6th Grade Research Project

TAG - Young Adult Authors2012

Laurie Halse Anderson

bookbridges.wordpress.com

Historical Fiction

• Fever, 1793• Chains• Forge

Jane Austen

Historical Fiction: Great Britain

• Emma

• Pride & Prejudice• Click here for book trailer

1870 engraving of Jane Austen, based on a portrait drawn by her sister Cassandra.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen

Joan Bauer

Contemporary Fiction

• PeeledClick here for a book trailer.

• Backwater• Close to Famous• Almost Home

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6556591.html?nid=2788

Photo: Jim Lundquist.

Ray Bradbury

Story Collection• The Cat’s Pajamas

Science Fiction• Martian Chronicles• Something Wicked this

Way ComesClick here for trailer.

http://www.theshortreview.com/authors/RayBradbury.htm

Orson Scott Card

Fantasy• Enchantment

Ender’s Game Quartet• Xenocide, book 3Click here for a book trailer.

Homecoming series• The Memory of Earth, book 1

Cinda Williams Chima

Fantasy

Seven Realms Series• The Demon King, book

1Click here for summary from the author.

Heir series• Wizard Heir, book 2

Agatha Christie

Mystery• Five Little Pigs• Death on the NileClick here for a movie trailer.

• Hickory Dickory Dock

nndb.com

Michael Crichton

Science Fiction• Jurassic Park

• Click here for book trailer

• Andromeda Strain

Technology Thriller• Sphere

Fantasy• Timeline (not on book cart)

• Click here for trailer

http://www.crichton-official.com/

Karen Cushman

Historical Fiction

• Catherine, Called BirdyClick here for a book trailer.

• The Loud Silence of Francine Green

http://1.bp.blogspot.com

Carl Deuker

Sports Fiction

• High Heat• Payback Time• Runner

http://www.members.authorsguild.net

Erin Dionne

Contemporary Fiction

• Notes from an Accidental Band Geek (Lone Star)

• The Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet (Lone Star)

Click here for a book trailer.

http://www.bc.edu/content

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Mystery

Full-length novel Hound of the Baskervilles

Click here for book trailer

Story Collections

• Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

• Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes

http://www.avdistrict.org/library/doyle.jpg

Nancy Farmer

Trolls Trilogy• Sea of Trolls, book 1Click here for a book trailer.

Science Fiction• House of the Scorpion

(Newbery, Printz, National Book Award)

• The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (Newbery)

http://www.famesteps.com/celebrities/nancy_farmer-c62333/

James Herriot

Story Collection• James Herriot’s Animal

Stories

Biography• All Creatures Great and

Small• Click here for book trailer

http://www.jamesherriot.org/images/yorkshire/jh.jpg

Gordon Korman

Contemporary & Humor

• Schooled• Click here for book trailer

• Born to Rock• Pop• Ungifted

Conor Kostick

Science Fiction & Adventure

• Epic (Lone Star)Click here for a book trailer.

• Edda• Move

http://www.obrien.ie/author.cfm?authorID=244

C.S. Lewis

Fantasy

The Chronicles of Narnia• The Lion, the Witch & the

Wardrobe• The Last Battle

http://famousdeadmormons.com

Lois Lowry

Sci-fi / Fantasy

• Gathering Blue• Gossamer• Messenger• Son – released Oct. 2

http://blog.oregonlive.com

David Lubar

Fantasy• Hidden Talents• Flip

Realistic Fiction / Humor• Sleeping Freshmen Never LieClick here for a book trailer.

• Dunkhttp://www.davidlubar.com/

Robin McKinley

Folklore & Mythology Fiction

• Beauty• The Hero and the Crown

(Newbery)

• Pegasus

http://us.penguingroup.com

Carolyn Meyer

Historical Fiction• The Adventures of

Charley Darwin

• The Bad Queen

• Mary, Bloody Mary• Where the Broken Heart

Still Beats

• White Lilacshttp://www.qbd.com.au

Donna Jo Napoli

Historical Fiction• Lights on the Nile• The Smile

• Click here for book trailer

• Bound

Mythology Fiction• Sirena

Adventure Fiction• Three Days

http://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/2011/08/donna-jo-napoli-keynote-how-writing.html

Kenneth Oppel

Historical Fantasy• Airborn (series & Printz)

• Darkwing• This Dark Endeavor:

The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein (

• series & Lone Star)Click here for a talk with the author.

Science Fiction• Nation (alternate reality & historical)

Johnny Maxwell trilogy• Only You Can Save Mankind,

book 1• Click here for book trailer

• Johnny & the Bomb, book 3

FantasyTiffany Aching Adventures• Wee Free Men, book 1

• Wintersmith, book 3

Sir Terry Pratchett

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/12/arise-sir-terry/

Ann Rinaldi

Historical Fiction• The Red Headed Princess• The Letter WriterClick here for a book trailer

Dear America Series: My Heart is On the Ground

Great Episodes Series:• Or Give Me Death: …Patrick

Henry’s family

http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/teens/books/images/rinaldi.jpg

Gary D. Schmidt

Historical Fiction• Lizzie Bright and the

Buckminster Boy (Newbery & Printz)

• The Wednesday Wars (Newbery & Lone Star)

• Okay for Now

Contemporary Fiction• Trouble

Fantasy• What Came from the Stars

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6438766.html?nid=2788

Michael Scott

Science Fiction• Gemini Game

Fantasy / Historical FictionSecrets of the Immortal Nicholas

Flamel• The Alchemyst, book 1 (Lone Star)

• The Warlock, book 5

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/authphoto_330/27479_scott_michael.jpg

Jordan Sonnenblick

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=135

Realistic / Contemporary Fiction• After Ever After• Zen & the Art of Faking It• Notes From the Midnight Driver• Drums, Girls & Dangerous PieAll of these books have been on the Lone Star list.

New . . . Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip

Neal Shusterman

Fantasy / Sci-fi• Full Tilt• Everlost

Contemporary Fiction• The Schwa Was Here

Rebecca Stead

http://www.bookpeople.com

Adventure Fiction•First Light

Contemporary Fiction•When You Reach Me (with a twist of fantasy)

•Liar & Spy

J.R.R. Tolkien

Fantasy• The HobbitThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy• The Fellowship of the Ring

• Click here for book trailer

Letters from Father Christmas

news.bbc.co.uk

Wendelin Van Draanen

http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com

Realistic Fiction• The Running Dream• Runaway

Scott Westerfeld

http://www.listal.com/author/scott-westerfeld

Steam punk: Alternate History / Sci-Fi

• Leviathian, book 1

• Goliath, book 3

Science Fiction• Touching Darkness, book 2 of Midnighters Series

The Manual of Aeronautics: An Illustrated Guide to the Leviathan Series

Kiersten White

Supernatural• Paranormalcy (Lone Star)

• Endlessly

http://www.changinghands.com/event/ww-ya-jan12

Jacqueline Woodson

Realistic Fiction• After Tupac & D Foster

(Newbery honor)

• Feathers (Newbery honor)

• Hush

• Miracles’ Boys

• Peace, Locomotion (companion to Locomotion) http://hulshofschmidt.files.wordpress.com

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