Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers (born 1986 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian writer of young adult fiction. Her best known works are Cracked Up to Be, This is Not a Test, and All the Rage. 2Career Her first novel, Cracked Up to Be, was published in December 2008 and was the 2009 Cybils Award Winner for YA Fiction. Her sophomore novel, Some Girls Are, was published in January 2010, and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal and was a 2010 Goodreads Choice Nominee in the YA Fiction category. Both novels were repackaged as a 2-in-1 edition titled What Goes Around in September 2013. Her third novel, Fall for Anything, was published in December 2010 and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist. This is Not a Test was published June 2012 and was set during the zombie apocalypse. Prior to its release, all of Summers' novels were contemporary and realistic. This is Not a Test received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was optioned for television by Sony. Summers announced that a script was currently in development in April 201