JEFF CARNEY is an English professor at Snow College and lives in Ephraim, Utah. This is his first novel. more

ERIC LUPER is an avid poker player who, among other things, once managed a dry-cleaning store. He lives in Albany, New York. Big Slick is his first novel. more

Tim Wynne-Jones’s critically acclaimed fiction includes Some of the Kinder Planets, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for fiction. He lives in Perth, Ontario. more

Janet McDonald (1953-2007) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the award-winning Chill Wind, Spellbound, and Twists and Turns, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and a Booklist Editors' Choice. more

ERIC LUPER lives in Albany, New York, and is an avid horseracing fan. Of Big Slick, his first novel, Kirkus Reviews said, “Luper’s authentic first-person narrative captures teen frustrations, feelings of confinement, and the mottled world of poker . . . Powerful momentum.” more

JOAN DASH is the author of several notable books for young readers. She lives in Seattle, Washington.  Dušan Petricic illustrated many acclaimed children’s books. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. more

David Klass is the author of many young adult novels, including Dark Angel and You Don’t Know Me. He is also a Hollywood screenwriter, having written more than twenty-five action screenplays, including Kiss the Girls, starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, Walking Tall,... more

Randy Powell is the author of seven novels for young adults, many of which have appeared on the ALA’s Best Books for Young Adults list. Publishers Weekly called his most recent novel, Three Clams and an Oyster, "witty and trenchant." He lives in Seattle, Washington. more

WILL WEAVER is the author of numerous books for young adults. His most recent novel, Full Service, was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Kirkus Reviews, in a starred review, hailed it as “pitch perfect” and “superb.” He lives in Bemidji, Minnesota.. more

Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) wrote dozens of books for young readers, including her award-winning Roman Britain trilogy, The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers, which won the Carnegie Medal. The Eagle of the Ninth is now a major motion picture,... more

David Klass is the author of many young adult novels, including Dark Angel and You Don’t Know Me. He is also a Hollywood screenwriter, having written more than twenty-five action screenplays, including Kiss the Girls, starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, Walking Tall,... more

Adam Bagdasarian's first novel, Forgotten Fire, was a National Book Award Finalist and an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. He lives in New York City. more

Author of Red Earth, White Earth and A Gravestone Made of Wheat, Will Weaver grew up in northern Minnesota on a dairy farm. The sometimes harsh and beautiful landscape of farm and small town life figures strongly in his writing. Sweet Land, an independent feature film... more

Jack Gantos has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include Hole in My Life, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a... more

BRENDAN HALPIN is the author of several books for adults, including Donorboy, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. more

ANTHONY MCGOWAN has written books for children, teens, and adults. His previous young adult novel, Hellbent, was declared “a brilliantly nauseating thriller” by the London Times. He lives in North London. more

Randy Powell is the author of many books for young adults, most recently Three Clams and an Oyster, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He lives in Seattle, Washington. more

Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) wrote dozens of books for young readers, including her award-winning Roman Britain trilogy, The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers, which won the Carnegie Medal. The Eagle of the Ninth is now a major motion picture,... more

Rosemary Sutcliff is the author of 50 historical novels for children. The third book in the Roman Britain trilogy, The Lantern Bearers, won the Carnegie Medal in 1959, and Tristan and Iseult was a runner up in 1972. She also won the first Phoenix Award in 1985 for The Mark... more

Randy Powell is the author of five previous books for young adults, including The Whistling Toilets and Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star, which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He lives in Seattle, Washington. more

MICHAEL CADNUM has written many novels, including the medieval adventure The Book of the Lion, a National Book Award Finalist. He lives in Albany, California more

Author of Red Earth, White Earth and A Gravestone Made of Wheat, Will Weaver grew up in northern Minnesota on a dairy farm. The sometimes harsh and beautiful landscape of farm and small town life figures strongly in his writing. Sweet Land, an independent feature film... more

Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) wrote dozens of books for young readers, including her award-winning Roman Britain trilogy, The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers, which won the Carnegie Medal. The Eagle of the Ninth is now a major motion picture,... more

Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) wrote dozens of books for young readers, including her award-winning Roman Britain trilogy, The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers, which won the Carnegie Medal. The Eagle of the Ninth is now a major motion picture,... more