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<\/p>\nHappy World Book Day! To celebrate, we\u2019ve put together a list of some of the best young adult (YA) authors around for you, to inspire your next read.<\/p>\n
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Noughts and Crosses<\/em> helped to put Blackman on the literary map, and she was even named Children\u2019s Laureate in 2013. The Noughts and Crosses<\/em> series is set in a dystopian landscape; it turns the history of human evolution on its head. African people advance in technology whereas Europeans are enslaved. Sephy (a black person, known as a cross) and Callum (a white nought) have to keep their friendship secret, and they fall in love \u201d\u201c with serious consequences. Blackman has written novellas Callum<\/em> and An Eye for an Eye<\/em> for World Book Day 2012 and 2003 respectively.<\/p>\n You may be familiar with the film adaptations of Green\u2019s novels, but he has helped to change the course of YA fiction. His debut novel, Looking for Alaska<\/em> won the 2006 Printz Award but it would be his sixth novel that would take the world by storm. The Fault in Our Stars<\/em> debuted at the top spot on The New York Times Best Seller list in January 2012, and was later adapted into the blockbuster hit starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. It was strongly praised for its humour and strong characters \u201d\u201c a running theme throughout Green\u2019s novels. Dive into Green\u2019s world; we can\u2019t guarantee you\u2019ll want to return.<\/p>\n Winner of back-to-back Carnegie Medals for novels Monsters of Men<\/em> and A Monster Calls<\/em>, Patrick Ness is a big name in the YA field. His first YA novel, The Knife of Never Letting Go<\/em>, was released in 2008 and awarded the Guardian Children\u2019s Fiction Prize. The story focuses on Tod Hewitt, a 12-year-old boy from Prentisstown, where everyone can hear everyone else\u2019s thoughts, and has to flee before his 13th<\/sup> birthday. Ness\u2019s most recent novel, Release<\/em>, was published in 2017 and his next novel And the Ocean Was Our Sky<\/em> is due for release later this year so you\u2019ll have plenty to sink your teeth into.<\/p>\n If you haven\u2019t had the pleasure of delving into Cabot\u2019s writing, it\u2019s time to change that. You might be familiar with The Princess Diaries<\/em> adaptation starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway. Well, forget everything you know about that film as the books surpass it in a major way and as shocked as we\u2019re sure you are, the film has some creative licence that doesn\u2019t stay true to the novel. Aside from Mia Thermopolis and her Princess Diaries, Cabot created the Mediator<\/em> series, 1-800-WHERE-R-U <\/em>series and the Abandon<\/em> trilogy. There\u2019s an abundance of great novels to get your hands on!<\/p>\n A well-established author who\u2019s dabbled in adult fiction and TV too, Anthony Horowitz is held in the highest regard when it comes to YA fiction. There are plenty of novels to choose from too; a bit like finding the perfect TV series to binge-watch, but much more exciting. His most successful series focuses on Alex Rider; a 14-year-old boy who becomes a MI6 spy. There are 10 Alex Rider novels to delve into, beginning with 2000\u2019s Stormbreaker<\/em>.<\/p>\n We hope this list has inspired you to settle into a brand new book \u201d\u201c or even a series! You can find work from each of these authors over at the musicMagpie Store<\/a>. With FREE delivery on your order and 10% off selected titles, why wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n![\"looking-for-alaska\"](\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/looking-for-alaska-660x1024.jpg\")
<\/strong><\/p>\nJohn Green<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nPatrick Ness<\/h3>\n
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<\/strong><\/p>\nMeg Cabot<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAnthony Horowitz<\/h3>\n
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