1. Young Adult Fiction Historical Fiction Science Fiction/Fantasy Individualized Literature Jan. 2015

2. What is it? A story, long or short, with a teenage hero as the protagonist. Usually the story focuses on issues important to young adults. A lot also focus on teenagers dealing with tough stuff like: illness, divorce, drugs, gangs, crime, violence, sexuality, incest, poverty and rape. This category also it also includes adventure, romance, science fiction, mystery, survival, the supernatural, vampires, fantasy, and horror stories AS LONG AS THE PROTAGNOIST IS A YOUNG ADULT struggling with issues important to young adults.

3. H ISTORICAL F ICTION – SET SOMETIME IN THE PAST.... A MERICAN R EVOLUTION, V IETNAM, THE 60’ S.

4. S CIENCE F ICTION S ET IN ALTERNATE WORLDS IN THE PAST, OTHER WORLDS, LOST KINGDOMS, ALIENS, TIME TRAVEL, CAN HAVE MAGIC, DRAGONS

5. F ANTASY M AGIC, VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, DRAGONS,...

6. INTRODUCING CPU' S MOST POPULAR " YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS."

7. Meg Cabot

8. P.C. Cast

9. Cassandra Clare

10. Suzanne Collins

11. https://www.go ogle.com/ Allyn Condie

12. https://www.go ogle.com/ James Dashner

13. Sarah Dessen

14. Lynne Ewing

15. Becca Fitzpatrick

16. John Flanagan

17. Michael Grant

18. John Green

19. Margaret Haddix

20. Ellen Hopkins https://www.go ogle.com/

21. Anthony Horowitz

22. Lauren Kate

23. Stephen King

24. Gordon Korman

25. Mike Lupica https://www.go ogle.com

26. Richelle Mead https://www.go ogle.co

27. https://www.go ogle.com Gary Paulsen

28. James Patterson https://www.go ogle.com

29. Veronica Roth

30. Lisa Schroeder https://www.go ogle.com

31. https://www.go ogle.com Sonya Sones

32. Nicholas Sparks

33. Lili St. Crow

34. J. R. R. Tolkien

35. Scott Westerfeld