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Sarah Beth Durst
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Sarah Beth Durst

Sarah Beth Durst is the author of Ice, as well as Into the Wild, an Andre Norton Award Finalist for Young Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy, and its sequel, Out of the Wild. She has been writing fantasy stories since she was ten years old and holds... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Be prepared. Be happy. Watch out for skunks.
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My life in 8 words: "Full of family, chocolate, writing, books, and love."
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November 4, 2009
In ICE, Cassie journeys over the sea ice, across the tundra, and through the boreal forest. And today she has crossed the...
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October 7, 2009
Book birthdays are a bit like real birthdays.  You can't help but look back at how you got here. My mom is the one who hooked...
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Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Ice
Feb 04, 2010
Author Voices:
The UK and Me
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Thanks, Mom
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Ice will be released on October 06, 2009 in eBook
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Ice will be released on October 06, 2009 in Hardcover
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Ice is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 06, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Ice
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Sarah Beth Durst Revealed

Sarah Beth Durst Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Be prepared. Be happy. Watch out for skunks. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Reading. Eating chocolate. Reading while eating chocolate. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Pizza. (Not such a great stretch since I eat that for almost every meal anyway.) Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Darth Vader. He makes an entrance, reveals important plot twists, has a softer side, and wears a cool cape. What more could you want from a villain? Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Louisa May Alcott. Okay, I don't actually know anything about her life, except that she was a writer since a young age and was from Massachusetts. (I live in NY now but was born in MA.) Also, if I'd written Little Women, I'd have tossed in a few more talking animals and not had Beth die. Maybe I'd have had Beth transform into a talking animal... Hmm, Beth as a werewolf... Learn more about Sarah Beth Durst

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School Library Journal, August 1, 2009
...www.patrickcarman.com Katie Davis www.katiedavis.com Julia DeVillers www.juliadevillers.com Erin Dionne www.erindionne.com Sarah Beth Durst www.sarahbethdurst.com Donna Gephart www.donnagephart.com Irene Latham www.irenelatham.com Cynthea Liu...
Holly Cupala, YA Author, January 4, 2010
...about the story behind the story. Secrets on the way from lots of favorites, beginning this Thursday with Sarah Beth Durst and ICE ! Author Secrets! Coming soon, all of the secrets (but none of the spoilers) on TELL ME A SECRET , my debut novel arriving...
Reading Rocks, January 1, 2010
...Bones by Cassandra Clare City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare City of Glass by Cassandra Clare Ice by Sarah Beth Durst Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder Fire Study...
Wondrous Reads, December 30, 2009
...Michelle Lovric 8. Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev 7. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 6. Ice by Sarah Beth Durst 5. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain 4. Fire by Kristin Cashore 3. Pastworld by Ian Beck 2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 1. Hush, Hush by...
Jen Robinson's Book Page, December 23, 2009
...Book: Ice Author: Sarah Beth Durst ( blog ) Pages: 320 Age Range: 13 and up  Sarah Beth Durst's Ice  is a modern re-telling of the Scandinavian fairy tale "East of the Sun, West of...
Opinionated? Me?, December 22, 2009
...I am always a tiny bit disappointed to receive a present that isn't book-shaped. And if you give me a present that's book-shaped but isn't a book... that's just cruel. My husband has been known to wrap books in oversize boxes so I'll be surprised, like...
Becky's Book Reviews, December 21, 2009
...pages) 3. Everwild by Neal Shusterman (432 pages) 4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (400 pages) 5. Ice by Sarah Beth Durst (308 pages) 6. The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (201 pages) 7. Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors (272 pages) 8. Are These My...
Bites, December 20, 2009
...Ellz Readz Ends 12/27 $20 Borders gift card - Ari at Reading In Color Ends 12/28 Ice by Sarah Beth Durst - Sophie at Mrs. Magoo Reads Reviewed Giveaway with 3 books - Allison at Read Into This! Ends 12/29 2 copies of The Maze Runner by James Dashner...
Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf, December 19, 2009
...The Ghost by Megan Crewe The Dark Divine by Bree Despain Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles Ice by Sarah Beth Durst The Snowball Effect by Nicole Holly Hoxter (Technically a '10 release, but I read it this year.) Fat Cat by Robin Brande The Everafter by...
Pure Imagination, December 14, 2009
...Title: Ice Author: Sarah Beth Durst Reading Level: Young Adult IBSN: 9781416986430 Blurb: When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with...
Shelf Elf: read, write, rave., November 23, 2009
...s amazing latest book, Once Was Lost . (Click here to swap for that one). Today I am offering Sarah Beth Durst’s newest, Ice . Loved it, loved it, loved it: This one is perfect for winter reading. Read my review here . So here’s a quick recap on...
Steph Su Reads, November 9, 2009
...Tags: YA, magic, retelling, love, adventure, Arctic Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Summary Cassie is the daughter of an Arctic researcher and has grown up on an Arctic research station with the knowledge that her mother is dead. However, on her eighteenth...
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat, October 19, 2009
...Middle grade author, Sarah Beth Durst tells GalleyCat readers about her new book, ICE which is a modern twist on a folklore...
Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!, September 28, 2009
...looking around at some of my favorite blog I found that The Book Butterfly had a interview with Sarah Beth Durst the author of ICE. She is also giving away a copy of ICE and I want it really bad...lol. But I thought I would share this with...
The Shady Glade, September 23, 2009
...Rolling right along, we have one of my favorite authors visiting today, the wonderful and witty Sarah Beth Durst. Sarah is the author of Into the Wild , Out of the Wild , and the almost released Ice . Sarah's always a delight to talk to, so help me...
Brimstone Soup, Holly Cupala, August 6, 2009
...Bruce Coville , Middle Grade and YA Author, on pruning out overused words and phrases for a tighter manuscript Sarah Beth Durst , YA Fantasy Author, on powering through first drafts and revising one aspect at a time Tina Ferraro , YA Author, on...
The Story Siren, June 17, 2009
...Myers Dark Secrets by Elizabeth Chandler (this is a re-release ) The Dark Divine by Bree Despain Ice by Sarah Beth Durst Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore...
Becky's Book Reviews, May 30, 2009
...original introductions (to each piece) by Scott Westerfield. Featuring the essays of: Lil Wilkinson, Robin Wasserman, Diana Peterfreund, Sarah Beth Durst, Gail Sidonie Sobat, J. Fitzgerald McCurdy, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Janette Rallison, Linda Gerber,...
A Year of Reading, April 4, 2009
...all of our favorite libraries and librarians everywhere: "I Love My Library" by Lunch Money . (Thank you to Sarah Beth Durst's mom for the link.) And while we're at it, here's a great poster via TeacherNinja...