Augusta Pine Does Not Exist by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Augusta Pine Does Not Exist is a dystopian YA thriller that pulls readers into Augusta’s complex life, sketchy past and high-stakes danger, with AI, surveillance and climate change opening debate.
Emily Lloyd-Jones author page
Emily Lloyd-Jones biography
Emily Lloyd-Jones is an American author of young adult and middle grade fiction. She holds a BA in English from Western Oregon University and an MA in publishing from Rosemont College.
Her published young adult novels include Illusive, Deceptive, The Hearts We Sold, The Bone Houses, The Drowned Woods, and The Wild Huntress. Her middle grade books include Unseen Magic and Unspoken Magic.
The Bone Houses was published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in 2019. The Drowned Woods followed in 2022, and The Wild Huntress was published in 2024.
Her later books also include Augusta Pine Does Not Exist and Murder on the Disoriented Express.
Biography writer: Joanna Nance-Phillips
Children’s literature expert and primary school teacher with 30+ years of experience running a primary school library, teaching literacy and tutoring in the UK and abroad. Articles and reviews by Joanna Nance-Phillips 
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