Victoria Scott (born 1982) is an American writer of
young adult fiction
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults.
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novels.
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/ref> She's the author of ''Titans'' and the ''Fire & Flood'' series published by Scholastic Press
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, as well as the ''Dante Walker'' trilogy published by Entangled Teen. Scott's novels have been bought and translated in eleven foreign markets.
Early life and career
Scott was born in New Braunfels, Texas and currently resides in Dallas, Texas
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with her husband and daughter. In 2018, Scott founded Scribbler, a subscription box service for writers/novelists with Lindsay Cummings.
Reception
''Titans'' received a starred review in Publishers Weekly
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. ''Salt & Stone'', received a starred review by Kirkus Reviews
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, and the first book in the series, ''Fire & Flood'', has been nominated as a YALSA Teens' Top 10 book for 2015.
Publications
Dante Walker Trilogy
* ''The Collector'' (2013) ()
* ''The Liberator'' (2013) ()
* ''The Warrior'' (2014) ()
Fire & Flood series
* ''Fire & Flood'' (2014) ()
* ''Salt & Stone'' (2015) ()
Standalone novels
* ''Titans'' (2016) ()
* ''Violet Grenade'' (2017)
References
External links
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Living people
American women novelists
American writers of young adult literature
Women writers of young adult literature
People from New Braunfels, Texas
Novelists from Texas
1982 births
21st-century American women