Bibliography Draft

“Young-Adult Fiction.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 26 July 2015.

In the “Young-Adult Fiction” webpage, the author claims that young adult genre consists of mutli-themed story with clear and effective writing that makes the plot suitable for various young adults. The author also constructs a strong thesis that expands traits of young-adult fiction in different body paragraphs in order to teach audience about genre through his academic writing. In addition, the author cites various novel sources and association, such as the YALSA, ALA, and novel The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, to support his claim with these examples. The author aims towards adolescents and young adults because they are in an important stage of life when they need help to enter the real world.

“Young Adult Science Fiction/Dystopian.” Young Adult Science Fiction/Dystopia, Genre Map. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 July 2015.

In this Genre Map webpage, the author claims that young adult fiction has been the most popular books because it targets young adults by following the structure of plots, such as the protagonist experiences struggles through a dark society. The author elaborates his thesis by providing more details in different paragraphs in his webwork. His claim is supported by the most popular young adult dystopian, such as the Hunger Game. At last, his main purpose is to convince his audience that young adult fiction is a subgenre that changes overtime in dramatic plots, but it follows dark tone and mood throughout its story.

“25 Things You Should Know About Young Adult Fiction.” Terribleminds Chuck Wendig. N.p., 04 June 2013. Web. 26 July 2015.

Author Chuck Wendig argues that Young adult fiction is not a genre through his 25 evidence in his article. He is credited from been a novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. He supports his claim by making his audience think about what makes a young adult genre and explains with different novels on how they are written without a structure. His audiences are broad, basically anyone of any age. He wants to convince people to believe that young adult fiction is not a type of genre.

“Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Nature’s Daredevils: Writing for Young Audiences.” Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Nature’s Daredevils: Writing for Young Audiences. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 July 2015.

Cory Doctorow, a popular young adult fiction writer, claims that this genre is written in a way that naturally attracts young adult readers because they often seek for excitement, easily understandable story, and challenge to be independent individuals. Throughout his career, he has written many young adult fiction that became the best-seller of the time. In this article, he focuses on utilizing his successful novel and other rhetors to support how adolescents are intrigued for young adult fictions. His purpose is to explain why young adult fiction are necessary for adolescents because they are at the stage of absorbing anything they read, and they are in need of getting help to move to the next stage of life.

Doctorow, Cory. For the Win. New York: Tor, 2010. Print.

Cory Doctorow, the author of many young adult fiction, creates different characters from all over the country to demonstrate the importance of labor law and how each character face the struggles of family and their boss in the novel For the Win. Doctorow claims that workers from any part of the world face the same struggles against the common enemy, thus motivating individuals to work as a whole in order to fight for their rights and freedom. Throughout the novel, Doctorow utilizes MMORPG as a cultural source to grab young adult’s attention and create a sympathetic mood for the struggles of each character. Doctorow’s audience may be narrowed down into adolescents and young adults. His main purpose is to help his audience learn to be independent and fight for their rights when necessary, and he also wants to help young adults figure out what type of individual they are or may want to become.