Books in About the Author series

Stress is a feeling created when people react to circumstances or events that affect their lives. Stress rises from everyday problems as well as extraordinary occurrences, and it has biological and psychological components. Teens today experience stress from many different sources, including family, school, social life, sports, and technology. Because stress is an unavoidable part of life, people need ways to manage it and avoid becoming overwhelmed.The Truth About Stress Management takes an in-depth look at stress and stress management. It provides the facts about different types of stress, the consequences of stress, and healthy ways of managing stress.Entries include:Biology of stress responsesBlood pressure and stressEmotional stressExercise and stressMedicationMeditationRelaxation therapiesStress in schoolStress management techniquesStress rating scales.

Satisfying part of the Common Core English Language Arts Standard in writing, this book looks into the life of one of the most revered childrens authors today: Lois Lowry. This book brings readers into her captivating world. They learn about the Newbery Medalwinners upbringing and how she writes. They also see how she comes up with her plots that so often address human connections and relationships, which are so important not only to her writing but to her life. This thoughtful biography may inspire readers and writers to become authors themselves.

Bestselling YA authors like Maggie Stiefvater, Laurie Halse Anderson, Phillip Pullman, James Dashner, Rick Yancy, Sarah Dessen, and Margaret Peterson Haddix are growing in popularity as YA books continue to sell and find new fans. Readers get the chance to find out more about their favorite authors, discover new work they've written, and glean some additional insight by reviewers. In addition, readers are given some helpful guidance on starting a career as an author for teens.

Best-selling young-adult authors such as Kiera Cass, Stephen Chbosky, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Veronica Roth, and Markus Zusak are growing in popularity as YA books continue to sell and find new fans. Readers will get the chance to find out more about the life, writing process, and inspiration of their favorite authors. Each volume also provides reviews to give additional insight into the authors’ novels. In addition, readers are given helpful guidance on writing that they can apply to their own creative work. • Includes critical reviews and fact sheets of each author’s works •Focused biographies that clearly detail significant life events and published works • Timelines and sidebars provide text features to help students locate information relevant to a given topic

Today's bestselling Young Adult authors are growing in popularity as YA books continue to sell and find new fans. Readers get the chance to find out more about the life, writing process, and inspiration of their favorite authors. Each volume also provides reviews to give additional insight into the authors’ novels. In addition, readers are given helpful guidance on writing that they can apply to their own creative work.• Critical reviews and fact sheets of each author’s works are included.• The most currently popular and prolific YA authors are profiled.• Inspirational and instructive—each book offers practical examples of the habits and practices of successful working authors and details exactly how they got where they are today.

Twilight, The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson. These are only a few of today's cultural phenomena that originated in teen literature. Readers and future novelists will be eager to discover the authors who wrote these books and other popular current novels. This enthralling series explores the lives of six great modern authors, from their humble beginnings to the height of stardom.