Beth Fantaskey is an American author of
children's and
young adult fiction.
She attended
Shippensburg
Shippensburg is a borough in Cumberland and Franklin counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Settled in 1730, Shippensburg lies in the Cumberland Valley, southwest of Harrisburg, and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan St ...
where she earned an English degree.
She has a Ph.D. in media history from
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campu ...
.
She worked as a speechwriter after college and then became a journalist.
Her debut novel, ''
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
''Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side'' is a young adult novel by Beth Fantaskey. The book was published by Graphia Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2009.
In the book, Jessica, a 17-year-old adopted child, discovers that she is a descendant ...
'', sold over 45,000 copies in its first few months of publication.
She lives in
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
She teaches at
Susquehanna University
Susquehanna University is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Its name is derived from the original Susquehannock settlers of the region. Founded in 1858 as a m ...
.
Reception
''Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side''
and ''Buzz Kill''
received
starred reviews
A starred review is a book review marked with a star to denote a book of distinction or particularly high quality. A starred review can help to increase media coverage, bookstore placement and sales of a book.
References
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from ''
Publishers Weekly''.
Selected works
* ''Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side''. Harcourt, 2009.
* ''Jekel Loves Hyde''. Harcourt, 2010.
* ''Jessica Rules the Dark Side''. Harcourt, 2012.
* ''Buzz Kill''. HMH Books, 2014.
* ''Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter''. HMH Books, 2016.
References
External links
Official websitePractically Paradise blog at ''
School Library Journal''
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American children's writers
21st-century American women writers
Living people
1965 births
Pennsylvania State University alumni
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania alumni
Susquehanna University faculty
Writers from Pennsylvania