Auline Bates is an American author who writes for young adults and adults. Her teen suspense novels, written as A. Bates, include Party Line,[1] Final Exam,[2] Mother's Helper,[3] The Dead Game[4] and Krazy 4 U.

The Wall Street Journal references Final Exam in an article about "wildly popular spooky tales and murder mysteries tailored for teenagers" in an article entitled "Gnarlatious Novels: Lurid Thrillers for the Teen Set".[5] The Oregonian refers to Final Exam as one of four "new paperback hit thrillers",[6] and Westword gives a paragraph to her book signing[7] for Party Line and Final Exam.

Publications

Teen Suspense

  • Party Line (1989)
  • Final Exam (1990)
  • Mother's Helper (1991)
  • Cross the Line (1992)
  • The Dead Game (1993)
  • Krazy 4 U (1996)
  • See Kerry Run
  • Lost and Found
  • Speed Trap

Middle Grade

  • Without Uncle Joe
  • A Certain Spot in the Woods
  • Best Friends Forever
  • Mr. Jones's Bones
  • Gathering Indio
  • Belle in the Shadows (2012)
  • Bad Alphonso (2012)
  • The Waiting Room (2013)

Adult fiction

  • Angel of Mercy
  • On Angel Wings

Anthologies

  • Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror – ed. T. Pines; contains Bates's short story Deathflash(1991)

References

  1. ^ Collins, Robert A.; Latham, Robert, eds. (1990). "Bates, Auline. Party Line.". Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual. Greenwood. p. 519. ISBN 9780313281501.
  2. ^ Ley, Terry C. (March 1991). "Paperback Books for the Teenage Reader: Intrepid Linguist Library Encourages Word Play". English Journal. 80 (3): 84–87. doi:10.2307/819562. JSTOR 819562.
  3. ^ "Mother's Helper". Publishers Weekly. July 29, 1991. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ^ McCarron, Kevin (2000). "Dead Rite: Adolescent Horror Fiction and Death". In Avery, G.; Reynolds, K. (eds.). Representations of Childhood Death. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 189–203. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-62340-2_11. ISBN 978-1-349-62342-6.
  5. ^ Gamerman, Amy. "Gnarlatious Novels: Lurid Thrillers for the Teen Set", The Wall Street Journal, New York, May 28, 1991.
  6. ^ Wotipka, Julia. "New paperback hit thrillers", The Oregonian, Portland, August 15, 1990.
  7. ^ "Books/Poetry", Westword, Denver, September 18, 1990.
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