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Angie Thomas is an American author of young adult and middle-grade fiction. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and studied creative writing at Belhaven University, where she earned a BFA. As a teenager she was a rapper who was featured in Right On! magazine. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give (2017), was acquired by Balzer + Bray in a 13-house auction and debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. She followed it with On the Come Up (2019) and Concrete Rose (2021), and has co-...

Jason Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for young adults. His book Stamped is a powerful exploration of racism in America. He's a fantastic storyteller who connects with readers of all ages.

Marie Lu is a #1 New York Times bestselling American author of young adult and adult speculative fiction, best known for the Legend trilogy, The Young Elites trilogy, the Warcross duology, the Skyhunter duology, and Batman: Nightwalker in the DC Icons series. Born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, she immigrated to the United States at age five and grew up between Texas and Louisiana. She graduated from the University of Southern California and worked in the video game industry as an artist before becomi...

Nicola Yoon is a Jamaican-American author of young adult fiction. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, New York, studied electrical engineering at Cornell University and earned a Master of Creative Writing at Emerson College, and worked as a programmer for about twenty years before publishing. Her debut novel Everything, Everything (2015) and The Sun Is Also a Star (2016) both reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list and were adapted into films; The Sun Is Also a Star was a Natio...