Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers is a YA author. Her first novel, CRACKED UP TO BE, was released by St. Martin's Press and is available now. Her next novel, SOME GIRLS ARE, is due out January 5th, '10. Follow this page for up-to-the-minute news on her books!
 
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers SOME GIRLS ARE IS OFFICIALLY OUT TODAY CAPSLOCK!!! :D

8 hours ago
Claire
Claire
Andddd I am celebrating by re-reading Cracked Up To Be. :)
3 hours ago
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers The eve of the official release of Some Girls Are brings many good tidings--more positive, spoiler free reviews! Pop Culture Junkie: http://bit.ly/7j2tua, Sarah's Random Musings: http://bit.ly/5fF9Bn & Miss Remmers' Review: http://bit.ly/8CnGI7! Thank you for reading & reviewing, Alea, Sarah & Miss Remmers!

Yesterday at 5:34pm
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Courtney Summers The totally lovely Adele of Persnickety Snark gave Some Girls Are (out in THREE DAYS! But has been spotted in a few places already according to some wonderful people!) a review that knocked my socks off: http://persnicketysnark.blogspot.com/2010/01/review-some-girls-are-courtney-summers.html - not much more I can say than that, except thank you, Adele!!!

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Summary - Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard--falling from it is even harder. Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell High... ...
Jill
Jill
I saw it in the Barnes and Noble at the Mall of America today :)
Sat at 7:46pm
Leah
Leah
Checked at our local bookstores but nothing in the wild yet around here!
Sat at 8:50pm
Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers
Jill: !!!! Thanks for letting me know!

Leah: Maybe tomorrow??? Hopefully. ;)
Yesterday at 5:29pm
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Courtney Summers It's taking great composure to type this, uhm, composedly. CRACKED UP TO BE IS A CYBILS FINALIST! http://bit.ly/8HxzCI !!!!! CONGRATS to all the finalists & nominees & many yays & applause to Team Cybils '09 & all the judges and panelists for their hard, hard work! Also: !!!!

January 1 at 7:51am
Wendy Darling
Wendy Darling
Thats cos you are so grounded :)
Sun at 2:23am
Gail
Gail
oh wow...that's amazing! congrats! its well deserved
Yesterday at 4:13pm
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers Canadians! Amazon.ca no longer lists Some Girls Are for pre-order. It's listing it as... 'in stock.' ! Just so you know. ;) Yay!

December 31, 2009 at 10:08am
Wendy Darling
Wendy Darling
WINNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 1 at 4:00am
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Sat at 7:00pm
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers Seven days until Some Girls Are is on shelves! Here are two more great & spoiler-free reviews! The first from Amber at Just Your Typical Book Blog (http://justyourtypicalbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/review-some-girls-are-by-courtney.html), the second from Lucile at The Book Spot (http://book-splot.blogspot.com/2009/...12/some-girls-are-courtney-summers-review.html)! Thank you, Amber & Lucile!

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December 29, 2009 at 7:08pm
Wendy Darling
Wendy Darling
Can't wait!!!!!
December 30, 2009 at 5:57pm
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December 31, 2009 at 10:06am
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers Two great reviews for Some Girls Are that made the holiday season nice! The first from the rockin' Book Chic http://bookchicclub.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-girls-are-by-courtney-summers.html & Runa http://ya-bookaholic.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-girls-are.html -- Thank you, Book Chic & Runa!!!

December 26, 2009 at 9:14pm
Book Chic
Book Chic
Thanks for the mention!! :)
December 27, 2009 at 4:26am
Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers
Thank you for reading & reviewing!!
December 29, 2009 at 7:06pm
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers The fantastic Yan over at Books By Their Cover says of Some Girls Are: "Some Girls Are is a malicious, shameful, tension driven, gut-wrenching,
throat-clenching, tear-jerking read that I loved every minute of. And I
have to blame it all on Courtney Summers’s twisted sick mind for that." I'm chuffed! :) Read the full r...eview--WARNING: mild spoilers--here: http://booksbytheircover.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-girls-are.html Thank you, Yan!

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= burned0.5 stars = door stopper1 star = don't read1.5 stars = tolerable2 stars = so-so2.5 stars = okay3 stars= decent3.5 stars = good4stars= great4.5 stars= fantastic5 stars = loved it!
Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers
Thanks guys!!! :D
December 25, 2009 at 11:29pm
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers Lauren of Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf gave Some Girls Are a great (spoiler-free) review! She called it, "Gritty, compelling, and most of all realistic..."

http://laurenscrammedbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-girls-are-by-courtney-summers.html

Thank you, Lauren!

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My name is Lauren and I’m a sometimes sarcastic and annoying ( if you’re an adult that I’m around a ton you think the annoying part) high school student in a small/ slightly boring town in PA. ...
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers TWO more chances to win copies of Some Girls Are! One at ♥ I Heart Daily http://www.iheartdaily.com/2009/12/winter-book-contest.html (contest also includes CUTB, The House of Night Series & The Immortals series!) & one at Ticket to Anywhere http://tickettoanywhere.blogspot.com/2009/12/contest-some-girls-are-by-courtn...ey.html (contest also includes a booklight and is open to international entries!). Check 'em out!

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December 15, 2009 at 7:02pm
Gail
Gail
thanks for linking to my contest. That's so nice of you! =)
December 15, 2009 at 7:07pm
Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers
Thank YOU for holding it & spreading the word about SGA!!! ~*~ :)
December 16, 2009 at 9:53pm
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers SO THRILLED to share: Publishers Weekly gave Some Girls Are a starred review! "... Very real story.... frightening and effective... every emotion is palpable..." !!!!

December 14, 2009 at 10:02am
Erin Walker
Erin Walker
Nice! Can't wait to read it.
December 14, 2009 at 11:38am
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December 15, 2009 at 6:58pm
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A video with an audio excerpt of author Courtney Summers' forthcoming YA release, SOME GIRLS ARE (St. Martin's Press, January 5th 2010), as read by Kim Hutt (http://whatclaudiawore.blogspot.com). It's ...
Brigid
Brigid
Bobbie sent me the ARC and I thought it was a fantastic read. Loved it!
December 14, 2009 at 2:55am
Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers
Brianna: Aw, I hope so too! I hope you enjoy it when you read it. :)

Brigid: Yay!!! I'm so glad Bobbie passed it along and even more that you loved it!!! Thanks so much for letting me know!
December 14, 2009 at 4:33am
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers Apparently, finished copies of Some Girls Are are making their way out into the world. I am dying to see what they look like! So what happens? Book bloggers to the rescue! Not only have they gone out of their way to describe it to me, Sarah of Sarah's Random Musings gave it some awesome face time in her In My Mailb...ox Vlog so I could get a good look! THANK YOU, SARAH, a million times!!!! YOU ROCK!!! (They look awesome!!!) Check it out!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5chMLza5NU

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Sorry for the ending. I hate vlogging in front of people. Isn't Some Girls Are, so pretty?
Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers
Awesome! I will definitely have to check VA out now! I'm not afraid of bleak turning points for characters. :) Thanks for the rec, Alexis!!!
December 14, 2009 at 4:34am
Gail
Gail
Courtney - VA is a wonderful series. Go read them!
December 15, 2009 at 6:16pm
Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers Cracked Up to Be is now available to buy on audible.com! Hearing Khristine Hvam's excellent take on Parker & co is one of the most surreal & awesome things I have ever heard. If audiobooks are your things, check it, and if yer curious, you can listen to a preview of it on site!

http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/product...s/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_ADBL_001614&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

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Alexis Martinez
Alexis Martinez
it does sound really good, i hate a lot of books on tape because the people reading it read with an awful voice but she sounded really good!
December 12, 2009 at 9:06pm
Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers
Wendy: AAAH! That makes me so happy to hear!!!

Alexis: I'm a hard person to win over re: books on tape, but (fortunately) I got to be included in the selection process for the CUTB audible version and Khristine really "got" Parker. :) I've listened to it all and I'm thrilled with how it turned out! So glad to hear you think she sounded really good from the sample too!!
December 13, 2009 at 6:40pm
Courtney Summers
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A video with an audio excerpt of author Courtney Summers' forthcoming YA release, SOME GIRLS ARE (St. Martin's Press, January 5th 2010), as read by Kim Hutt (http://whatclaudiawore.blogspot.com). It's ...
Gail
Gail
i love these teaser trailers. =)
December 12, 2009 at 3:28pm
Wendy Darling
Wendy Darling
They are soooooo good!!
December 12, 2009 at 6:00pm
Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers
Eee, thanks guys! I'm glad they're being enjoyed. :D
December 13, 2009 at 6:39pm