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Cecily von Ziegesar is an American author of young adult novels. She writes the Gossip Girl and It Girl series. A descendant of German nobility, Cecily grew up in New York City and attended The Nightingale-Bamford School. The private school would become the basis of her Gossip Girl series, which became not only a book […]
Adrian McKinty is an Irish author of crime fiction and young adult novels. He writes the Michael Forsythe series, Lighthouse Trilogy YA series and the Sean Duffy series. McKinty studied law at the University of Warwick and then studied politics and philosophy at the University of Oxford. Before becoming a novelist, he taught high school […]
The Sorcerer’s Ring is a series of YA epic fantasy novels by Morgan Rice. The series starts out about a 14 year-old boy named Thorgrin who lives outside of the Kingdom of the Ring. Thorgrin’s dream is to become a warrior and join the King’s Legion in order to protect the Ring.
The Vampire Journals is a series of YA paranormal romance novels by Morgan Rice. In this series that rivals The Vampire Diaries and Twilight, Caitlin Paine is an 18 year-old girl who discovers that she is no ordinary human as she begins to gain superhuman powers and a sensitivity to light.
Morgan Rice is an author of YA paranormal romance, epic fantasy and post-apocalyptic thriller novels. She writes the Vampire Journals, the Sorcerer’s Ring and Survival Trilogy series. She is a #1 bestselling author and her novels have been translated into 14 languages (and counting). She counts Suzanne Collins, Anne Rice, Stephenie Meyer, J.K. Rowling, George […]
Laurie Halse Anderson is an American author of young adult, children’s and historical fiction novels. She writes the Vet Volunteers series. Laurie started out as a freelance journalist, writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer. At the same time, she began writing books for children and young adults. A few books into Laurie’s career, the novel that […]
Troubletwisters is a series of young adult fantasy novels by Garth Nix and Sean Williams. The books are written for middle grade students. Jaide and Jack are troubletwisters who have supernatural abilities who are unaware of their gifts. The siblings do not discover these powers until their house blows up and they move to Portland […]
The Keys to the Kingdom series is a series of young adult fantasy/adventure novels by Australian author Garth Nix. The protagonist of this series is a 12 year-old asthmatic boy named Arthur Penhaligon. Arthur has been chosen as the Rightful Heir of the House, which is the center of the universe. As such, he must […]
The Old Kingdom is a series of young adult fantasy novels by Australian novelist Garth Nix. The series is known as the Abhorsen series in North American. The Old Kingdom refers to the setting of the series. It is either of a separate dimension or alternate reality from the other nations, such as Ancelstierre to […]
Garth Nix is an Australian author of children’s and young adult fantasy novels. He writes the Old Kingdom, Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom, as well as the Troubletwisters series (with Sean Williams). Aside from being an author, Garth has worked in several capacities in the literary field, including as a bookseller, book sales […]