Laurie Halse Anderson

Laurie Halse Anderson

female, 47 years old
twisted child Georgetown University adapted for the screen Fayetteville-Manlius High School young adults … Young adult literature
Laurie Halse Anderson (born October 23, 1961) is a U.S. author who writes for children and young adults. She is best known for her young adult... More
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix

female, 44 years old
Young adult literature young-adult from Ohio novelist science fiction writer science fiction
Margaret Peterson Haddix (born April 9 1964) is an American author of young-adult and adult thrillers and science fiction novels.

John Green

male, 31 years old
Looking for Alaska An Abundance of Katherines Indian Springs School American author Michael L. Printz Award … Young adult literature
John Green (b. 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a young adult novelist. His first novel, "Looking for Alaska", won the 2006 Michael L. Printz... More
Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers

male, 71 years old
Harlem frequently challenged books Coretta Scott King Award banned books from Martinsburg, West Virginia fallen angels … Young adult literature
Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Myers August 12, 1937, Martinsburg, West Virginia, raised in Harlem) is an African American author of young adult... More
Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher

male, 62 years old
writer novelist Whale Talk The Deep End Running Loose Athletic Shorts … Young adult literature
Chris Crutcher is a contemporary American fiction writer and a family therapist.
Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson

female
from Philadelphia from New York City novelist Columbia University alumni Young adult literature American
Maureen Johnson is an American author of young adult fiction.
Cecil Castellucci

Cecil Castellucci

female
film director Boy Proof indie rocker Cecil Seaskull Laguardia High School of the Performing Arts Writer of young adult literature … Young adult literature
Cecil Castellucci, also known as Cecil Seaskull, is a young adult novelist, indie rocker, and director. She currently lives in Los Angeles,... More
Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen

male, 69 years old
novelist writer young adult Newbery Honor winner Young adult literature American
Gary Paulsen is an American writer, who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books... More
Jaclyn Moriarty

Jaclyn Moriarty

female
novelist Finding Cassie Crazy Feeling Sorry for Celia The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes From Sydney … Young adult literature
Jaclyn Moriarty (born in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian writer of young adult literature. She studied English at the University of Sydney, and... More
Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen

female
lock and key English English studies novelist That Summer Just Listen … Young adult literature
Sarah Dessen is a American writer for young adults, living and teaching in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was born on June 6, 1970 in Illinois,... More