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.

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 2015. In January 2015, Summers released an e-novella sequel to This is Not a Test, Please Remain Calm.

Summers' fifth novel, All the Rage, was her hardcover debut and published in April 2015. It was chosen as the sixth official selection of Tumblr's Reblog Book Club and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal. It was also named a Spring 2015 Junior Library Guild Selection.

On April 14, 2015, to mark the release of All the Rage, Summers launched the hashtag campaign #ToTheGirls, encouraging people to send messages of support and positivity to girls across social media. #ToTheGirls trended worldwide on Twitter. Notable press coverage included The Today Show and it was named one of the most important feminist hashtags of 2015 by Mic News.

Summers has also contributed short stories to the anthologies Defy the Dark and Violent Ends.

Books

• Cracked Up to Be, St. Martin's Press (2008) (ISBN 9780312383695)
• Some Girls Are, St. Martin's Press (2010) (ISBN 9780312573805)
• Fall for Anything, St. Martin's Press (2011) (ISBN 9780312656737)
• This is Not a Test, St. Martin's Press (2012) (ISBN 9780312656744)
• What Goes Around, St. Martin's Press (2013) (ISBN 9781250038449)
• Please Remain Calm, St. Martin's Press (2015) (ISBN 9781466875906)
• All the Rage, St. Martin's Press (2015) (ISBN 9781250021915)

Short stories

• "Sleepstalk", Defy the Dark edited by Saundra Mitchell
• "History Lessons", Violent Ends edited by Shaun Hutchinson (2015)