This document provides information on 14 young adult authors, including their websites and lists of genres and titles of some of their works. For each author, it lists genres they write in such as historical fiction, contemporary fiction, sports fiction, and mysteries. It provides 1-3 examples of titles and series for most of the authors. The authors are Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Gennifer Choldenko, Andrew Clements, Caroline B. Cooney, John Coy, Frances O'Roark Dowell, John Feinstein, Candace Fleming, Helen Frost, Lisa Graff, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Will Hobbs, Jennifer Holm, and Anthony Horowitz.

1. 6th Grade
AUTHOR STUDY
Young Adult Authors
2013

2. Susan Campbell
Bartoletti
http://academic.keystone.edu/thegathering/bartoletti.html
Historical Fiction
• Down the Rabbit Hole: Diary
of Pringle Rose (Dear America)
• The Boy Who Dared book trailer
Non-Fiction
• Hitler Youth: Growing up in
Hitler’s Shadow (Newbery honor)
• They Called themselves the
K.K.K. book trailer

3. Gennifer Choldenko
Historical Fiction
• Al Capone Does My
Shirts – series book 1 (Newbery Honor)
Contemporary Fiction
• Notes from a Liar and
Her Dog
Fantasy
• No Passengers Beyond
this Point book trailer
http://www.choldenko.com/

4. Andrew Clements
Contemporary Fiction
• Lost and Found
Science Fiction
• Things Not Seen (series, book 1)
book trailer
Survival
• A Week in the Woods book trailer
Mystery
Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of
the School series
• Fear Itself, Book 2
http://www.andrewclements.net/

5. Caroline B. Cooney
Suspense/Contemporary
Fiction
• Code Orange (Lone Star) book trailer
• The Lost Songs
• Janie Face to Face book trailer
Mythology Fiction
• Goddess of Yesterday
http://www.carolinebcooneybooks.com
/author/forthepress.html

6. John Coy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coy
Sports Fiction
• Crackback
• Box Out book trailer
• Eyes on the Goal, series 4 for 4:
book 2

7. Frances O’Roark Dowell
Realistic /
Contemporary Fiction
• Falling In book trailer
• The Secret Language of Girls
• Shooting the Moon
• The Second Life of Abigail
Walker
• Ten Miles Past Normal (not on cart)
book trailer
http://www.francesdowell.com/biography/

8. John Feinstein
Sports Fiction /
Mystery
• Rush for the Gold
• Last Shot (Lone Star) book trailer
• The Rivalry
Sportswriter, Columnist,
Broadcaster, Sports commentator
http://www.harrywalker.com/speaker/John-
Feinstein.cfm?Spea_ID=318

9. Candace Fleming
Supernatural Fiction:
• On the Day I Died: Stories from
the Grave
Contemporary Fiction:
• The Fabled Fifth Graders of
Aesop Elementary School book trailer
Biography:
• The Great and Only Barnum
• Amelia Lost: The Life &
Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
http://www.candacefleming.com/press.html

10. Helen Frost
Novels in Verse:
• Salt: A Story of Friendship
in a Time of War
• Hidden book trailer
• Diamond Willow book trailer
http://helenfrost.net/section.php?section=bio

11. Lisa Graff
Fiction
• Umbrella Summer book trailer
• The Thing About Georgie
• Double Dog Dare book trailer
• A Tangle of Knots
http://www.lisagraff.com/about-lisa-graff.html

12. Margaret Peterson
Haddix
Science Fiction
• The Always War book trailer
• Game Changer
The Shadow Children Series
• Among the Hidden, book 1
(Lone Star)
The Missing Series
• Torn, book 4
Fantasy
• Palace of Mirrors
39 Clues Book 10
• Into the Gauntlethttp://authors.simonandschuster.com/Mar
garet-Peterson-Haddix/20539155

13. Will Hobbs
Contemporary Fiction
(Adventure & Sci-Fi)
• Jackie’s Wild Seattle
• Never Say Die – new!
• Take Me to the River
(Lone Star)
• Go Big or Go Home
http://www.watchnewspapers.com/pages/full_story/push
?articleauthor+Will+Hobbs+Speaks+at+Anasazi+Heritag
e+Center+Sunday%20&id=8566390&instance=1st_right

14. Jennifer Holm
Historical Fiction:
• Penny from Heaven (Newbery honor)
• Turtle in Paradise (Newbery
honor, Bluebonnet) book trailer
• The Trouble with May Amelia
Boston Jane Series
• An Adventure – book 1
Graphic Format
• Middle School is Worse than
Meatloaf
http://www.jenniferholm.com/

15. Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider Adventures
• Scorpia Rising: The Final Mission
book trailer
• Russian Roulette-The Story of an
Assassin (prequel) book trailer
Diamond Brother’s Mysteries
• The Greek Who Stole Christmas
Supernatural
• The Switch
Historical Fiction
• The House of Silk: A Sherlock
Holmes Novel book trailer
http://www.topnews.in/renowned-writer-anthony-horowitz

16. Peg Kehret
Adventure
• Escaping the Giant Wave book trailer
Realistic Thriller
• Runaway Twin book trailer
Suspense
• Ghost Dog Secrets
Non-Fiction
• Shelter Dogs
Autobiography
• Small Steps: The Year I got Polio rascofromrif.org