About Young AdultBook:A Separate Peace is a compelling young adult novel set against the sobering backdrop of WWII. Gene and Finny are roommates at the quintessentially northeastern Devon School, where they become thick as thieves despite their very different personalities. But as the shy, unathle...
In the post-Hunger Games world, many young adult novels tried to fill the dystopian void left behind by the beloved trilogy. However, few managed to deliver the same levels of thrills and utterly engrossing storytelling. Divergent is one of those few. Set in an alternate-future Chicago, ...
especially since the number of picture books stayed approximately steady from last year to this year. Early readers, chapter books, and YA went up a bit, while middle grade dropped some (that was a surprise, too); graphic novels went way up. ...
About Ruta Sepetys In 2011, author Ruta Sepetys published her debut novel, Between Shades of Gray, a poignant account of Joseph Stalin’s ethnic cleansing in the Baltic countries during WWII as seen through the eyes of a 15-year-old Lithuanian girl. Between Shades of Gray went on to bec...
Jenny Han has a way of creating characters that feel real and nuanced, as seen with her previous novels. WithTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Han creates a new standard for the contemporary YA romance. Lara Jean is a wonderfully complex character, one who has so many specific yet fam...
Danielle is a professional theatre geek who writes YA novels about the places where the past and the present collide. When she’s not writing fiction, you’ll find her reading a play, researching obscure facts about theatre history, or working with a playwright on a new piece. She’s a ...
LC:I really enjoyed learning more aboutThe Weaver’s Daughter, your background, and your thoughts on immigration. Thanks so much, Sylvia! Author Bio: Sylvia Patience has written several middle grade novels.Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Ozwas published in 2015. Her poems have appeared in...
—Frank's imaginary friend to whom she addressed her diary—coming to life in 21st century Netherlands; as Kitty learns of the Frank family's fates in the Holocaust, she helps a number of refugees seek asylum, aware of how similar their plight is to that of the persecuted Jews of WWII....
Soto also writes young adult novels aimed at older teens. As Susan Marie Swanson wrote in a Riverbank Review profile, "A child could grow up on Soto's books." Soto's poetry for children is much lighter in tone than his adult works; as he does in his autobiographical prose, he ...
where she played in evergreen forests and learned to fear sheep. She has a BA in English from Western Oregon University and a MA in publishing from Rosemont College. She currently resides in Northern California, where she enjoys wandering in redwood forests. Her young adult novels includeThe Bo...