Popular Authors
Amazon Author Rank - Teen & Young Adult Books
The most popular authors updated hourly on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/author-rank/Teen-Young-Adult/books/28
Laurie Halse Anderson
U.S. author who writes for children and young adults
http://madwomanintheforest.com/
Jennifer Armentrout
# 1 New York Times and International Bestselling author
http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/
Holly Black
Bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children
Meg Cabot
Author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens
Cassandra Clare
Bestselling Author of City of Bones Series
http://www.cassandraclare.com/
Suzanne Collins
Author of The Hunger Games Trilogy
http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/
Sarah Dessen
"The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say." It turns out that I did.
Sharon Draper
Award winning author, educator, speaker, poet, and National Teacher of the Year
Gregory Galloway
Recipient of the 2006 Alex Award and recommended Best Books for Young Adults
http://www.assimpleassnow.com/
Ellen Hopkins
Author of Crank, Burned, Impulse, Glass and more
Stephen King
From Carrie to 1408... the novels came first
Dean Koontz
Eleven novels have risen to number one on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list
Sarah J. Maas
Bestselling Author of Throne of Glass Series
Stephanie Meyer
Author of the popular Twilight series
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/
Walter Dean Myers
Winner of the first Michael Printz Award for Young Adult literature awarded by the American Library Association for Monster
http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/
Christopher Paolini
Author who at fifteen, wrote the first draft of Eragon
James Patterson
Author who had 19 consecutive #1 New York Times hardcover bestselling novels
http://www.jamespatterson.com/
Gary Paulsen
Author of more than 175 books and some 200 articles and short stories for children and adults
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/
Jodi Picoult
Bestselling author of fifteen novels
Philip Pullman
Recipient of the Eleanor Farjeon Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Book Award, and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award
http://www.philip-pullman.com/
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter... need we say more?
Ellen Schreiber
Author of Vampire Kisses series
http://www.ellenschreiber.com/
Alan Sitomer
Author of Homeboyz and Hoopster, 2007 California Teacher of the Year
http://www.alanlawrencesitomer.com/
Neal Shusterman
Successful novelist, screenwriter, and television writer
Lemony Snicket
Well-known author of A Series of Unfortunate Events
R.L. Stine
Author of the popular Goosebumps series
Scott Westerfeld
Author of Peeps, Uglies, Midnighters, So Yesterday and more
http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/
Kiersten White
Author of The Conquerer's Saga, Mind Games, and Paranormalcy
http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/
Rick Yancey
Author of the Bestselling The 5th Wave