young adult fiction historical fiction science fiction/fantasy individualized literature jan. 2015
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Young Adult FictionHistorical Fiction
Science Fiction/FantasyIndividualized Literature
Jan. 2015
What is it?A story, long or short, with a teenage hero as the
protagonist. Usually the story focuses on issues important to young adults. A lot also focus on teenagers dealing with tough stuff like: illness, divorce, drugs, gangs, crime, violence, sexuality, incest, poverty and rape. This category also it also includes adventure, romance, science fiction, mystery, survival, the supernatural, vampires, fantasy, and horror stories AS LONG AS THE PROTAGNOIST IS A YOUNG ADULT struggling with issues important to young adults.
HISTORICAL FICTION – SET
SOMETIME IN THE PAST . . . . AMERICAN
REVOLUTION, VIETNAM, THE 60’S.
SCIENCE FICTION
SET IN ALTERNATE WORLDS IN THE PAST, OTHER WORLDS, LOST KINGDOMS, ALIENS,
TIME TRAVEL, CAN HAVE MAGIC, DRAGONS
FANTASY MAGIC, VAMPIRES,
WEREWOLVES, DRAGONS, . . .
INTRODUCING CPU'S MOST
POPULAR "YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS."
Meg Cabot
P.C. Cast
Cassandra Clare
Suzanne Collins
Lynne Ewing
John Flanagan
Ellen Hopkins
Anthony Horowitz
Lauren Kate
Gary Paulsen
Lili St. Crow
J. R. R. Tolkien