[...] those interested in exploring critical analysis of YA literature need to be particularly adept scholars because to date there has not been a large body of work created that explores the genre, so there is plenty of opportunity for original scholarship. 4 Deborah Thacker, in her article" Disdain or Ignorance?[...] we, as specialists, must contribute to a broader picture of the social constructedness of readers and the implications of the discourses surrounding fiction in the development of response.[...] the list of writers and works worthy of critical exploration would be much too long to include here, but others of particular note are Robert Cormier6 (I Am the Cheese; The Chocolate Wars), Sharon Creech (Walk Two Moons), Jerri Spinelli (Wnnger; Stargirl), Laurie Halse Anderson (Catalyst; Speak) and David Almond (Kit's Wilderness; Skellig).[...] there are great writers and great stories out there simply waiting to be discovered by the literary community.