Instructor

Nicole McInnes

Class Type 

Literature

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