Who This Author Is

Michael Cart has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1995 to 2013, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Rush Hour and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Delacorte Books for Young Readers and American Library Association.

Best Place To Start

Rush Hour

Delacorte Books for Young Readers • 2006 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Delacorte Books for Young Readers and American Library Association

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Delacorte Books for Young Readers and American Library Association.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Rush Hour

    Delacorte Books for Young Readers • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 224 pages.

  2. Cart's Top 200 Adult Books for Young Adults

    American Library Association • 2013 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. From Romance to Realism : 50 Years of Growth and Change in Young Adult Literature

    Harpercollins • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 312 pages.

  4. My Father's Scar

    Simon & Schuster • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 204 pages.

  5. Presenting Robert Lipsyte (Twayne's United States Authors Series)

    Gale Group • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 163 pages.

  6. What's So Funny? : Wit and Humor in American Children's Literature

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 223 pages.

  7. How Beautiful the Ordinary

    HarperCollins Publishers • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

  8. 911

    Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media • 2002 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2002.

  9. My Fathers Scar: A Novel

    St Martins Pr • 1998 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1998.

  10. Presenting Francesca Lia Block

    Twayne Pub • 1998 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

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