Ali Cross
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| Born | July 20, 1968 Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Pen name | Ali Banks Cross, Ali M. Cross |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian American |
| Genres | Young Adult Fiction Urban Fantasy |
| Notable works | Desolation, Mini Kim: Vampire Girl |
| Notable awards | Whitney Award |
| Years active | 2011-Present |
| Relatives | Paul Soles (Uncle) |
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Ali Cross is a Canadian-American novelist. She is best known for her young adult urban fantasy series "Desolation", including Become, Desolate and Destined. She self-published "Become" in 2011, and it went on to win Best Young Adult Book from the League of Utah Writers in 2012[1] and an Honorable Mention from the Hollywood Book Festival in 2013.[2]
The first book in her Minnie Kim: Vampire Girl series, First Kisses Suck, won a Whitney Award for Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction Novel in 2018.[3] The Whitneys are an awards program for novels written by authors who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book was included in an anthology titled Sigils and Spells which was a USA Today best seller in January 2018.[4]
Selected Works
Desolation Series
- Cross, Ali (2011). Become. ISBN 978-0991859900.
- Cross, Ali (2019). Desolate. ISBN 978-1732754249.
- Cross, Ali (2019). Destined. ISBN 978-1732754256.
- Desolation Diaries: Volumes 1-3. ISBN 1927847087.
- Desolation: The Official Coloring Book. 2019. ISBN 978-1696479882.
- Sacrifice (A Desolation Prequel).
Mini Kim: Vampire Girl
- Cross, Ali (2018). First Kisses Suck. ISBN 978-1732754201.
- Cross, Ali (2019). Deadly Sweethearts. ISBN 978-1732754225.
- Cross, Ali (2019). Seoul Demon. ISBN 978-1732754263.
- Cross, Ali (2020). Blood Moon. ISBN 978-1732754270.
The Eden Project
- Blood Servant.
- Cross, Ali (2014). Blood Crown. ISBN 978-1927847039.
The Runes Universe
- Frozen Souls. 2017. ISBN 9781545309162.
(As Ali M. Cross)
- Sing To Me (The Highlands Book 1). 2018. ISBN 978-1732754218.
(As Ali Banks Cross)
- Jump Boys SOS. 2013. ISBN 978-1927847114.
- The Swift. 2014. ISBN 978-1927847121.
- Banks, Alex; Cross, Ali (2016). The Lullaby Ladybug. ISBN 978-1532945137.
Awards
| Title | Award | From | Year |
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| Become | Best Young Adult Book[1] | League of Utah Writers | 2012 |
| Become | Honorable Mention[2] | Hollywood Book Festival | 2013 |
| First Kisses Suck | Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction[3] | Whitney Award | 2018 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "League of Utah Writers Award Winners". Goodreads. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hollywood Book Festival 2013 Winners". Hollywood Book Festival. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2018 Whitney Award Winners". Whitney Awards. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ "USA Today Bestseller List". USA Today. January 11, 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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