Jaclyn Moriarty, Author . Scholastic/Levine $16.95 (340p) ISBN 978-0-439-49881-4
Once again, Moriarty (Feeling Sorry for Celia
) uses an epistolary format to bring to life the voices of contemporary teens. Best friends Lydia, Emily and Cassie attend Ashbury, an Australian private school. Their "year of secret assignments"
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Jaclyn Moriarty, Author . Scholastic $7.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-439-49882-1
"Once again, Moriarty uses an epistolary format to bring to life the voices of contemporary teens in an Australian private school," said PW
, of this tale that contains elements of mystery, romance and revenge. Ages 12-up. (May)
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Jaclyn Moriarty, Author . Scholastic/Levine $16.99 (479p) ISBN 978-0-439-84678-3
A revised version of Moriarty's adult novel, I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes
(not published in the U.S.), this whimsical though rigorously plotted novel offers an intellectual puzzle that may engage YA readers, but the lengthy, adult-c
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Jaclyn Moriarty, Scholastic/Levine, $18.99 (496p) ISBN 978-0-545-06972-4
Returning to the setting and characters of her earlier Ashbury High books, Moriarty offers a mosaic composed largely of students' gothic fiction exams, as they write about their final year of school as a ghost story. Enigmatic Riley and Amelia, a...
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Jaclyn Moriarty, Author St. Martin's Press $16.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-312-26923-4
Coyly channeling teen quirkiness and enthusiasm, Moriarty captures the essence of a girl's adolescent years in her epistolary first novel. Consisting entirely of letters and notes written to and from protagonist Elizabeth Clarry, this peek into the...
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Jaclyn Moriarty. Scholastic/Levine, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-545-39736-0
Two worlds coexist in this fascinating first book in Moriarty's Colors of Madeleine series. Bright, enigmatic 14-year-old Madeleine has moved to Cambridge, England, with her mother, where she receives home schooling from a small group of eccentric...
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Jaclyn Moriarty. Scholastic/Levine, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-338-25584-3
At age 10, Bronte Mettlestone receives a telegram stating that her parents have been killed by pirates. She doesn’t remember them, however, having been raised by her loving Aunt Isabelle and the butler. In her parents’ will (bound by “faery cross-sti
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Jaclyn Moriarty. Harper, $26.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-06-288373-5
This tender and frank adult debut by YA novelist Moriarty (The Year of Secret Assignments) follows one woman’s search for happiness in a world as brimming with promises of healing as it is overflowing with letdowns. On her 16th birthday, Abi...
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Jaclyn Moriarty. Levine Querido, $17.99 (448p) ISBN 978-1-64614-076-3
When Esther Mettlestone-Staranise—an unexceptional child from an exceptional family—returns to Katherine Valley Boarding School after summer break, she’s distraught to learn that her two best friends have transferred elsewhere. What’s more, the...
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