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COURTNEY SUMMERS is an uncompromising writer¹ known for a history of risky artistic choices² and pushing boundaries³ with novels that are not for the faint of heart.⁴ She has received over 20 starred reviews and numerous awards and honors, including the Edgar and ITW Thriller Awards.

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Average rating: 3.9 · 233,270 ratings · 41,847 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sadie 4.03 avg rating — 130,478 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cracked Up to Be 3.73 avg rating — 19,633 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Girls Are 3.87 avg rating — 15,326 ratings — published 2010 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is Not a Test: The Definitive Edition with Please Remain Calm 3.85 avg rating — 15,370 ratings — published 2012 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Rage 3.79 avg rating — 15,382 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Project 3.50 avg rating — 16,054 ratings — published 2021 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fall for Anything 3.74 avg rating — 6,057 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm the Girl 3.38 avg rating — 5,292 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Please Remain Calm (This Is Not a Test, #1.5) 4.07 avg rating — 2,030 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Goes Around: Cracked Up to Be / Some Girls Are 4.13 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The sooner you make a mistake and learn to live with it, the better. You're not responsible for everything. You can't control the way things end up.”
― Courtney Summers, Cracked Up to Be

tags: hope, mistake

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“People don't change. They just get better at hiding who they really are.”
― Courtney Summers, Sadie

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“But love is complicated, it’s messy. It can inspire selflessness, selfishness, our greatest accomplishments and our hardest mistakes. It brings us together and it can just as easily drive us apart.”
― Courtney Summers, Sadie

tags: life, love

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Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers

28 votes, 31.8%

Reckless by Cornelia Funke

17 votes, 19.3%

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

12 votes, 13.6%

Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

11 votes, 12.5%

The Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda

9 votes, 10.2%

The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories by Joan Aiken

4 votes, 4.5%

The Light of Asteria: Kailmeyra's Last Hope by Elizabeth Isaacs

3 votes, 3.4%

The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston

2 votes, 2.3%

Multiple Choice by Janet Tashjian

1 vote, 1.1%

Love, Meg by C. Leigh Purtill

1 vote, 1.1%

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