Kotcher writes exactly the kind of books she loves to escape into herself: exciting thrillers with strong female leads, swoon-worthy love interests, and life-changing moments. She graduated from the University of Florida School of Journalism and obtained her juris doctorate at the University of Miami School of Law. Originally from South Florida, she currently splits her time between San Francisco and Los Angeles with her husband, stepkids, and her dogs.
Ross's debut YA survival thriller is Ski Weekend.
At The Strand Magazine she tagged six "truly wonderful survival thrillers that are guaranteed to get both your adrenalin—and your brain cells—pumping," including:
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingRead about the other entries on the list.
Golding’s iconic 1954 novel has withstood the test of time and today it still remains one of the most unforgettable tales of what can happen to humans when the rules of society fall away. The story starts when a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, they celebrate having noadult supervision and being able to do whatever they want. But as the rules of civility quickly collapse, the boys turn wild and then turn on each other. The book is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was written all those years ago.
Lord of the Flies is on Julia Phillips's top eight list of books set in isolated locations, Kerri Jarema's list of fifteen classic novels with a page count mercifully below 200 pages, Brian Conaghan's list of ten favorite teen books about male friendship, Gillian Philip’s top ten list of islands in children's fiction, Janet Davey’s top ten list of schoolchildren in fiction, Frank Rich's ten top books list, Non Pratt's top ten list of toxic friendships in literature, Francesca Haig's top ten list of the greatest twins in children’s books, Shaun Byron Fitzpatrick list of thirteen favorite, occasionally-banned, YA novels, Matt Kraus's list of six famous books with extremely faithful film adaptations, Michael Hogan's list of the ten best fictional evil children, Danny Wallace's six best books list, Gemma Malley's top ten list of dystopian novels for teenagers, AbeBooks' list of 20 books of shattered childhoods and is one of the top ten works of literature according to Stephen King. It appears on John Mullan's lists of ten of the best pigs in literature, ten of the best pairs of glasses in literature, and ten of the best horrid children in literature, Katharine Quarmby's top ten list of disability stories, and William Skidelsky's list of ten of the best accounts of being marooned in literature. It is a book that made a difference to Isla Fisher and is one of Suzi Quatro's six best books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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