Instructor

Nicole McInnes

Class Type 

Lit

Course Description

In this course (which is open to experienced readers and writers of young adult fiction as well as to those new to the category or somewhere in between), we will focus on reading, analyzing and discussing current works by YA authors who have achieved significant popularity among readers and reviewers.

Textbook

Title: The Crossover

Author: Kwame Alexander

Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd

ISBN-10: 1783443677

ISBN-13: 978-1783443673

Title: Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America 

Author: Nora Shalaway Carpenter

Publisher: Candlewick; Illustrated edition

ISBN-10:‎ 1536212105

ISBN-13:‎ 978-1536212105

Title: Skyward (Book 1)

Author: Brandon Sanderson

Publisher: Delacorte Press

ISBN-10: 0399555803

ISBN-13: 978-0399555800

I Must Betray You

Ruta Sepetys

Publisher: Philomel Books

ISBN-10: 0593524152

ISBN-13: 978-0593524152