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, ) Breakout (2015, Crown Books for Young Readers, ) Any Second (2018, Crown Books for Young Readers, ) Drifters (2022, Walden Pond Press, )

Oliver Nocturne Series

The Vampire's Photograph (2008, Scholastic Paperbacks, ) The Sunlight Slayings (2008, Scholastic Paperbacks, ) Blood Ties (2008, Scholastic Paperbacks, ) The Demon Hunter (2009, Scholastic Paperbacks, ) The Eternal Tomb ( 2009, Scholastic Paperbacks, ) The Triad of Finity ( 2009, Scholastic Paperbacks, )

The Atlanteans Trilogy

The Lost Code (2012, Katherine Tegen Books, ) The Dark Shore (2013, Katherine Tegen Books, ) The Far Dawn (2014, Katherine Tegen Books, )

Exile Trilogy

Exile (2014, Katherine Tegen Books, ) Encore to an Empty Room (2015, Katherine Tegen Books, ) Finding Abbey Road (2016, Katherine Tegen Books, )

Chronicle of the Dark Star Trilogy

The Fellowship for Alien Detection (2013, Walden Pond Press, )

Last Day on Mars (2017, Walden Pond Press, ) The Oceans Between Stars (2018, Walden Pond Press, ) The Shores Beyond Time (2019, Walden Pond Press, )

Lost in Space Duo

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