Young Adult Literature

[carrier76]

Oh, I remember those! I always tried to get into them, but no dice. I think I read one...it bored me to tears.

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Batmom, how old is Batboy? I teach high school English and my husband teaches middle school English, so we have loads of book recs for reluctant readers, but age/appropriateness is sometimes a factor.

[proper stranger]

lori, I loved the Sunfires, too! A few of us discussed them awhile ago in the Romance Novels thread.

Laura and Emily were favorites of mine, as well. I also loved Susannah (Civil War), Rachel (Triangle Shirtwaist Fire) and Roxanne (movie star). Between the two of us, my sister and I still own the entire set. They were a fun introduction to historical romances.

A few years ago, I found a copy of Darcy (the last book in the series) at a used bookstore for 50 cents. I put it up for sale on eBay and someone bought it for twelve bucks!

[labelleepoque]

Has anyone read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon?

I don't read much fiction, but I really enjoyed this book which was recommended to me by a friend.

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Does anybody remember Easy Connection and Easy Freedom by Liz Berry. It was this sorta love story between this teenage wannabe artist and the mega rockstar who loved her. They were my fav for quite a while, even though in retrospect their realtionship started in a really unpleasant way. They were so full of drama but I loved them for it.

Oh my God, are you guys still reading this thread? Because I was freaking obsessed with Easy Connections, although I didn't realise there was a sequel. Oh man, now I have to find it. Mind you, I wrote a bloody novel length fanfic about it, and I fear that the sequel would ruin my fantasies forever.

Although I totally agree that the Cathy/Dev relationship was dodgy in the extreme.

I read another Liz Berry book, called Mel, which was good too. Less dodgy relationship (although still kind of dodgy), and a bit more realism. A bit. Not much.

labelleepoque, I love Curious Incident as well. It's an amazing exploration of that kid's mind. Mark Haddon has just got a new book out, actually, but I don't think it's YA.

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erinnyes said:

Does anybody remember Easy Connection and Easy Freedom by Liz Berry. It was this sorta love story between this teenage wannabe artist and the mega rockstar who loved her. They were my fav for quite a while, even though in retrospect their realtionship started in a really unpleasant way. They were so full of drama but I loved them for it.

Oh my God, are you guys still reading this thread? Because I was freaking obsessed with Easy Connections, although I didn't realise there was a sequel. Oh man, now I have to find it. Mind you, I wrote a bloody novel length fanfic about it, and I fear that the sequel would ruin my fantasies forever.

Although I totally agree that the Cathy/Dev relationship was dodgy in the extreme.

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I'm still here. I got mine on Amazon UK. Never knew I could order from someplace outside the US ( why yes I am an idiot) for about $12.00 US a few years ago.

Here is a link that may help you
www.amazon.co.uk/Easy-Freedom-Liz-Berry/dp/0954886410/sr=1-1/qid=1166723958/ref=sr_1_1/203-5182621-3498331?ie=UTF8&s=books

[smockery]

I used to mostly read mythology and such through the young adult years, but one set of books I do remember reading back then were the mysteries by John Bellairs. I loved those. Especially The House with a Clock in Its Walls. I also read the Dark is Rising series, but my set did not have the first book in it for some reason. I could tell while reading Greenwitch that there was another book that I didn't have.

These days I often find myself reading things from the young adult section. I'm particularly fond of Tamora Pierce and Nancy Farmer. I am most fond of the Protector of the Small series and Farmer's House of the Scorpion.

[hamhock]

I got this email from my friend, Laura, regarding magazines for her daughter:

"She gets the kids' version of National Geographic (for the animals, mostly), but hasn't been able to find anything with actual articles aimed at girls her age. Apparently, girls under the age of 10 are supposed to be encouraged to have brains and to read (and write) and think. Once they turn 10, they are not supposed to read anything else until they hit puberty, at which point they are to read only about boys, sex, hair, clothes, makeup, and pop stars and are not supposed to write or think about anything substantial again until they are well into their late twenties. At that point, intelligent thoughts are permitted to occur as long as they are kept under the guise of boys/men, sex, hair, clothes, makeup, (older) pop stars, children, etc.

This is an official APB. If anyone is aware of an intelligent magazine suitably aimed at girls 12-16-ish, please let me know where the heck I can find it."

Anybody got any suggestions?? Thanks.

[SGleason]

I have an almost 14-year-old daughter who gets Girl's Life - it's foofy in a "BFF!" way, but not as shallow as Seventeen or Teen People.

Two that I have seen that look great are Teen Voices and Teen Ink.

When I was 12-16 during the Disco Years, American Girl magazine was owned by the Girl Scouts, and it was awesome. Now the name is owned by the American Girl Doll people, and it's still pretty good but is aimed at younger girls.

[chiqui]

Has anyone read Scott Westerfeld's Uglies trilogy? I usually don't read YA SF or fantasy, but this one sounds intriguing.