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Courtney Summers (born 1986 in Belleville, Ontario)〔http://courtneysummers.ca/about〕 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.''〔http://courtneysummers.ca/novels〕 ==Career== Her first novel, ''Cracked Up to Be,'' was published in December 2008〔http://us.macmillan.com/crackeduptobe/courtneysummers〕 and was the 2009 Cybils Award Winner for YA Fiction.〔http://www.cybils.com/2010/02/the-2009-cybils-winners.html〕 Her sophomore novel, ''Some Girls Are,'' was published in January 2010,〔http://us.macmillan.com/somegirlsare/courtneysummers〕 and received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'',〔https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/courtney-summers-2/some-girls-are/〕 ''Publishers Weekly'',〔http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-57380-5〕 ''School Library Journal''〔http://www.bookverdict.com/details.xqy?uri=Product-52684328856319.xml〕 and was a 2010 Goodreads Choice Nominee in the YA Fiction category.〔https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2010〕 Both novels were repackaged as a 2-in-1 edition titled ''What Goes Around'' in September 2013.〔http://us.macmillan.com/whatgoesaround/courtneysummers〕 Her third novel, ''Fall for Anything'', was published in December 2010〔http://us.macmillan.com/fallforanything/courtneysummers〕 and received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews''〔https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/courtney-summers/fall-anything/〕 and ''Booklist''.〔http://www.booklistonline.com/Fall-for-Anything-Courtney-Summers/pid=4464979〕 ''This is Not a Test'' was published June 2012〔http://us.macmillan.com/thisisnotatest/courtneysummers〕 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''〔http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-65674-4〕 and was optioned for television by Sony.〔http://courtneysummers.ca/2012/06/this-is-not-a-test-the-tv-movie/〕 Summers announced that a script was currently in development in April 2015.〔http://summerscourtney.tumblr.com/post/117095423472/my-agent-amytipton-reminded-me-i-didnt-share〕 In January 2015, Summers released an e-novella sequel to ''This is Not a Test,'' ''Please Remain Calm.''〔http://us.macmillan.com/pleaseremaincalm/courtneysummers〕 Summers' fifth novel, ''All the Rage,'' was her hardcover debut and published in April 2015.〔http://us.macmillan.com/alltherage-1/courtneysummers〕 It was chosen as the sixth official selection of Tumblr's Reblog Book Club〔http://reblogbookclub.tumblr.com/post/115216397909/happy-april-the-sixth-official-selection-of〕 and received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'',〔https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/courtney-summers-2/all-the-rage-summers/〕 ''Publishers Weekly''〔http://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250021915〕 and ''School Library Journal''.〔http://www.slj.com/2015/04/reviews/sneak-peeks/the-latest-from-douglas-florian-courtney-summers-phillip-hoose/〕 It was also named a Spring 2015 ''Junior Library Guild'' Selection.〔http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view.dT/9781250021915〕 On April 14, 2015, to mark the release of ''All the Rage'', Summers launched the hashtag campaign #ToTheGirls,〔http://summerscourtney.tumblr.com/tothegirls〕 encouraging people to send messages of support and positivity to girls across social media. #ToTheGirls trended worldwide on Twitter.〔https://twitter.com/courtney_s/status/587986658592628737〕 Notable press coverage included ''The Today Show''〔http://www.today.com/video/klgs-advice-to-teens-let-god-define-who-you-are-429669955666〕 and it was named one of the most important feminist hashtags of 2015 by ''Mic News''.〔http://mic.com/articles/117608/the-9-most-important-feminist-hashtags-of-2015-so-far〕 Summers has also contributed short stories to the anthologies ''Defy the Dark'' and ''Violent Ends''.〔http://courtneysummers.ca/novels/shorts/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Courtney Summers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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