Young Adult Fiction: Pieces of Me, Conversation 2024
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Colbert is author of the young adult novel "Pointe,” which was named a best book of 2014 by Publishers Weekly, BuzzFeed, Book Riot, and the Chicago and Los Angeles public libraries. Her short fiction and nonfiction has been featured in critically acclaimed anthologies, and her next...
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LaCour is the author of the award-winning "Hold Still" and widely acclaimed "The Disenchantments.” Formerly a bookseller and high school English teacher, she now writes and parents full time. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Nina lives with her family in Richmond, California. Her...
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Niven is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "All the Bright Places" and "Holding Up the Universe.” She has also written four novels for adults--"American Blonde,” "Becoming Clementine,” "Velva Jean Learns to Fly,” and "Velva Jean Learns to Drive"—as well as three...
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Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was an article about her in Right-On Magazine. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Belhaven University. Her debut YA novel, “The Hate U Give,” was...
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Yoon is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "The Sun Is Also a Star," a National Book Award finalist and "Everything, Everything,” her debut novel, which is soon to be a major motion picture. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter, both of whom she loves...
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