(4) 4-6 Snap Books: Famous Female Authors series. These biographies of popular YA authors spend much of their focus on the writing and publication processes. Brightly colored page layouts include photos, vocabulary words, quotes from interviews, and other callouts. The texts are clear and easy to follow, though readers advanced enough to have read these authors' best-known works may find some of the information obvious. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Snap Books: Famous Female Authors titles: Suzanne Collins and Veronica Roth.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(3) YA Essential Critiques series. These volumes introduce literary criticism, provide summaries of the authors' famous works, and offer lightly annotated essays modeling the application of criticism through different approaches. Each book leads readers through key steps of analysis and encourages readers' own critiques. Featuring the work of contemporarily popular Collins and beloved Lewis enlivens these suitable overviews of literary interpretation and essay construction. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Essential Critiques titles: How to Analyze the Works of Suzanne Collins and How to Analyze the Works of C. S. Lewis.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) YA World Writers series. Full of information, these titles explore the personal and professional trajectories of popular authors. Real Courage also delves into the social and political history of the time. The subjects are engaging, but the books would benefit from better organization. The stock photographs are often only tangentially related to the texts. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these World Writers titles: Rick Riordan, Real Courage, and Suzanne Collins.

Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer