Kevin Emerson
# Kevin Emerson

Kevin Emerson is an American author of young adult books and is the lead singer for the band Central Services' The Board of Education.

## Biography

Kevin Emerson grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut and went to Colby College. His past careers were as a banker, camp counselor, and an elementary school teacher.

## Band

Central Services' The Board of Education is a band that sings educational music for kids and the band's songs charted nationally on college radio. They released an album called Central Services Presents... The Board of Education.

## Reception

R.J. Carter of the Trades said that the first Oliver Nocturne book is creepy, good for kids eight and up, and he gave the book a B+. Wendy Hines of Armchair Interviews said that she highly recommends the first Oliver Nocturne book.

In 2017, Last Day on Mars was a finalist for the Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction.

## Publications

### Standalone books

* Carlos Is Gonna Get It (2008, Arthur A. Levine Books, ISBN 9780439935258)
* Breakout (2015, Crown Books for Young Readers, ISBN 9780385391122)
* Any Second (2018, Crown Books for Young Readers, ISBN 9780553534825)
* Drifters (2022, Walden Pond Press, ISBN 9780062976963)

### Oliver Nocturne Series

* The Vampire's Photograph (2008, Scholastic Paperbacks, ISBN 9780545058018)
* The Sunlight Slayings (2008, Scholastic Paperbacks, ISBN 9780545058025)
* Blood Ties (2008, Scholastic Paperbacks, ISBN 9780545058032)
* The Demon Hunter (2009, Scholastic Paperbacks, ISBN 9780545058049)
* The Eternal Tomb ( 2009, Scholastic Paperbacks, ISBN 9780545058056)
* The Triad of Finity ( 2009, Scholastic Paperbacks, ISBN 9780615472096)

### The Atlanteans Trilogy

* The Lost Code (2012, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 9780062062796)
* The Dark Shore (2013, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 9780062062826)
* The Far Dawn (2014, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 9780062062864)

### Exile Trilogy

* Exile (2014, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 9780062133953)
* Encore to an Empty Room (2015, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 9780062133984)
* Finding Abbey Road (2016, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 9780062134011)

### Chronicle of the Dark Star Trilogy

* The Fellowship for Alien Detection (2013, Walden Pond Press, ISBN 9780062071859)
* Last Day on Mars (2017, Walden Pond Press, ISBN 9780062306715)
* The Oceans Between Stars (2018, Walden Pond Press, ISBN 9780062306760)
* The Shores Beyond Time (2019, Walden Pond Press, ISBN 9780062306791)

### Lost in Space Duo

* Return to Yesterday (2019, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, ISBN 9780316425933)
* Infinity's Edge (2020, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, ISBN 9780316425971)
