Good Minds Suggest—E. Lockhart's Favorite Young Adult Books for Readers of All Ages
Posted by Goodreads on December 5, 2014
Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author)
"This is a stunning graphic novel about the Boxer Rebellion in China. The subjects are religion, war, identity, opera, fantasy, legend, and family. The story of the war is told from two opposing perspectives, that of a young fighter in the Boxer Rebellion and that of a girl who has converted to Christianity. Yang mixes brutal realism with hallucinations and visions to create a dual portrait that is tragic, funny, and deeply human."
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author)
"Also a double narrative, this is the story of two British women, one a pilot and one a spy, during WWII. Verity has been captured by the Germans in Nazi-occupied France, and much of the novel is her forced confession revealing details of the British War effort. She is furious, witty, and clever beyond belief, and Wein's intricate construction and slam-bang ending make it one of my favorite books ever."
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
"A tour de force about the multiple ways gay, transgender, and questioning boys fall in love, fall out of love, and navigate their positions in contemporary culture, all narrated in the collective all-knowing voice of the gay men of the 1990s, who were felled by the AIDS crisis. It is romantic and extremely sophisticated, deeply emotional."
Bronxwood by Coe Booth (Goodreads Author)
"A rip-your-heart-out story of a teenage boy living with a group of other guys in the projects, and what happens when his sometimes charming and always criminally minded father gets out of jail. Tyrell is a gloriously complex and honest character—sometimes a player, sometimes a sweetie—looking desperately for human connection and a way forward."
The Spell Book of Listen Taylor by Jaclyn Moriarty
"The comical drama of the Zing family and its Secret, this is magical realism that feels joyful and logical and surprising all at once. Moriarty is whimsical and smart; more important, she writes with tremendous insight about families and pulls seemingly unrelated events together into a beautiful and satisfying whole. Read this and smile all the way through."
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We were Liars is a good read. When you read this book, you better be paying attention. You can't put it Down, but you better be on your toes ! I loved it! I wasn't't ready for everything that happened! Be awake!!! You Don't want to miss A Thing!!!!!!!!!!!
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I really wish Goodreads would stop posting these suggestions to my homepage. This might be a fine author, but she has nothing to do with my reading preferences, and these pointless suggestions are really cluttering my homepage. Make it stop!
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