The Reckoners is a sci-fy/fantasy series written by YA author Brandon Sanderson. Born in Nebraska, he did not start into reading until his teacher recommended the book Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly. The Reckoners is a futuristic adventure that follows a group known as “the reckoners” who form a resistence movement against the ruling force called…
QUICK FACTS@ Nicola Yoon Genre: YA/Realistic Fiction/Romance/Contemporary She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn The first Black woman to hit #1 on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient, and a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner Two of…
This blog gives readers a chance to check out new and rising authors in Teen and Young Adult genres. We hope their work sparks inspiration and excitement. This month we meet Tochi Onyebuchi. QUICK FACTS@ Patrick Ness He was born in Virginia, spent his childhood in Hawaii, and spent teen and young adult life on west…
This blog gives readers a chance to check out new and rising authors in Teen and Young Adult genres. We hope their work sparks inspiration and excitement. This month we meet Tochi Onyebuchi. QUICK FACTS@ Traci Chee Traci Chee is the New York Times bestselling author of The Reader Trilogy and We Are Not Free. An all-around word geek, she loves book…
This blog gives readers a chance to check out new and rising authors in Teen and Young Adult genres. We hope their work sparks inspiration and excitement. This month we meet Tochi Onyebuchi. Quick Facts@ Tochi Onyebuchi Writes Fiction/Science Fiction Tochi Onyebuchi was born in Massachusetts and raised in Connecticut His parents were Nigerian immigrants…
Quick Facts @ Noelle Stevenson Noelle Stevenson is a Cartoonist and writer Born in Columbia, South Carolina Graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her debut graphic novel Nimona won the Slate Cartoonist’s Studio Prize and an Eisner Award, was nominated for a Harvey Award, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was…
