Books in All About the Author series

In recent years, author Rick Yancey has taken his young adult fans, especially boys, on many heart-pounding, page-turning adventures. From his Monstrumologist series, in which a doctor and his young apprentice hunt horrifying monsters, to his novel The 5th Wave, in which Earth is torn apart by alien invasion, his gripping fiction is not for the fainthearted. This engaging biography traces Yancey's varied experiences and inspirations on the road to publishing success, including working as a theater critic, as a farmhand, and even as an IRS tax collector. A timeline, fact sheets, and critical reviews add further detail to the well-researched, lively text.

The author Avi has written more than 70 childrens and young adult books and has fansyoung and oldall over the world. Readers cant help but be inspired by Avis life story, including his battle and ultimate triumph over dyslexia. Despite his problem being ignored and not diagnosed until late in his childhood, Avi was determined to make it as a writer. This authors story will hold readers as rapt as they are while reading one of his best-selling, award-winning novels. Theyll find themselves eagerly flipping pages to find out what happens next.

As the author of There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom and Sideways Stories from Wayside School, and the Newbery Award winner for Holes, Louis Sachar has become a perennial favorite for young readers. This well-written, easy-to-read biography is a fascinating account of the author's life. The book traces the path Sachar took to becoming a successful author, while providing an in-depth discussion of his writings.

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 todays young adults what J. D. Salingers 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. Find out about the book, the movie, and the engaging author in this singular account about how one man wrote a story that has become an emotional touchstone for a generation.