Kevin Emerson Explained

Kevin Emerson
Occupation:Author, Singer
Alma Mater:Colby College
Nationality:American

Kevin Emerson is an American author of young adult books and is the lead singer for the band Central Services' The Board of Education.[1]

Biography

Kevin Emerson grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut and went to Colby College. His past careers were as a banker, camp counselor, and an elementary school teacher.[2]

Band

Central Services' The Board of Education is a band that sings educational music for kids and the band's songs charted nationally on college radio. They released an album called Central Services Presents... The Board of Education.[3]

Reception

R.J. Carter of the Trades said that the first Oliver Nocturne book is creepy, good for kids eight and up, and he gave the book a B+.[4] Wendy Hines of Armchair Interviews said that she highly recommends the first Oliver Nocturne book.[5]

In 2017, Last Day on Mars was a finalist for the Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction.[6]

Publications

Standalone books

Oliver Nocturne Series

  1. The Vampire's Photograph (2008, Scholastic Paperbacks,)
  2. The Sunlight Slayings (2008, Scholastic Paperbacks,)
  3. Blood Ties (2008, Scholastic Paperbacks,)
  4. The Demon Hunter (2009, Scholastic Paperbacks,)
  5. The Eternal Tomb (2009, Scholastic Paperbacks,)
  6. The Triad of Finity (2009, Scholastic Paperbacks,)

The Atlanteans Trilogy

  1. The Lost Code (2012, Katherine Tegen Books,)
  2. The Dark Shore (2013, Katherine Tegen Books,)
  3. The Far Dawn (2014, Katherine Tegen Books,)

Exile Trilogy

  1. Exile (2014, Katherine Tegen Books,)
  2. Encore to an Empty Room (2015, Katherine Tegen Books,)
  3. Finding Abbey Road (2016, Katherine Tegen Books,)

Chronicle of the Dark Star Trilogy

  1. Last Day on Mars (2017, Walden Pond Press,)
  2. The Oceans Between Stars (2018, Walden Pond Press,)
  3. The Shores Beyond Time (2019, Walden Pond Press,)

Lost in Space Duo

  1. Return to Yesterday (2019, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers,)
  2. Infinity's Edge (2020, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers,)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armstrong . Doree . 2008-11-14 . Being called before The Board of Education is music to young... . 2023-03-29 . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . en.
  2. Web site: About . 2023-03-29 . Kevin Emerson . en.
  3. Web site: Seattle Arts & Lectures . 2009-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090417064359/http://www.lectures.org/wits_writerbios.html . 2009-04-17 . dead .
  4. http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=10503 The Trades
  5. Web site: Armchair Interviews . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202120628/http://reviews.armchairinterviews.com/reviews/oliver-nocturne-the-vampires-photograph . 2008-12-02 . 2009-08-11.
  6. Web site: 2017 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325183048/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2017-cybils-finalists . 2023-03-25 . 2023-03-25 . Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards . en-US.

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