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Nadia is gathering information for her works cited page. One of her sources was the 2008 book Flying Wonders by Brian Woolam, Samuel Danyvick, and Igor Bask. It was published in San Diego, California, by Skyward Literature.

Which of the following is the correct way for Nadia to cite this source?

Woolam, Brian, Danyvick, Samuel, and Bask, Igor. Flying Wonders. San Diego: Skyward Literature, 2008. Print.
Woolam, Brian, Samuel Danyvick, and Igor Bask. Flying Wonders. San Diego: Skyward Literature, 2008. Print.
Brian Woolam, Samuel Danyvick, and Igor Bask. Flying Wonders. San D

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Citation Formats

Nadia is gathering information for her works cited page. One of her sources was the 2008 book Flying Wonders by Brian Woolam, Samuel Danyvick, and Igor Bask. It was published in San Diego, California, by Skyward Literature.

Which of the following is the correct way for Nadia to cite this source?

Woolam, Brian, Danyvick, Samuel, and Bask, Igor. Flying Wonders. San Diego: Skyward Literature, 2008. Print.
    Woolam, Brian, Samuel Danyvick, and Igor Bask. Flying Wonders. San Diego: Skyward Literature, 2008. Print.
    Brian Woolam, Samuel Danyvick, and Igor Bask. Flying Wonders. San D

anonymous · Answer

In citations like this (which I assume is MLA format), last names ALWAYS appear before the first names. Notice how option #1 lists all three authors like this, whereas option #2 lists Samuel and Igor's first names first and #3 does it too. This shows that the answer has to be choice #1. (: