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Books Mentioned in Young Adult Fiction Writing Workshop
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Books Mentioned in Lecture 1 - Welcome
A Matter of Justice by Steve Alcorn
Everything In Its Path by Steve Alcorn
How to Fix Your Novel by Steve Alcorn
Books Mentioned in Lecture 2 - Origins
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss
Treasure Island by Robert Lewis Stevenson
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Little Women by Louis May Alcott
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Sounder by William H. Armstrong
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Books Mentioned in Lecture 3 What is YA?
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
A Matter of Justice by Steve Alcorn
Shipbreaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Girl In Translation by Jean Kwok
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books Mentioned in Lecture 4 - Genres
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale
A series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Dairy Queen series by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
A Matter of Justice by Steve Alcorn
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Everything In Its Path by Steve Alcorn
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Divergent series by Veronica Roth
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld
Books Mentioned in Lecture 5 - Why Write YA?
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Books Mentioned in Lecture 9 - Dramatic Elements
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Books Mentioned in Lecture 10 - Protagonist
Star Wars, The Original Trilogy by George Lucas
Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Books Mentioned in Lecture 11 - Antagonist
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Books Mentioned in Lecture 13 - Story Patterns
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Beauty and the Beast by Disney
Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
A Matter of Justice by Steve Alcorn
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
Everything In Its Path by Steve Alcorn
Books Mentioned in Lecture 14 - Three Act Structure
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Books Mentioned in Lecture 18 - Scene and Sequel
Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld
Books Mentioned in Lecture 19 - Viewpoint
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Books Mentioned in Lecture 20 - Voice
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
A Matter of Justice by Steve Alcorn
Dash and Lilly's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Books Mentioned in Lecture 21 - Tense
Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Code Name: Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Books Mentioned in Lecture 22 − Setting
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Dash and Lilly's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Books Mentioned in Lecture 23 − Beginnings and Endings
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Everything In Its Path by Steve Alcorn
A Matter of Justice by Steve Alcorn
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books Mentioned in Lecture 24 − Dialogue
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Books Mentioned in Lecture 25 − Conflict
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Books Mentioned in Lecture 26 - Suspense
Code Name: Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Books Mentioned in Lecture 27 - Mystery
Code Name: Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Books Mentioned in Lecture 28 - Writing Well
Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
Books Mentioned in Lecture 30 − John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Books Mentioned in Lecture 31 - Scott Westerfeld
Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld
Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
Books Mentioned in Lecture 32 - Romance
Dash and Lilly's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Ring of Diamonds by Sharon Stevens (aka Steve Alcorn and Sharon Brindal)
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Dairy Queen series by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Books Mentioned in Lecture 33 - Drama
Code Name: Verity by Elizabeth Wein
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books Mentioned in Lecture 34 - Bestsellers
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Books Mentioned in Lecture 35 - Steve Alcorn
A Matter of Justice by Steve Alcorn
Everything In Its Path by Steve Alcorn
Books Mentioned in Lecture 36 - Cover Art
Dash and Lilly's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Dairy Queen series by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
A Matter of Justice by Steve Alcorn
Everything In Its Path by Steve Alcorn
Books Mentioned in Lecture 40 - Next Steps