Presenting Lois Duncan

One of today's most prominent writers of young adult fiction, Lois Duncan gives credence to the expression "born writer": she already created stories and poems long before entering kindergarten, publishing her first poem at age 10 and her first story at age 13. By age 18 she had won first, second, and third prizes in Seventeen magazine's annual short story contest. And although she has produced more than 40 books spanning a range of genres, Duncan has remarked, "I am - first and foremost - an author of young adult novels, because I love the sensitivity, vulnerability and responsiveness of…