Up All Night

by Peter Abrahams, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Sarah Weeks, Gene Yang, Patricia McCormick

On Sale: 10/06/2009

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Up All Night

by Peter Abrahams, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Sarah Weeks, Gene Yang, Patricia McCormick

On Sale: 10/06/2009

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Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice

About the Book

A brush with the supernatural?

A rock concert?

A reunion?

A poolside revelation?

The need to know what's up?

The confessions of a friend?

The dream of escape?

A sick pet?

An English assignment?

The rear-window view of a murder next door?

The search for the mother you never met?

What keeps you up all night?

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Critical Praise

“Superb short story collection” - ALA Booklist

This collection will keep teens reading long into the deep, dark night. - Kirkus Reviews

The authors’ names alone will get teens to pick up this book, but it is the writing that will impress them the most. - School Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN: 9780061971648
ISBN 10: 0061971642
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: 10/06/2009
Pages: 272
List Price:9.99 CAD
BISAC1 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Short Stories
BISAC2 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General
BISAC3 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / General (see also headings under Family)

Peter Abrahams

Biography

Peter Abrahams is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five books, including the Edgar Award-winning Reality Check, Bullet Point, and the Echo Falls series for middle graders. Writing as Spencer Quinn, he is also the author of the Chet and Bernie series—Dog on It, Thereby Hangs a Tail, and To Fetch a Thief. He and his wife live in Massachusetts with their dog, Audrey.

Libba Bray

Biography

Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels, both of which have appeared on ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list.

David Levithan

Biography

David Levithan is the critically acclaimed author of eight books for teens, many of which have appeared on ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list, including Boy Meets Boy, for which he won a Lambda Literary Award.

Sarah Weeks

Biography

Sarah Weeks has written more than fifty books for young readers. Some of her picture books include Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash, Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth!, and Glamourpuss. Her bestselling novel, So B. It, is a feature-length film starring Alfre Woodard and Talitha Bateman. Ms. Weeks visits thousands of students in elementary and middle schools across the country every year. She is also an adjunct professor in the prestigious MFA Writing for Children and Young Adults program at the New School. Sarah lives in Nyack, New York, with her husband, Jim Fyfe, and their dog, Mia. You can visit her online at www.sarahweeks.com.

Gene Yang

Biography

Gene Luen Yang is the bestselling creator of American Born Chinese, which won the Michael L. Printz Award and was the first graphic novel ever to be nominated for a National Book Award.

Patricia McCormick

Biography

Patricia McCormick is a former journalist and a two-time National Book Award finalist whose books include Cut, Sold, Never Fall Down, The Plot to Kill Hitler, Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero, and the young readers edition of I Am Malala. Patricia lives in New York. You can visit her online at www.pattymccormick.com.