Hartinger is the author of Geography Club, Project Sweet Life, The Last Chance Texaco, The Order of the Poison Oak, Grand & Humble, Dreamquest, Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies and Split-Screen: Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies (sequels to Geography Club). His works have been praised for their honesty and engaging nature.Hartinger has a website, with links to discussion guides and first chapters of all his books, and a blog. The website can be accessed here and the blog here.
David Levithan
Levithan is the author of Boy Meets Boy, The Realm of Possibility, Are We There Yet?, Marley's Ghost, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn), Wide Awake, Naomi and Eli's No Kiss List, How They Met and Other Stories, Love is the Higher Law, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green) and Dash and Lily's Book of Dares. One of his first jobs in publishing was editing the Baby Sitters Club Series.[1] Levithan's work is often funny, touching and heartfelt. He is especially gifted at portraying tolerance and supportive friendships. As dedication to the cause of tolerance and openness, Levithan makes his email address public and writes back to questions posed by teen readers.
His website can be found here. It contains both a "frequently asked questions" section and an "infrequently asked questions" section. The infrequently asked questions section includes queries such as "When I run a Google search on you, why does Star Wars come up?" and "What is your middle name?" [2]
Julie Anne Peters
Julie Anne Peters is the author of Luna, Define Normal, By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead, Between Mom & Jo, Keeping You a Secret, She Loves You, She Loves You Not, Rage: A Love Story, Far from Xanadu, and Define Normal. Peters also wrote short stories for How Beautiful the Ordinary and grl2grl: short fictions.
Peters has been praised for the thoughtfulness and nuance with which she presents her characters. For instance, School Library Journal praised Peters’ writing in Luna, noting that the novel “breaks new ground in YA literature with a sensitive and poignant portrayal of a young man’s determination to live his true identity and his family’s struggle to accept Luna for who she really is.”[3] [1] Levithan, David. "Books That You Need to Read Now (That I Happened to Edit)." David Levithan. http://www.davidlevithan.com/index.html (accessed December 1, 2010).
[2] Levithan, David . "Infrequently Asked Questions." David Levithan. http://www.davidlevithan.com/iaq.html (accessed December 1, 2010).
[3] "Julie Anne Peters' Book Reviews and Awards." Julie Anne Peters' Official Web Site. http://julieannepeters.com/files/JPReviews.htm (accessed December 1, 2010).
