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Auline Bates
Pen nameA. Bates
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1989–present
GenreFantasy, science fiction, children's literature, young adult fiction, fiction
Notable worksParty Line, Final Exam, Mother's Helper, The Dead Game
Website
www.aulinebates.com

Auline Bates is an American author who writes for young adults and adults. Her teen suspense novels, written as A. Bates, include Party Line,[1] Final Exam,[2] Mother's Helper,[3] The Dead Game[4] and Krazy 4 U.

The Wall Street Journal references Final Exam in an article about "wildly popular spooky tales and murder mysteries tailored for teenagers" in an article entitled "Gnarlatious Novels: Lurid Thrillers for the Teen Set".[5] The Oregonian refers to Final Exam as one of four "new paperback hit thrillers",[6] and Westword gives a paragraph to her book signing[7] for Party Line and Final Exam.

Publications

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Teen Suspense

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  • Party Line (1989)
  • Final Exam (1990)
  • Mother's Helper (1991)
  • Cross the Line (1992)
  • The Dead Game (1993)
  • Krazy 4 U (1996)
  • See Kerry Run
  • Lost and Found
  • Speed Trap

Middle Grade

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  • Without Uncle Joe
  • A Certain Spot in the Woods
  • Best Friends Forever
  • Mr. Jones's Bones
  • Gathering Indio
  • Belle in the Shadows (2012)
  • Bad Alphonso (2012)
  • The Waiting Room (2013)

Adult fiction

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  • Angel of Mercy
  • On Angel Wings

Anthologies

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  • Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror – ed. T. Pines; contains Bates's short story Deathflash(1991)

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Robert A.; Latham, Robert, eds. (1990). "Bates, Auline. Party Line.". Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual. Greenwood. p. 519. ISBN 9780313281501.
  2. ^ Ley, Terry C. (March 1991). "Paperback Books for the Teenage Reader: Intrepid Linguist Library Encourages Word Play". English Journal. 80 (3): 84–87. doi:10.2307/819562. JSTOR 819562.
  3. ^ "Mother's Helper". Publishers Weekly. July 29, 1991. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ^ McCarron, Kevin (2000). "Dead Rite: Adolescent Horror Fiction and Death". In Avery, G.; Reynolds, K. (eds.). Representations of Childhood Death. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 189–203. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-62340-2_11. ISBN 978-1-349-62342-6.
  5. ^ Gamerman, Amy. "Gnarlatious Novels: Lurid Thrillers for the Teen Set", The Wall Street Journal, New York, May 28, 1991.
  6. ^ Wotipka, Julia. "New paperback hit thrillers", The Oregonian, Portland, August 15, 1990.
  7. ^ "Books/Poetry", Westword, Denver, September 18, 1990.
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