young adult fiction

A look at the life and career of Australian young adult author Markus Zusak.

A brief biography of children's author Gary Paulson.

When Iranian-American Kamran Smith learns that his big brother, Darius, has been labelled a terrorist, he sets out to piece together the codes and clues that will save his brother's life and his country from a deadly terrorist attack.

"The seven great robots of the world are being destroyed one after the other, and the former members of the politically charged Bora Survey Group are also being targeted. Could Professor Tenma, the man who created the Japanese boy robot Atom, hold the key to finding the killer and his motive? The latest developments in the investigation send shock waves throughout the world in this masterful work of science fiction and suspense" -- from publisher's web site.

The authors show the reader through how-to instruction, examples from literary and series novels (including excerpts from their own work) plus anecdotes how to create believable characters, use structural devices and create exciting novels.

Examines the life of R. L. Stine, author of children's and young adult horror and ghost stories, and provides information on how the reader may compose their own biography.