A. Bates is the pseudonym of American author Auline Bates, who got her start writing fiction in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Her early teen thrillers were published by Scholastic as part of their popular Point Horror imprint.Ā The covers shown below are four of her earliest works, including her debut novel Party Line. She went on to write several more thrillers for teens and middle grade readers, many of which are available in new electronic editions. She lives in Colorado with her husband.
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These cover scans are from the library of author Christopher Fulbright.