Annotated Bibliography

Doctorow, Corey. For the Win. New York, NY: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 2010. Craphound. Web. 5 July 2015.

Corey Doctorow, a well-known young-adult fiction writer, creates several harrowing journeys for his adolescent characters struggling to balance their personal lives and their livelihood with multiplayer online role-playing games. Corey Doctorow writes an enticing coming of age book directed towards his young-adult audience looking for drama and excitement. In order to captivate his target audience, Doctorow’s young characters navigate their lives through the world of money, corruption, family, and most important, computer games. Doctorow invites young readers to be entranced in a world of online gaming that doesn’t just revolve around leveling up or capturing gold. He entertains readers by showing how similar goals can change people’s lives 2for the better or for the worse.

Doctorow, Corey. “Corey Doctorow: Nature’s Daredevils: Writing for Young Audiences.” Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Nature’s Daredevils: Writing for Young Audiences. Locus Publications, 01 July 2008. Web. 5 July 2015.

Corey Doctorow, is a well-known young adult fiction writer, portrays that the reason behind the large success of young-adult fiction is due to their risk-taking behavior and their power to socially express themselves. Doctorow creates a magazine articles specifically directed towards the interest of young adult and science fiction.He states that adolescent brains don’t fully develop risk assessment well into adulthood, resulting in the heightened consequences every reader is looking for. Doctorow’s target audience are young adults who enjoy reading or writing young adult fiction or a curious reader wanting to know more about this new genre. His purpose is to explain the huge success behind young- adult fiction and why it will continue to be popular among its readers.

“Genre Map.” Book Country. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 July 2015.<http://www.bookcountry.com/ReadAndReview/Books/GenreMap/.

This genre map, created by Book Country, organizes multiple genres into an easily navigated map with various regions and clickable areas giving more in depth detail about the corresponding genre. Book Country constructed this basic map for writers trying to find their own genre. The map has three different “lands”, which are Fiction, Nonfiction and Young Adult. Within each land are sub regions containing the different genres like mystery, thriller and romance. Writers can use this map to help them find their intended audience and organize their writing to fit a specific genre.

“Young-adult Fiction.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 5 July 2015. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young-adult_fiction>.

Wikipedia, a largely used free Internet encyclopedia, composed an article explaining the purpose and history of young-adult fiction. This article can be easily found by many web users looking to find more information on different types of genres. Wikipedia offers a variety of themes used in young adult fiction such as: sexuality, drug abuse, identity and depression. This article offers a resource for researchers looking to understand the basics of young adult fiction.

Wendig, Chuck. “25 Things You Should Know About Young Adult Fiction.”Terribleminds Chuck Wendig. N.p., 04 June 2013. Web. 5 July 2015. <http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/06/04/25-things-you-should-know-about-young-adult-fiction/>.

Chuck Wendig, a novelist, screenwriter and game designer, identifies the twenty-five different points of information everyone should know about young adult fiction. His blog lists his proclamations as to what makes a young-adult book is and why it shouldn’t be considered its own genre. He states that young adult should contain a teen protagonist since it’s aimed just for teenagers. Wendig’s blog can be easily enjoyed by anyone who is a fan of his work or those interested in learning more about young adult fiction. His notions aim to inspire a conversation on young adult fiction as a genre and to explain what makes young adult so compelling.