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It's likely your favorite author has an official website--have you checked it out? Click on the names below to learn more about your favorite authors.

Laurie Halse Anderson
Jay Asher
Heather Brewer
Patrick Carman
Orson Scott Card
Suzanne Collins
Chris Crutcher
James Dashner and the Maze Runner series
Sarah Dessen
John Feinstein
John Flanagan
Tim Green
Lisi Harrison
John Hulme and Michael Wexler for The Seems
Erin Hunter
Jeff Kinney
Mike Lupica
Stephenie Meyer
Christopher Paolini
James Patterson
Gary Paulsen
Rick Riordan
J.K. Rowling
Darren Shan
Sara Shepard
Neal Shusterman
Sonya Sones
Jordan Sonnenblick
R.L. Stine
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The Brutal Telling
The Brutal Telling
by Louise Penny
The Canyon's Edge
really liked it
The Canyon's Edge
by Dusti Bowling
Mostly a novel in verse that tells how Nora and her dad survive a flash flood through the slot canyon they're exploring. While separated from her father, Nora is left to deal with the year-old demons she struggles with after surviving a ...
Day of the Dead
it was ok
Day of the Dead
by J.A. Jance
Class Act
really liked it
Class Act
by Jerry Craft
The follow-up to NEW KID looks at how the 3 friends continue to navigate their friendship as they discover more and more they do *not* have in common.
Bury Your Dead
really liked it
Bury Your Dead
by Louise Penny

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