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Jobie Hughes is an American novelist of YA sci-fi/fantasy under the collective pseudonym of Pittacus Lore (with James Frey) and also literary fiction. Jobie started writing at age 24 and left Ohio for New York City to attend Columbia University’s School of the Arts. He graduated in 2009 with an MFA in Creative Writing.
James Frey is an American author of YA sci-fi/fantasy and general fiction. He writes under the collaborative pseudonym of Pittacus Lore alongside Jobie Hughes, writing the Lorien Legacies series together. Frey struggled with addictions, which became a basis of his memoirs A Million Little Lies: Exposing James Frey’s Fiction Addiction. The memoirs made waves when […]
The Boy Fortune Hunters series is a series of young adult adventure novels by American novelist L. Frank Baum, using the pseudonyms of Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald and later Floyd Akers. Unlike most of Baum’s work, the series is told in first person narrative by the protagonist, 16 year-old Sam Steele. Sam’s father is a sea […]
Aunt Jane’s Nieces is a series of juvenile novels by American author L. Frank Baum, using the pen name Edith Van Dyne. The series was designed to appeal to the same crowd as the novels Little Women and Little Men by Louisa May Alcott. Jane Merrick is a rich woman who doesn’t have much time […]
Crank is a series of young adult novels by American author Ellen Hopkins. The series was based around her own daughter’s meth addiction. The novel Crank is required reading in several high schools and drug programs. The series follows Kristina, a bright high school junior, who is peer pressured into trying meth.
Ellen Hopkins is an American author of young adult novels and non-fiction books. She started writing her career writing non-fiction books for children about various topics such as Orcas and military subjects. Her YA novels are written in verse. She has written a couple of adult novels, including Triangles and Collateral.
Attolia is a series of young adult fantasy novels by American author Megan Whalen Turner. The series follows Gen, a young thief, who claims to be able to steal anything. The series is told through multiple narrators. “Attolia” refers to the world the series is set on. The series is also known as The Queen’s […]
Megan Whalen Turner is an American novelist of YA fantasy. She earned her bachelor’s with honours in English language and literature from the University of Chicago. She doesn’t have her own name for the series, but it’s been referred to as Attolia, The Queen’s Thief or the Thief of Eddis. Megan is married to cognitive […]
The Books of Abarat is a series of YA fantasy by English author Clive Barker. The series is set on the Abarat, an archipelago made up of 25 islands. Each island represents an hour of the day, with one extra. The heroine of the series is Candy Quackenbush, a 16 year-old with different coloured eyes […]
Clive Barker is an English author, film director and artist who works in the fantasy and horror genres. He first got noticed in the mid-80s by writing short horror stories. Later on, he moved to fantasy and urban fantasy with novels like Weaveworld. He is the director of Hellraiser, which was based on his novella […]