Alyson Noël is the author of four young adult novels. She lives in Laguna Beach, California, where she is working on her next book. Visit her at alysonnoel. com.
Laurie Faria Stolarz is the author of the hugely popular young adult novels Blue Is forNightmares, White Is for Magic, Silver Is for Secrets,andRed Is for Remembrance.Born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Laurie attended Merrick College and received an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson.
Opening with a Dido theme song and featuring character-driven, sweet-natured melodrama, Roswell was a show with a surprisingly dedicated fandom, who twice won it reprieve from cancellation. One of its main strengths was, of course, the extent to which its premise--alien teenagers trying to sort out...
From The Washington Post's Book World/washingtonpost.com Reviewed by Michael Dirda Sigh. Here's yet another example of a contemporary writer paying homage to, and screwing around with, an earlier masterpiece. Poor Jane Austen, in particular, has suffered innumerable such depredations, the...
Ann Brashares is the author of the young adult novels The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Girls in Pants, and Forever in Blue. This is her first novel for adults.
Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials Trilogy - Signed | Bauman Rare Books
“A REFUSAL TO LAMENT THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE”: PHILIP PULLMAN’S HIS DARK MATERIALS TRILOGY, FIRST EDITIONS SIGNED BY HIM IN ALL THREE VOLUMES PULLMAN, Philip. His Dark Materials: Northern Lights. WITH: The Subtle Knife. WITH: The Amber Spyglass. London: Scholastic Publications,...
The New Yorker calls bestselling author Nick Hornby "the maestro of the male confessional." His bestselling adult novels include High Fidelity and About a Boy, both of which were made into highly successful movies. He lives in the UK. Author biography courtesy of Penguin Group (USA)
_The Perilous Gard_ is technically a young-adult book, but don't let that discourage any of you adults out there. Yes, it's totally PG; there is nothing in it that's inappropriate for a middle-schooler. And yet, it is still emotionally complex enough to satisfy an adult; in fact,...
Kate, The Wedding Poet, is a widely published author of children's books, adult novels and rhyming texts. When she got married to Will she found it hard to find a wedding poem to read out to her assembled guests that summed up just what was special about their particular relationship. She wanted...
With more than four million copies sold, Wifey is Judy Blume's hilarious, moving tale of a woman who trades in her conventional wifely duties for her wildest fantasies-and learns a lot about life along the way. Sandy Pressman is a nice suburban wife whose boredom is getting the best of her. She...
Each story requires a different kind of tension. Gentle picture books for young readers might simply put an obstacle in the character's path that needs to be overcome by the end of the book. The tension could come from the protagonist's humorous missteps as she reaches her goal. The stakes...
Description: Sky-based battles, the FBI, evil Erasers, and more appear in this follow-up to the runaway bestseller THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT, where readers were first introduced to 14-year-old Max and her flock of part-human, part-bird kids. The gang decides to seek out their biological parents, but run...
In Abarat, accomplished novelist and artist Clive Barker turns his considerable talents to creating a rich fantasy world for young adults. Candy Quackenbush is growing up in Chickentown, Minnesota, yearning for more--which she finds, quite unexpectedly, when a man with eight heads appears from...
Product Description How do some writers craft conversation so authentic, it feels like they've been eavesdropping? What's the secret behind getting characters to talk to each other? How can writers make their dialogue sing? Answers to all of these questions and more can be found in Gloria...
The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History by Jennifer Armstrong, Roger Roth (Illustrator)
Ever since the first grade, Jennifer Armstrong knew that she would become an author. She loved making up stories and sharing them with others. Her family treasured books and this led her to become an avid reader of all types of fiction. It was no surprise when she chose to study English and American
The Defense of Kamino and Other Tales (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 1)
For 25 years, fans have wondered about the Clone Wars. With the release of Episode II, audiences witnessed the events that started that epic conflict. Starting this year, LucasBooks is chronicling these historic events through comics, adult novels, middle grade fiction, audio books, short stories,...
Need to attract a boy? Cure a fear? Let go of the past?Yvonne has the spell for you.After Chrissie's dad dies, her mom moves them to California to remarry. Chrissie's lonely new life is transformed when the amazing Yvonne jumps out of her apartment door and pulls Chrissie inside to join...
What critics think: Children's Literature Review: It is unusual to give a rave review to a book with no discernable plot and riddled with spelling and grammatical errors, but this one is a rather unusual book. When Sophie, Courtney, Julia, and Lindsey begin freshman year at New York City's...
Review Gerzina's expert commentary is not only a fascinating Introduction...but it will also delight the book's many ardent admirers. [S]plendid. -- Michael Patrick Hearn, editor of The Annotated Wizard of Oz Product Description The much-loved tale read by generations of children, now...
This YA book was head and shoulders above the adult novels I've read in the last six months. Well-written, creepy as all get-out, it had well-defined characters, an entertaining plot, and even a bit of 'stealth science'. The best part was the way in which vampirism was addressed as a...
Book Description Royalty has its privileges... but privacy isn't one of them. The author of Tales of a Hollywood Gossip Queen offers a brand-new novel that girls across America will be talking about. Amber Fielding knows publicity. Rich, blonde, and totally hot, she's still got a year left...
How did Exar Kun nearly destroy Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy? When did Han Solo first meet Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian? Where was Mara Jade when the Emperor died? What are the secrets of the terrible super weapons--the Death Stars, the Sun Crusher, and the World Devastators? What are the...
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Secretary of State (USA Today Lifeline Biographies) (Library Binding)
Product Description As USA TODAY, The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, Hillary Clinton brings "global star power, a long-standing commitment to improving the status of women and children around the world, and muscular promises of military action when U.S. interests are crossed" to...
Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Unexpected Life of the Author of the Secret Garden (Paperback)
Product Description "Thoroughly researched and a good read." New York Times "Gretchen Gerzinas biography, which is conscientious, well researched and diligent in its treatment of such things as the State of Tennessee after the Civil War, the womens suffrage movement and the law...
Infinity: Chronicles of Nick [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]
From Booklist Kenyon, whose paranormal adult novels include 50 New York Times best-sellers, brings characters from her Dark Hunter series to teens with a new YA series featuring Nick Gautier, who appears here as a 14-year-old. After arriving at school and discovering that the football team members...
Donna Jo Napoli's fiction for teens often puts a contemporary twist on old fairy tales, offering new depth and psychological insight. In previous young adult novels she has retold "Hansel and Gretel" from the point of view of the witch (The Magic Circle) and the story of...
Amazon.com Review In Abarat, accomplished novelist and artist Clive Barker turns his considerable talents to creating a rich fantasy world for young adults. Candy Quackenbush is growing up in Chickentown, Minnesota, yearning for more--which she finds, quite unexpectedly, when a man with eight heads...
From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 4--The gluttonous King of Capri bemoans the fact that he has "two hands but only one mouth." His advisor reminds him that his impoverished subjects can barely feed one. As bedtime approaches, the monarch, clad only in socks and a crown, hangs his...
Too Many Cooks: Kitchen Adventures with 1 Mom, 4 Kids, and 102 Recipes (Hardcover)
Product Description "I love my mom and I'm a good cook, and still I can't help wishing that Emily Franklin would adopt me--or maybe send me a care package. But at least I've got her recipes now. And this book, which is the perfect mix of heartwarming and mouthwatering. Yum."...
Amazon.com In Abarat, accomplished novelist and artist Clive Barker turns his considerable talents to creating a rich fantasy world for young adults. Candy Quackenbush is growing up in Chickentown, Minnesota, yearning for more--which she finds, quite unexpectedly, when a man with eight heads appears...
Amazon.com Review In Abarat, accomplished novelist and artist Clive Barker turns his considerable talents to creating a rich fantasy world for young adults. Candy Quackenbush is growing up in Chickentown, Minnesota, yearning for more--which she finds, quite unexpectedly, when a man with eight heads...
The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld) (Mass Market Paperback)
Product Description Bound by the demon of Doubt, Sabin unintentionally destroys even the most confident of lovers. So the immortal warrior spends his time on the battlefield instead of the bedroom, victory his only concernâ¦until he meets Gwendolyn the Timid. One taste of the beautiful...
About the Author Christopher Pike is a best-selling author of young adult novels. The Thirst series, The Secret of Ka, and the Remember Me and Alosha trilogies are some of his favorite titles. He is also the author of several adult novels, including Sati and The Season of Passage. Thirst and Alosha...
Robert Cormier broke through to readers with his 1974 publication of THE CHOCOLATE WAR, a book that launched his success as a Young Adult author. Winner of various awards, including the 1991 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his three books, THE CHOCOLATE WAR, I AM THE CHEESE, and AFTER THE FIRST DEATH,...
By Laura Backes, Write4Kids.com Tension. Without it, life would be--let's face it--boring. So would fiction. Tension works with conflict to raise the emotional level of the text to a boiling point. It forces the reader to become invested in the story. But many children's book writers are...
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