Writing Young Adult

Teenage girls have a lot to say, and poet Betsy Franco shares some of it in this unique work. In both poetry and prose, the young voices here share their thoughts on topics all teens are familiar with—from self-confidence to body image, from sexuality to loneliness, and everything in between.

Mom’s Choice Awards Gold Award Recipient. The Write Way to Get a Girlfriend has been named among the best in family-friendly media, products and services. When Juan entered the essay contest, it wasn’t for the prize money. He wanted to prove to Tao, to his friends, and to himself that he wasn’t stupid; however, learning to write a college level essay wasn’t going to be easy. With the help of his new girlfriend and tutor, Kirsten, he not only learns how to write, but how to study, search for employment, handle a job interview, prepare for the SAT, plan for college, and who his ...

To some, Lily was just a beautiful little girl. To others, she was a freakish albino who ate live chickens in a freak show. Charles Darwin called her his impossible girl and tried in vain to classify her. P. T. Barnum called her his angel and tried to take advantage of her. But the creature Barnum thought to turn into a money-making feature attraction is neither girl nor angel. She is something other, a species of unimaginable abilities, with the power to destroy—or save —our world. The power is hers alone, but only the strange blood coursing through her veins will decide when and how ...

This Scene Revision Manual Can Take Your Writing Skills to the Next Level and Make the Editing Process Fun! Every writer knows that scenes are the building blocks of every great story. Revision should be fun and never overwhelming. Many of us have written a scene and felt as though it was lacking something. Or perhaps you wrote an entire novel, but want to know how to make it shine. This scene revision workbook can improve anyone's writing and works for every genre to ensure that every scene is stronger, purposeful, and impactful. Using this scene revision workbook on my own publications ...

"How to Write a Short Dystopian Story: A Comprehensive Guide to Catastrophic Dystopian Stories" will teach you how to write powerful dystopian narratives. This comprehensive guide walks you through the entire process of creating dystopian short stories, from conceptualizing a dystopian world to creating compelling characters and weaving a gripping plot. Each chapter delves into a different genre aspect, providing helpful advice, engaging exercises, and insights from well-known dystopian works. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced writer interested in dystopia, this book is a valuable...

2023 Readers' Favorite Bronze Medal Winner in the Young Adult-Mystery genre “A suspenseful and engaging story that will keep readers guessing.” —Kirkus Reviews “The author sprinkles tantalizing clues throughout the gripping story.” —Kirkus Reviews Nothing Stays the Same Forever New house, new town, and still reeling from her father’s recent death, Emily finds solace from her loneliness by the train tracks in the woods behind her house. She finds a kindred soul in Tommy, who also hangs out by the tracks, and they develop a friendship, needed by both. As spring moves into summer...

What if you could change the past—three times only? Sixteen-year-old Sheri’s life is unraveling. Her beloved grandmother has died. Her parents are headed for divorce. And a strange ring left behind by Amanda—her wise, enigmatic grandmother—offers an impossible choice: use it to journey into the past. But only three times. As Sheri plunges into the lives of her parents and grandmother before she was born, she begins to uncover secrets no one ever told her—truths about love, betrayal, and the fragile choices that shape our futures. Each journey brings clarity… and unintended ...

Sharanjit Thind is sick of his drab, regular life, and cannot wait for school to end for the summer. Looking forward to some excitement at last, he is in for quite a surprise, for it is on the last day of school, right after a farewell party for their seniors, that Sharan comes face to face with terrifying events that will change his life forever... Within the next twenty-four hours, he will be visited by an alien, kidnapped by the creature, and his friends - Umang and Qamar - will be gravely endangered. Not only will their sanity be threatened, their beloved planet Earth will come ...

Brynn Haper's life has one steadying force - Rachel Maddow. She watches her daily, and after writing to Rachel for a school project - and actually getting a response - Brynn starts drafting emails to Rachel but never sending them. Brynn tells Rachel about breaking up with her first serious girlfriend, about her brother Nick's death, about her passive mother and even worse stepfather, about how she's stuck in remedial courses at school and is considering dropping out. Then Brynn is confronted with a moral dilemma.

Bianca Monroe knows one thing: her idea for a Sisterhood of Protectors is going to survive whatever the Central Network Council throws against it. She's determined. Ready. And totally lost. When an unexpected letter threatens High Priestess Scarlett, the responsibility to keep their leader safe falls to Bianca. A shocking predator, the fight for legitimacy, and the struggle for Bianca's own safety conspire to hold the fate of the Sisterhood from becoming a reality.

A Bold Rebellion is the tenth book in the thrilling YA fantasy collection The Network Series.

True love and friendship has no boundaries, even across time. Christopher and Susan are two teens who are best friends – one a talented guitarist with dreams of attending Julliard and the other a talented young writer who accidentally travel back to the year 1963. While they are there they fall deeply in love and have to make a decision; do they stay with those they love and care about or return home while they still have a chance? But if only one of them returns, how will that change the timeline? Will their entire lives be changed for the better or for the worse? Will their dreams still...

Perfect for the advanced or aspiring author, ABOUT WRITING includes both Write This, Not That! Suz deMello's bestseller, and the newer Plotting and Planning, a primer on the basics: conflict and character, point of view, scene and sequel...plus much, much more, written in deMello's engaging style. ABOUT WRITING: your essential writing manual! --Recommended for homeschooling

Your Film Might Suck… But it doesn't have to. You are an awesome writer with an incredible movie script the world needs to see. But your story… well, it kind of sucks. So let's fix that. Setting your screenplay apart from the rest is a choice. Screenwriting is more than action and dialogue. To set yourself apart, you need to learn to tell a story in the screenplay structure, to paint a picture for the producer, director, or actor you're hoping will read your script and say YES! not give them another script that sucks. I guarantee you will find tricks and treats you've never heard or ...

Lenard Childs is a young man who has slowly seen the world fall apart. The storms that used to be mild have intensified with each passing year. But it wasn't until the earthquakes and tsunamis hit that people started to panic. Clearly, the world was changing, and not for the better. As natural disasters increased in frequency, Lenard knew that the apocalypse was imminent. A quarter of the world's population was wiped out, and those who remained struggled to survive in a rapidly deteriorating world. Despite all this, Lenard refused to give up hope. During times of crisis, he had seen the ...

Plagued by a strange recurring dream that reveals a secret gift, 12-year-old Sammy Greene sets off to save the little white dog from his dream and fulfill his destiny. But when the dog leads Sammy to an animal-testing operation deep in the woods, Sammy unwittingly discovers Max and Bets, two rookie criminals, and their harebrained internet scam to make millions. Kidnapped and tied to a chair—surrounded by suffering animals—Sammy is armed with only a pet mouse, a nearly dead cell phone, a hoodie, and his dead grandmother's cryptic advice.

The perfect book for all student journalists, this young learners adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters' Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's New York Times best-selling She Said will inspire a new generation of investigative journalists.

When Eragon finds a polished stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Rogue Watcher, the next installment of the Second Moon Trilogy, picks up where Alpine Tide left off. The stakes are higher than ever as eighteen-year-old Miriam Madsen and her fellow survivors face new threats from across the Universe. To avoid their certain destruction, Watcher 3 of Earth, known locally as Spence, will stop at no length to protect Miriam, the woman he loves--even if it means going rogue.

"Where is my son?" Asher's mother screamed as they loaded her husband's body into the ambulance. Five miles up the trail, Asher was going deeper into the wilderness. His compulsive need for routine, hike to the lake at the same time on the same trail with the same gear, is now amplified by his father's last wish, to find their friend and deliver supplies. In Lincoln, Wyoming, fourteen-year-old Caleb is stunned when the sheriff asks him to urgently bring search dog "Boo" to find Asher. When they find Asher near the lake, the adventure is just beginning.