Sara Zarr is the acclaimed author of four novels for young adults: Story of a Girl (National Book Award Finalist), Sweethearts (Cybil Award Finalist), Once Was Lost (a Kirkus Best Book of 2009, Utah Book Award winner, INSPY winner) and How to Save a Life (Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and L.A. Public Library Best Book of 2011, ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012). Her short fiction and essays have appeared in Image, Hunger Mountain online, and Response. She’s also a regular contributor to Image‘s Good Letters blog on faith, life, and culture. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband, and online at www.sarazarr.com.
2013 Battle Schedule
Round One
Match 1 - March 12
Bomb vs Wonder - judged by Kenneth Oppel
Match 2 - March 13
Code Name Verity vs Titanic - judged by Margarita Engle
Match 3 - March 14
Endangered vs Three Times Lucky - judged by Kathi Appelt
Match 4 - March 15
The Fault in Our Stars vs Temple Grandin - judged by Deb Caletti
Match 5 - March 18
Jepp Who Defied the Stars vs Starry River of the Sky - judged by Adam Gidwitz
Match 6 - March 19
Liar & Spy vs Splendors and Glooms - judged by Franny Billingsley
Match 7 - March 20
Moonbird vs Seraphina - judged by Marie Lu
Match 8 - March 21
No Crystal Stair vs The One and Only Ivan - judged by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Round Two
Match 1 - March 22
Bomb vs Code Name Verity - Judged by Donna Jo Napoli
Match 2 - March 25
Endangered vs The Fault in Our Stars - Judged by Martine Leavitt
Match 3 - March 26
Starry River of the Sky vs Splendors and Glooms - Judged by Thanhha Lai
Match 4 - March 27
Seraphina vs No Crystal Stair - Judged by Paul Griffin
Round Three
Match 1 - March 28
Bomb vs The Fault in Our Stars - Judged by Lynne Rae Perkins
Match 2 - March 29
Splendors and Glooms vs No Crystal Stair - Judged by James Patterson
The Undead Poll Winner
Big Kahuna Round
April 1
The Fault in Our Stars vs No Crystal Stair vs Code Name Verity - Judged by Frank Cottrell Boyce
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