Scott Westerfeld
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born
May 05, 1963
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Texas, The United States
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Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Scott Westerfeld is a New York Times bestselling American-born author of science fiction young adult literature. He was born in the U.S. state of Texas and now lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and New York City. In 2001, Westerfeld married Australian author Justine Larbalestier.
His book Evolution's Darling was a New York Times Notable Book, and won a Special Citation for the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award. So Yesterday won a Victorian Premier's Award and Midnighters 1: The Secret Hour won an Aurealis Award. Peeps and Uglies were both named as Best Books for Young Adults 2006 by the American Library Association.
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Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 3.95 — 20,829 ratings — published 2005 15 editions |
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Pretties (Uglies, #2) by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 3.87 — 15,893 ratings — published 2005 11 editions |
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Specials (Uglies, #3) by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 3.77 — 12,302 ratings — published 2006 12 editions |
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Extras (Uglies, #4) by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 3.65 — 7,562 ratings — published 2007 10 editions |
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Peeps (Peeps, #1) by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 3.78 — 3,725 ratings — published 2006 10 editions |
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The Secret Hour (Midnighters, #1) by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 3.93 — 3,131 ratings — published 2004 11 editions |
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Touching Darkness (Midnighters, #2) by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 3.99 — 2,298 ratings — published 2005 9 editions |
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Blue Noon (Midnighters, #3) by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 3.92 — 2,082 ratings — published 2006 8 editions |
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So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 3.63 — 1,806 ratings — published 2004 10 editions |
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The Uglies Trilogy (Uglies, #1-3) by Scott Westerfeld avg rating 4.15 — 1,429 ratings — published 2007 |
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Scott Westerfeld on tour for the book "Leviathan"
Author appearance, November 08, 2009 01:00PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY, The United States
The New York Times bestselling author of Uglies discusses his latest serieswhich...more
Author appearance, November 08, 2009 01:00PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY, The United States
The New York Times bestselling author of Uglies discusses his latest serieswhich...more
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"The human heart is a strange vessel. Love and hatred can exist side by side."
— Scott Westerfeld
— Scott Westerfeld
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| Books I Want To T...: General Discussion - Hunger Games | 29 | 252 | Nov 06, 2008 05:17PM | |
| 75 Books 2009: April C's 75 Book Challenge! | 3 | 51 | Jan 04, 2009 11:06PM | |
| Room 110, Period 6: Vocabulary | 40 | 34 | Jan 05, 2009 12:59PM | |
| Room 110, Period 6: Vacation Reading Goals | 25 | 31 | Jan 06, 2009 01:51PM | |
| Room 110, Period 2: Vocabulary | 42 | 29 | Jan 12, 2009 09:48AM | |
| You'll love this ...: YA (and other) fantasy and sci-fi | 1 | 38 | Apr 05, 2009 11:35AM | |
| Random Roleplaying: About | 7 | 18 | Apr 19, 2009 12:42PM | |
| The Next Best Boo...: Main Character Game | 29 | 147 | Apr 29, 2009 01:03AM | |
| The Next Best Boo...: HELLO!!! We have our winners for May!!! | 326 | 711 | Apr 30, 2009 05:02PM |
