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8) Kiera Cass
Although still in the early stages of her career, Kiera Cass has enjoyed the kind of success most writers only dream of. After publishing her first novel, The Siren, in 2009, she went on to write The Selection, a dystopian young adult novel set in a future version of the United States in which girls are selected by lottery to compete for the position of Princess. Although she had had no luck at all in finding either an agent or a traditional publisher
...11) Markus Zusak
Though best known for transporting readers to Nazi Germany in his equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking bestselling novel, The Book Thief, Markus Zusak has many credits to his name. Penning the Underdogs trilogy, The Messenger, and The Book Thief (which was also turned into a popular film), all before the age of forty, Zusak has left fans eager to see what he will come up with next. This biography of the award-winning author examines his early
...13) Rick Yancey
15) Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the best-selling book written by author Stephen Chbosky (published in 1999), which was followed by his screenplay (the popular movie for which was released in 2012), is to today's young adults what J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye was to teens of decades past. In poignant, knowing language and characterization, Chbosky captures the joys, anguish, confusion, and once-in-a-lifetime experience that is adolescence.
...16) Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth published her first book at the age of twenty-one and had the pleasure of seeing it quickly become a best-seller. Her dystopian trilogy about Tris Prior has made Roth a favorite with fans around the world. It inspired a series of hit movies and helped feed the current appetite for YA novels with strong female protagonists and tense, exciting plots. Readers will learn about Roth's childhood and college years, how she got published,
...18) Gary Paulsen
19) Gayle Forman
20) James Patterson
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