Books in series
#1
The Outsider
2004
The Outsider tells the story of Ryan Atwood, the boy from the wrong side of the tracks, who, through a twist of fate, finds himself living in luxury in the salubrious Newport Beach. This is the first novelization of the series.
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#2
The Misfit
2004
Must-see TV becomes gotta-have-it teen read!
Break the Rules . . . Or Make Some New Ones
Seth Cohen has grown up among the beautiful rich kids, but he's never been one of them. Cohen? He's the geek, the weirdo, the misfit. But not anymore. Suddenly Seth's got a friend, Ryan Atwood, who's got his back. The popular girl next door, Marisa Cooper, is talking to him. And he's got not one but two girls on the line. Seth's not playing by the same rules anymore, in fact, he's out to break them all.
From the beaches to the boutiques to the parties, what you wear and what you drive matters more than who you are—welcome to the O.C.
#3
The Way Back
2004
Get the story behind the TV show—stories you won't find anywhere else! Everything's changing in the O.C.
The Newport summer scene has arrived and it's the same old days at the beach and nights spent partying . . . only this year it isn't. When Ryan announced that he was going back to Chino to help Theresa raise her baby (Is it his baby? He doesn't know) everything changed. Seth hit the water, leaving his family and Summer behind, sailing his boat to places unknown. Marissa's losing herself in a bottle and an unlikely romance. As for Summer, she's slipping back into her old life and a new love. Everything's changed. Nothing is the same. Can it ever be again?
#4
Spring Break
2005
Get the story behind the TV show—stories you won't find anywhere else!
Marissa and Summer are off to Hawaii. Marissa's expecting sun, fun, volcanoes, and hot guys. What does she get? Her dad dating. And the hottest guy she's met so far? Turns out he could be her future brother if things don't change.
Meanwhile, Seth and Ryan are enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City. They've got internships at a TV music station and life is good. Sort of. Who knew the mailroom could be more fun than hanging with the band?
An original story based on the hit TV show.
#5
The Summer Of Summer
2005
Get the story behind the TV show—stories you won't find anywhere else! Everything's changing in the O.C.
Summer's being forced to spend part of her holiday with her family at a nearby resort. Eww! It's totally generic and so not how she wanted to spend her time. There's no one around who's her age and the step-monster is driving her crazy...will this vacation ever end? Then a hot boy challenges her to explore something new, and suddenly Summer's forced to take a long, hard look at her own life.
Is she the person she wants to be? Or is there a new Summer just waiting to appear?
#6
Bait & Switch
2004
Get the story behind the TV show—stories you won't find anywhere else! Everything's changing in the O.C.
Enter the world of the O.C.
What do you get when you put the words "scavenger hunt," "charity events," and "competition" in the same sentence? If you happen to be named Ryan, Marissa, Seth, or Summer, bring it on! But there might be more to "it" than they ever bargained for, and the clues may lead to answers that were better left unknown.
Told from different points-of-view and using different storytelling techniques, it's a unique look inside the lives of Seth, Ryan, Marissa, and Summer.
#7
'Twas The Night Before Chrismukkah
2005
Celebrate the holidays in the O.C.
It's the night before Chrismukkah and all through the mansions, not a creature is stirring except for Seth, Ryan, Marissa, and Summer.
Catch the Chrismukkah spirit along with the gang.
#8
Cohen!
2006
Get the story behind the TV show—stories you'll only find here!
Seth is a comic book loving geek and a music nut. He's also paranoid, super-annoying, funny, charming, cute . . . in other words, he's Cohen.
It's Seth's birthday, only he didn't tell anyone. Why? It's called the Curse of the Cohen, and it means no birthday goes by without some sort of disaster. Get to know Seth Cohen as he looks back on 16 years of birthday memories—featuring friends, family, laughter, and even tears . . . sometimes lots of tears. It's the good, the bad and the very, very ugly.
Authors
Cory Martin
Author · 7 books
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Cory has a B.A. in English-Creative Writing, and spent time studying literature at Cambridge University in England. By the age of twenty-five, she had garnered writing credits on the hit television show, "The O.C." and had been asked by Scholastic to pen three young adult novels based on the same T.V. series. She is the author of "Love Sick" a memoir about dating, life in Hollywood and dealing with MS. Her essays have appeared online with XOJane, The Mighty, and Elephant Journal. As a passionate yogi, Cory Martin is also a 500-hr RYT and a regular instructor at the famed Santa Monica Pier's run and yoga program, ROGA. She teaches at various studios around Los Angeles and is the writer behind the documentary film "Titans of Yoga" and her book "Yoga for Beginners" was released in August, 2015 by Althea Press. To find out more about Cory follow her on Instagram at @corymartinwrites or on facebook at fb/corymartinyoga
