This document provides information on 20 young adult authors, including their genres and representative works. The authors write in genres such as historical fiction, contemporary fiction, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and sports fiction. For each author, 1-3 of their books are listed along with any available website or book trailer links.

1. 6th Grade Author Study
Young Adult Authors
2012

2. Susan Campbell
Bartoletti
Historical Fiction
• A Coal Miner’s Bride: The Diary
of Anetka Kaminska (Dear
America)
• The Boy Who Dared
Non-Fiction
• Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler’s
Shadow (Newbery honor)
• They Called themselves the K.K.K.
• Click here for a 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

4. Andrew Clements
Contemporary Fiction
• Extra Credit
Science Fiction
• Things Not Seen (series, book 1)
Survival
• A Week in the Woods
Mystery
Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of
the School series
• We the Children, Book 1
http://www.andrewclements.net/

5. Eoin Colfer
Fantasy
• Artemis Fowl (series)
• Graphic Format version
Science Fiction
• The Wish List (Lone Star)
Mystery & Detective
• Half-Moon Investigations
Contemporary Fiction
• Benny & Omar
Adventure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoin_Colfer • Airman – Click here for book trailer

6. Caroline B. Cooney
Suspense/Contemporary
Fiction
• Code Orange (Lone Star)
• Three Black Swans
• They Never Came Back
• The Lost Songs
scbookfestival.org

7. John Coy
Sports Fiction
• Crackback
• Click here for a book trailer
• Box Out
• Eyes on the Goal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coy

8. Frances O’Roark Dowell
Realistic /
Contemporary Fiction
• Where I’d Like to Be
• Chicken Boy
• Falling In
• The Secret Language of Girls
• Ten Miles Past Normal
http://www.francesdowell.com/biography/

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

10. Sally Gardner
Historical Fantasy
• I, Coriander
• The Red Necklace
• Click here for a book trailer
• The Silver Blade (sequel)
Magical Upside-down
books
• The Strongest Girl in the
World / The Invisible Boy
http://www.telegraph.co.ukml

11. Margaret Peterson Haddix
Science Fiction
The Shadow Children Series
• Among the Hidden, book 1
(Lone Star)
The Missing Series
• Found, book 1 (Lone Star)
Fantasy
• Palace of Mirrors
Contemporary Fiction
• Double Identity (Bluebonnet)
39 Clues Book 10: Into the
Gauntlet

12. Will Hobbs
Contemporary
Fiction (Adventure
& Sci-Fi)
• Crossing the Wire
• Take Me to the River
(Lone Star)
• Go Big or Go Home
http://www.watchnewspapers.com/pages/full_story/push?article-
Author+Will+Hobbs+Speaks+at+Anasazi+Heritage+Center+Sunday%20&id=8566390&instance=1st_right

13. Kimberly Willis Holt
Historical Fiction
• When Zachary Beaver
Came to Town (Newbery)
• My Louisiana Sky
• Click here for book trailer
• The Water Seeker
http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/authors

14. Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider Adventures
• Scorpia Rising: The Final Mission
Diamond Brother’s Mysteries
• The Falcon’s Malteser
Supernatural
Gatekeepers series
• Raven’s Gate, book 1
Historical Fiction
• The House of Silk: A Sherlock
Holmes Novel
http://www.topnews.in/renowned-writer-anthony-horowitz

15. Peg Kehret
Adventure
• The Ghost’s Grave (Bluebonnet)
Realistic Thriller
• Runaway Twin
• Click here for book trailer
Contemporary Fiction
• Saving Lilly
Non-Fiction
• Shelter Dogs
Autobiography rascofromrif.org
• Small Steps: The Year I got Polio

16. Gordon Korman
Adventure/Survival
• Dive: The Discovery, book 1
Contemporary & Humor
• Schooled – Click here for book trailer
• No More Dead Dogs
• Framed, book 3 in the Swindle
Series
39 Clues
• Book 2: One False Note
• Book 8: The Emperor’s Code

17. C.S. Lewis
Fantasy
The Chronicles of Narnia
• The Lion, the Witch & the
Wardrobe
• The Last Battle
http://www.doreleiden.nl/boeken/bb2002-07a.asp

18. Cynthia Lord
Contemporary
Fiction
• Rules
• Click here for a trailer
• Touchblue
http://audioboo.fm

19. Mike Lupica
Sports Fiction
• Million Dollar Throw
• Miracle on 49th Street
• Comeback Kids: Two-Minute
Drill (Bluebonnet)
• The Underdogs
• Click here for book trailer
• The Big Field
• Click here for book trailer
Fantasy
• Hero (Bluebonnet)
ESPN Sports caster www.mikelupicabooks.com/mikelupica.html

20. Ann M. Martin
Historical Fiction
• Here Today
Contemporary Fiction
• A Corner of the Universe
(Newbery)
• Everything for a Dog
hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu Fantasy
• The Doll People

21. Wendy Mass
Contemporary Fiction
• 13 Gifts
• A Mango Shaped Space
• Click here for book trailer
• Every Soul a Star
• Click here for book trailer
• Jeremy Fink and the
Meaning of Life

22. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Realistic Fiction
• Faith, Hope & Ivy June
• Click here for book trailer
• Reluctantly Alice (series)
• Ice (Lone Star)
Mystery
• The Face in the Bessledorf
Funeral Parlor – (Bluebonnet &
series)
• Jade Green (Lone Star)
nplbookbuddies.blogspot.com

23. Gary Paulsen
Historical Fiction
• Woods Runner
Autobiography
• My Life in Dog Years (Bluebonnet)
Realistic Fiction / Humor
• Lawn Boy (Bluebonnet)
• Notes from the Dog
• Liar, Liar (series)
• Paintings from the Cave:
Three Novellas (Lone Star)

24. Ann Rinaldi
Historical Fiction
• The Red Headed Princess
• The Letter Writer
• Click here for a book trailer
Dear America Series: My Heart is
On the Ground
Great Episodes Series:
• Or Give Me Death: …Patrick
Henry’s family
http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/teens/books/images/rinaldi.jpg

25. Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the
Olympians
• The Lightning Thief
The Kane Chronicles:
• The Throne of Fire, book 2
The Heroes of Olympus:
• The Lost Hero, book 1
39 Clues Book 1: Maze of Bones
http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/about-the-author/

26. J.K. Rowling
Fantasy / Adventure
Harry Potter books
• Sorcerer’s Stone
• Deathly Hallows
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
http://www.starpulse.com/Notables/Rowling,_J.K./Pictures/

27. Louis Sachar
Contemporary Fiction
• Holes (Newbery)
• Small Steps
Humor
• There’s a Boy in the Girl’s
Bathroom
• Wayside School series
… Gets a Little Stranger
http://portland.readinglocal.com/2010/04/17/today-4-17-louis-sachar-at-the-central-library/

28. Neal Shusterman
Contemporary Fiction
• The Schwa Was Here
Science Fiction
• Dark Side of Nowhere
Dark Fusion Series
• Duckling Ugly

29. Roland Smith
Historical Fiction:
• Elephant Run
Adventure / Survival:
• Independence Hall,
I.Q. Series - book 1
• Cryptid Hunters
• Peak – Click here for book trailer
• Storm Runners
39 Clues Cahills v Vespers:
http://www.akla.org/kodiak2009/speakers.php Book 4, Shatterproof

30. Wendelin Van
Draanen
Mystery
• Sammy Keyes series
Realistic Fiction
• The Running Dream
• Flipped
• Swear to Howdy
thechildrensbookreview.com

31. Sarah Weeks
Contemporary Fiction
• Regular Guy (series)
• Jumping the Scratch
• So B. It
• As Simple as It Seems
• Pie

32. Deborah Wiles
Contemporary Fiction
• Each Little Bird That Sings
(Bluebonnet)
• Love, Ruby Lavender
• Aurora County All-Stars
Historical Fiction
• Sixties Trilogy: Countdown,
book 1 (Lone Star)
• Click here for a book trailer

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