Mari Mancusi Explained

Mari Mancusi
Genre:	Young Adult, Young Adult, Romance

Mari Mancusi, sometimes credited as Marianne Mancusi, is an American author of middle grade young adult and new adult^[1] novels and former Emmy Award winning television news producer.

Bibliography

Blood Coven Vampires Series

1. Boys That Bite (2006)
2. Stake That (2006)
3. Girls That Growl (2007)
4. Bad Blood (2009)
5. Night School (2010)^[2]
6. Blood Ties (2011)
7. Soul Bound (2012)
8. Blood Forever (2012)
9. Blood Coven Vampires Volume One (2011)
10. ‘’Once Upon a Vampire’’ (2017)

Scorched series

1. Scorched (2013)^[3]
2. Shattered (2014)
3. Smoked (2015)

Frozen series

• (2020)^[4]
• Frozen: Polar Nights (2022)^[4]

Middle Grade novels

1. "Golden Girl" (2015)
2. "Princesses, Inc" (2017)
3. "The Camelot Code: The Once and Future Geek” (2018)
4. "The Camelot Code: Geeks and the Holy Grail" (2019)
5. ”Dragon Ops” (2020)
6. "Dragon Ops 2" (2021)

Standalone novels

• A Connecticut Fashionista in King Arthur's Court (2005)^[5]
• Sk8er Boy (2005)
• What, No Roses? (2006)
• A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest (2007)^[6]
• Moongazer (2007) (Reissued in 2012 as Alternity)
• Razor Girl (2008) (Reissued in 2012 as Tomorrow Land)
• News Blues (2008) (Reissued in 2012 as Love at 11)
• Gamer Girl (2008)^{[7] [8] [9]}
• These Boots Were Made for Stomping (Anthology, 2008) (Reissued story "Karma Kitty Goes to Comic Con" in 2011)
• My Zombie Valentine (Anthology, 2010) (Reissued story "Zombiewood Confidential" in 2011)

Awards

• 2006 Most Innovative Historical Romance Award for What, No Roses?, RT Book Reviews^[10]
• 2009 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers for Gamer Girl, YALSA^[11]
• 2012 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults for Gamer Girl, YALSA^[12]

Notes and References

1. News: "New Adult": The Next Big Thing? WritersDigest.com. 2013-11-15. WritersDigest.com. 2017-02-15. en-US.
2. Web site: Mari Mancusi - Night School. Kirkus Reviews. 20 March 2013.
3. Web site: Review: Scorched. Kirkus Reviews. 6 July 2013.
4. Web site: From Austin to Arendelle: Local writer helps tell Anna and Elsa's 'Frozen' stories. Austin American-Statesman. July 15, 2022. Sharyn. Vane. October 19, 2022.
5. Web site: Harrison. Cindy. A Connecticut Fashionista in King Arthur's Court. RT Book Reviews. 20 March 2013. 2005.
6. Book: Ramsdell. Kristin. Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre. 1999. Libraries Unlimited. 1563083353. 127. 4 February 2015.
7. Web site: GAMER GIRL By Mari Mancusi. Kirkus Reviews. 28 September 2012.
8. Web site: Gruver. Kathleen E. Gamer Girl (Review). School Library Journal. 20 March 2013. 2009-01-01.
9. Book: Bott, Christie Jo. More Bullies in More Books. 2009. Scarecrow Press. registration. gamer girl mancusi.. 55.
10. Web site: Robin. Kathe. What, No Roses?. RT Book Reviews. 2006.
11. Web site: 2009 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. YALSA. 6 July 2013.
12. Web site: 2012 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. YALSA. 6 July 2013.