Kids/Teens Book Club discussion

nicee.

My name is Heather. I'm an author who also loves to read teen and young adult novels. I wrote a book with a teen heroine (her name is Jane and she's 14 at the beginning of the novel), it's called The Secret Of The Emerald Sea.

I like reading about mythology, magic, mermaids, and any subject matter with a touch of romance.

Hey there, Heather! Welcome! Hmm.....what's it about?

Hi everyone! I'm Ayana and I LOVE to read and I recently started to love to write. My favourite series are Harry Potter by JKR , Fever by KMM and Vampire Academy by RM! I am 17 years old and will turn 18 this april :)! I'm currently writing an urban fantasy novel about this girl who's my age that finds out she's a witch.

Sounds cool! Want to post it here?

I haven't actually begun the writing stage, I'm more in the brainstorming stage and have only typed up 2 pages of the beginning. But when I do move on to the writing stage I'll definately post snippets on goodreads, so it can be critiqued

Yay. Good luck writing then.

Hey, I'm Jenna :) I don't know THAT much about kids books but you can ask me anyhting about YA.
I live in Canada, am 13 (ALMOST 14!) and seriously can't wait to meet you guys.

Hi!

hey, I'm Rachel. I am 17, live in Australia and have just started reading again.

My aunt used to live in Australia and she said it was AMAZING! I am so gonna ask her if she can bring me there when im older!!!!!!

Hi,

Thanks for the welcome. The Secret Of The Emerald Sea references Roman mythology...it's about a teenage girl who discovers a shocking secret about her own parentage. In the novel, mermaids, gods, goddesses, crones, and humans all intermingle...with dramatic results. There's a touch of teen romance, lots of adventure...it's otherworldly :)

Ayana,

So cool that you've started a book :) good luck with your story!

Your book sounds REALLY interesting, Heather, I've added it to my massive to-read list. ;)

Thanks Kate and Heather!
Your book sounds amazing btw Heather, I too shall add it to my to read list

Me too.

OOOOO! that sounds really good, Heather!
And hello to all people who have joined since my last post! (i don't wanna forget anyone so im doin' this. <:-) hahhaa)

I'm Cinnamon (a nickname my delightful friends gave me since it sounds like my real name). Recently turned 16. Hopeless bookworm. There's actually a pretty long/comprehensive "about me" on my profile. So if you're interested, you know where to click:).

I think "hopeless bookworm" decribes most of us....


Well put!

Cinnamon wrote: "I'm Cinnamon (a nickname my delightful friends gave me since it sounds like my real name). Recently turned 16. Hopeless bookworm. There's actually a pretty long/comprehensive "about me" on my profi..."

I'm reading 10 books right now. I'm a very hopeless bookworm. And your profile About me is nothing compared to mine. I had to shorten mine 'cuz it exceeded 2000 characters.

@Kate Thank you:).

@Allie How do you read 10 books at once? I'd probably get confused and mix up all the characters, plot lines, and such...

I do that all the time. You start one book, then you're reading another for English in class, and another for English independent book, then you get a book that you've been waiting for forever, so you have to start it immediately, then you want something that's comfortingly familiar, etc. and before you know it, you're reading a LOT of books. I don't think I'm ever reading just one book.

most Ive ever read at once would be three.
At most.

I read 1 book at a time a lot. I'm lucky like that. :)

Yep, usually I have the school required book, the not very interested so I'm reading slowly book, and the I actually like this a lot book.

...So that's about three.

Hey everyone, I am Michelle and I am from Southern California! I live about an hour from LA. I am 13 and a half and I love reading books! I am half Taiwanese and half Irish-American. I love eating sushi and drinking milk tea bobas and iced green tea. :)) I love photo editing and video making, and I'm obsessed with reading, writing, and drawing as well. I have a toy poodle named Pookie, and he's one of my best friends (he fell asleep in my lap as I am typing right now) and a twin brother named Andrew. My favorite sports are volleyball and badminton. My favorite tv show is Criminal Minds, and my favorite movie is Salt. My favorite musicians include P!nk, Avril Lavigne, Sara Bareilles, Natasha Bedingfield, Olivia Lufkin, The Fray, One Republic, Brooke Fraser, Brandon Heath, Paramore, and Varsity Fanclub! I take an interest in Japanese culture, and I love watching anime (Nana being my favorite!) I love making things, such as pinatas and friendship bracelets. I am learning to play the acoustic guitar as well. :) That's all about me!

Welcome to the group Michelle :)
Seems like we have 100s of Californians!

Sure do haha. I think I remember you are from Australia? That place is totally cool. :D I hope I can visit there in the future!

There is an almost scary amount of things we have in common, Michelle... I'm Taiwanese, live in SoCal, like badminton/Pink/Avril/Paramore/etc, am into Japanese stuff (manga, anime, I really liked Nana's manga), and am currently teaching myself how to play guitar...

So yes, hello:).

Thats so cool! Hello hello! (: (: Nice to know someone with so much in common with me! Nice to meet you!

Hey there, Michelle! Welcome to the group!

Michelle wrote: "Sure do haha. I think I remember you are from Australia? That place is totally cool. :D I hope I can visit there in the future!"

Yep, I live in South Australia :)

Hi, I'm Sara and I just joined.

Hey Sara!

Hi

Hey there, Sara!

Hi Sara!

Hey guys, I have a question...
Can someone split his personality with his own will?
And do you know anything about the Multiple Personality Disorder? Can you tell me what you know?
Thanks! :)

I don't know very much about either. Sorry to be of little help. If this interests you, maybe you should read Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Why do you ask?

THANKS! :)

I need it for my research in our English subject. MPD is my topic :) thanks again! :)

If you want it foe English, then definitely read Jekyll and Hyde. It's perfect for that.

OKAy! THANKS!!! :D it's going to be a really big help! :)

It is called Dissociative Identity Disorder now, not Multiple Personality Disorder. (One of the degrees I am working on now is in Psychology.) I highly recommend getting a copy of the DSM-IV TR and seeing what it says about DID and go from there.

I think multiple personality was the old name. Maybe it wasn't fancy-enough sounding or something. :P

Do you know why it changed?

MPD is the old term, which is why I wrote, "It is called Dissociative Identity Disorder now...."

It depends on who you talk to. If you talk to someone who is a practicing therapist, they may tell you that DID was a compromise because essentially the wording for its symptoms and MPD's symptoms in the DSM are the same. If you talk to someone who mostly does research in the field, their argument may be that "everyone is born with only one personality, so MPD cannot exist" for changing the wording of MPD to DID.

And of course when I wrote that post above yours on my phone, it cut out the part about if Kristine is not in the US her cultural view about the subject will be a bit different than those in the US because outside the US, MPD is still a very valid diagnosis and not the same as DID. That's one of the fun things about Psychology; it's heavily cultural in many places.

I didn't notice the now. Sorry.

OK, that make sense, and I agree that it is very interesting how culture affects psychology and vice versa.

What kinds of pieces have you written so far, Halley?

*Texan accent* Hey there, Halley!

hey. Im grant. Im almost 16. And i love books.

Hi Michelle, I'm Michelle too. :)

Halley, hows London? You like it? ;)