Alexander Yates

About The Author

Alexander Yates was born in Haiti and grew up in Mexico, Bolivia, and the Philippines. He is the author of the critically acclaimed adult novel Moondogs and YA novels The Winter Place and How We Became Wicked. Also a photographer, he lives in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with his wife.

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Books by Alexander Yates

How We Became Wicked

By Alexander Yates

“Stunning, gut-punching.” —BCCB (starred review)

“Vividly imagined and haunting.” —Booklist (starred review)

When an insect-borne plague begins to envelop the world, three sixteen-year-olds struggle to survive amongst the healthy “trues” and the inf...

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The Winter Place

By Alexander Yates

After relocating to Finland following a family tragedy, a brother and sister find themselves entangled in the fractured and fantastical realms of Finnish mysticism in this atmospheric and emotionally resonant young adult novel.

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