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Kat Falls

Kat Falls

Kat Falls lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband, theater director Robert Falls, their three children and a whole slew of pets. She grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an undergrad and went on to receive an MFA from Northwestern University where... show more

Kat Falls lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband, theater director Robert Falls, their three children and a whole slew of pets. She grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an undergrad and went on to receive an MFA from Northwestern University where she now teaches.Kat came up with the idea for her debut novel, Dark Life (Scholastic Press, May 2010), during a writing exercise. Knowing that her 11-year-old son loved reading about the ocean, Wild West pioneers and, of course, the X-Men, she combined his interests and created a story premise that kept her up nights plotting and world-building.Today, Dark Life has deals in eighteen international markets and is in development for film at Disney with the Gotham Group producing. Named an ABC New Voices pick for outstanding debuts of 2010, Dark Life was featured on The Today Show in July 2010 when it was selected by Al Roker for "Al's Book Club for Kids." Dark Life has been nominated for children's book awards in ten states and Kat was given a Juvenile Literary Award by The Friends of American Writers'.The sequel, Rip Tide, was released by Scholastic Press in August, 2011. Each book has been designated as "A Junior Library Guild Selection."Currently, Kat is working on a YA scifi-adventure trilogy, Inhuman, acquired by Scholastic Press for publication beginning in September 2013.Kat's website: http://katfalls.com/Dark Life's Scholastic Page: http://www.scholastic.com/darklife/Dark Life Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCjp2JdIz48Link to The Today Show segment with Al Roker: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/38575795#38575795

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Her Fine Eyes rated it

11 years ago

***Note: this review assumes that you've read the book.*** One-sentence summary: A simple, wholesome, underwater Little House that reads a lot like a movie--hmm, or maybe a Disney after-school special. Just fine! I won't have much to say about this book because I didn't read it as a literary ent...

Sinful Book Reviews rated it

11 years ago

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Let me begin by saying that I absolutely loved this book. The second I started listening I was devoted 100% to this story. It’s such an original story with the most interesting and fast-paced plot I’ve come across all year. I’m absolutely ecstatic for the next book in the series to come out. I can’t...

Starry Reads rated it

12 years ago

This was a good read, filled with some action, but not as exciting as I hoped it would be, from looking at the cover. Dark Life is a book about some people who live under the sea. The teenagers who live there developed sea powers, such as echolocation. It was an okay book, not my favorite. 3 stars⭐⭐...

Karin's Book Nook rated it

13 years ago

text Dark Life: Book 1

After devastating earthquakes shatter continents and flood entire regions, humans are forced to live in stack cities with hardly any space to call their own. The only ones with any space to spread out are the pioneers willing to take a risk and live under the water on the ocean floor. A group of se...

TezMillerOz rated it

14 years ago

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Ty Townson knows all about life underwater; Benthic Territory is his home turf. But for Gemma Straid, it's entirely new ground she's had to venture to find her brother. Meanwhile, outlaws are deflating homes, the Territory is running out of Liquigen, and the sheriff wants nothing more than to return...

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