The course, 120/214 Literature for Children and Young Adolescents, is an undergraduate & graduate class offered every spring. The course goals are to explore the use and value of literature to enrich children’s and adolescents’ reading experiences across the curriculum. As such, the course provides students with an opportunity to read, enjoy, analyze, and discuss a wide variety of authors, illustrators, genres, formats, and themes of children’s and young adult (YA) literature. Following is the final course assignment whereby students were asked to present one well-known young adult author, their life story, and two of their most well-known YA books and include reviews of these books in their slide presentation.