 by Chronicle.{{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}}

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.{{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}} Salt received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/salt-moskowitz/|title=SALT by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}

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.{{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}} It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews,{{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}} Booklist,{{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}} and Publishers Weekly.{{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}} It was also a nominee for YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults and a recipient of the Sydney Taylor Honor Award.{{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}}

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.{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/zombie-tag/|title=ZOMBIE TAG by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}} Her second middle grade, Marco Impossible, was published by Roaring Brook in 2013.{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-moskowitz/marco-impossible/|title=MARCO IMPOSSIBLE by Hannah Moskowitz {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us}}

• 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)

• 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)

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

• in Fifty First Times, edited by Julie Cross (Avon Impulse, 2014)

• 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 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)

• 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){{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}}
• 2019: Sydney Taylor Honor Award for Sick Kids in Love (Entangled Teen, 2019){{Cite web |title=Sydney Taylor Book Award |url=https://jewishlibraries.org/sydney_taylor_book_award/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |language=en-US}}

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• [http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Hannah-Moskowitz/60317864/biography/ Simon and Schuster Biography]

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