This comprehensive collection provides thoughtful examination of the Authors, Works, Genres, Themes and Film Adaptations that have contributed to the popularity and success of the young adult genre.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
About This Volume.
List of Contributors.
Editor's Introduction.
Biographies.
1: Laurie Halse Anderson.
2: M. T. Anderson.
3: Francesca Lia Block.
4: Judy Blume.
5: Coe Booth.
6: Libba Bray.
7: Meg Cabot.
8: Orson Scott Card.
9: Aidan Chambers.
10: Stephen Chbosky.
11: Cassandra Clare.
12: Suzanne Collins.
13: Robert Cormier.
14: Cath Crowley.
15: Chris Crutcher.
16: Sharon M. Draper.
17: Lois Duncan.
18: Gayle Forman.
19: John Green.
20: Sonya Hartnett.
21: S. E. Hinton.
22: Alaya Dawn Johnson.
23: Angela Johnson.
24: M. E. Kerr.
25: Madeleine L'Engle.
26: Justine Larbalestier.
27: Ursula K. Le Guin.
28: David Levithan.
29: C.S. Lewis.
30: Malinda Lo.
31: E. Lockhart.
32: Lois Lowry.
33: Tehereh Mafi.
34: Melina Marchetta.
35: John Marsden.
36: Anne McCaffrey.
37: Stephanie Meyer.
38: L. M. Montgomery.
39: Walter Dean Myers.
40: Patrick Ness.
41: Scott O'Dell.
42: Ellen Oh.
43: Gary Paulsen.
44: Richard Peck.
45: Julie Anne Peters.
46: Sir Terry Pratchett.
47: Philip Pullman.
48: Rick Riordan.
49: Veronica Roth.
50: Rainbow Rowell.
51: J. K. Rowling.
52: Louis Sachar.
53: Benjamin Alire Saenz.
54: Andrew Smith.
55: Maggie Stiefvater.
56: Ned Vizzini.
57: Cynthia Voigt.
58: John Corey Whaley.
59: Jacqueline Woodson.
60: Gene Luen Yang.
61: Markus Zusak.
Plot Summaries.
62: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian.
63: All the Truth That's in Me.
64: American Born Chinese.
65: Annie on My Mind.
66: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.
67: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation.
