A. Bates Explained
| Auline Bates |
| Pseudonym: | A. Bates |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Nationality: | American |
| Period: | 1989–present |
| Genre: | Fantasy, science fiction, children's literature, young adult fiction, fiction |
| Notableworks: | Party Line, Final Exam, Mother's Helper, The Dead Game |
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
Teen Suspense
- 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
- 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
- Angel of Mercy
- On Angel Wings
Anthologies
- Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror – ed. T. Pines; contains Bates's short story Deathflash(1991)
Notes and References
- Book: Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual . Bates, Auline. Party Line. . 519 . Robert A. . Collins . Robert . Latham . 1990 . Greenwood . 9780313281501.
- Paperback Books for the Teenage Reader: Intrepid Linguist Library Encourages Word Play . English Journal . 80 . 3 . March 1991 . 84–87 . Terry C. . Ley. 10.2307/819562 . 819562 .
- Web site: Mother's Helper . Publishers Weekly . 29 July 1991 . 18 May 2021.
- Book: McCarron, Kevin . Representations of Childhood Death . 2000 . Dead Rite: Adolescent Horror Fiction and Death . 189–203 . Avery . G. . Reynolds . K. . Palgrave Macmillan . London . 10.1007/978-1-349-62340-2_11. 978-1-349-62342-6 .
- Gamerman, Amy. "Gnarlatious Novels: Lurid Thrillers for the Teen Set", The Wall Street Journal, New York, May 28, 1991.
- Wotipka, Julia. "New paperback hit thrillers", The Oregonian, Portland, August 15, 1990.
- "Books/Poetry", Westword, Denver, September 18, 1990.
