Sharafeddine said she was cautious in writing her first YA book, published in 2010.
The first YA bestsellers were paperback mysteries that began to appear at the end of the 19th century.
When the news came that Simon Mayo was writing his first YA novel, I for one was pretty excited.
I really enjoyed the Itch series so I was pretty excited at the news of his first YA novel.
Whether he's salvageable or not is the engine that turns Keren David's fifth YA novel.
According to novelist Meg Rosoff, speaking at the first YA Literary Convention last summer, 55% of YA titles are in fact bought by adults.
Simon Mayo - BBC Radio presenter personality who has written acclaimed novels featuring scientific themes, starting with Itch, and is soon to publish his first YA book.
Cassandra Clare's City of Bones was the first YA book I have read and I instantly got hooked in to the book and, later on, the series!
Sugar Rush was her first YA novel, and charts the journey of Kim Lewis, forced to leave her posh high school and move to a Brighton comprehensive.
Fellow headliner George Clinton will share the stage with Parliament and Funkadelic — performing a combination of classic hits and funk music from his upcoming album First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate.
