Introductions

[Catamorandi]

Hi Vicki. Welcome to the group.

[Becky]

Very much so Vicki! Glad that you joined! :)

[Laura]

YAY welcome Lynlee and Vicki! This group is full of lots of great energy, as is the genre! Make yourself comfortable....and stay awhile!

*hands out wine*

[Lisa Julianna]

Hi Lynlee and Vicki,

Welcome to the group!!!

[Kate]

Hey Becky, thanks for the invite!!! YA is probably my favorite genre. I was a part of this other YA group but there were too many people and I was already a part of a mega-group (TNBBC). I love that I am here for the starting of this group so I can be there early!!! Wonderful ideal, Fiona!!!

[Kristen]

I <3 TNBBC for making me read outside my usual realm of YA and fantasy.

[Kate]

Kristen wrote: "I <3 TNBBC for making me read outside my usual realm of YA and fantasy."

Yeah, that is true, though it is a large part the seasonal challenges that Cynthia does that makes me read outside my normal genres!

[Laura]

Welcome Kathryn, we're a wild group! Enjoy.

[Kate]

Laura wrote: "Welcome Kathryn, we're a wild group! Enjoy."

I never would have got that from the title or the number of posts in just one day... lol, just kidding! I am so excited to be a partof such a wild group!

[Becky]

Hi Kathryn! Glad you joined!

[Kate]

Becky wrote: "Hi Kathryn! Glad you joined! "

Thanks for sending me the invite! I never would have found this awesome group without you!

[Becky]

Kathryn wrote: "Becky wrote: "Hi Kathryn! Glad you joined! "

Thanks for sending me the invite! I never would have found this awesome group without you!"

Well, it didn't even exist before today... so you're welcome! :D

[Alisha Marie]

I'm Alisha and I absolutely love YA books. I started reading them in high school and while I stopped for a little while (I decided that since I'm 20 that I should have a couple of "grown-up" books under my belt, oh the shame of thinking that way!), I'm back and with a vengeance. That can currently explain why even though I own 150+ books, I have a stack of 8 YA books from the library and 10 more on hold. But you see I only actually own about 12 YA books and I'm really saving those, which is why I haven't read them yet.

P.S. Thanks for the invite, Becky!

[Allison]

welcome welcome y'all!!

[Lisa Julianna]

Hi Alisha welcome to the group!!!

[Laura]

Hey Teri, thanks for joining! We're passing out the BenGay somewhere...glad you're here!

[Laura]

Welcome Alisha, glad you joined us too!

[Catamorandi]

Hi Teri and Alisha. Welcome to Wild Things.

[Alisha Marie]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes!

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

I'm Jamie..I'm 23. I love reading all types of books and figured this would be a great place to get some more recommendations for good YA books!

[Lisa Julianna]

Hi Jamie,

Welcome to the group!!!

[Catamorandi]

Hi Jamie. Welcome to Wild Things.

[Laura]

Hey Jamie! Thanks for joining us!!

[Becky]

Yay! I love all of my invitees showing up! *wipes tear* you guys make me so proud! Welcome everyone!

[Kate]

Oh, I never said how old I am, I am 20... I'll be 21 in July!!! Yay for YA!!

[Jen B]

Hello everyone, I'm Jen. I saw your "ad" on TNBBC and came over because I (obviously) love YA lit as well. I'm about 2 months shy of my 30th birthday (yikes!) and I don't think I've ever stopped reading YA books.

[Laura]

Welcome Jen, good to see your flipflops in here!

[Lisa Julianna]

Hi Jen,

Glad you joined us...welcome to the group!!1

[Sara ♥]

Welcome Heather!

[Laura]

Glad to see you made it to the fort, Miss Heather.

[[deleted user]]

Hey guys! Glad to be a part of this group... keep up the good work Fiona!!

[[deleted user]]

:) Thanks!

[Laura]

Welcome in Linda!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks again... YA has always had a special place in my book-loving heart.

[Laura]

YAY, well share your favorites in some of the threads. We have author threads, and threads by genre, for your viewing and discussing pleasure.

[Laura]

Hi Kelly Jo! Glad you stopped over here - have fun!

[[deleted user]]

I like my TBR list to grow as I read new books. That way I have more books to choose from when starting a new challenge :)

[Michelle]

Thanks, Heather for the invite! I'm excited about this new book club. I love reading YA, but I feel like I need some new recommendations! Looking forward to everything... Michelle

[Ashley]

I am kind of excited about this group. I like reading in general, and love YA books! My name is Ashley, I'm 21, and I'm in school right now, so I don't get to read as much as I would like. I don't always participate a ton in discussions (but there are sometimes I just have to...), but I love to read other people's comments, and get more book recommendations.
I haven't read all of the comments in this thread yet, but I did notice that April asked for some Hitorical fiction YA. Ann Rinaldi is one of my favorite HF YA authors. My friend made me read a book by her in 8th grade (Time Enough for Drums, which is my favorite book by her!) and her books are what actually got me interested in HF. They are definitely worth checking out!!

[Allison]

hi Ashley!

[Ashley]

Allison wrote: "hi Ashley!"

Thanks!

Thinking back to other groups, people that I know, and the joking in the other posts, people talk about being "too old" to read YA... (Scoffs). My mom and I exchange book recommendations all the time. (Don't tell her I told you...!) but she is almost 50, and asks me all the time what I am reading. It's awesome!
I believe that there is no "age limit" on any book. It is merely what you, yourself can handle.

[Susan]

Hi All, I'm Susan & think I'm the oldest on here at 47. I homeschool my 13 yo daughter and try to read at least one YA per month to discuss with her. Love them!! I've been on the Next Best... group for awhile but not too vocal, although I try to read one of the books of the month each month. My personal goal for 2009 is 100 books. Looking forward to getting to know y'all.

[Samantha McNulty]

Hello everyone!
Well, some of you may know me, but for those who don't, I'm Sam. I love YA books, and would welcome reccommendations from anyone.

[Kristen]

Welcome Susan and Sam and everyone else that I haven't said hi too! You'll find a lot of recommendations here for sure!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Hi y'all - I'm Susanna. I'm one of the older ones, here I think - I turn 43 this July.

But inside I'm about 15! (Strokes have weird complications, sometimes, is all I can say.) This is not a bad thing, I think.

[Laura]

Welcome in Michelle, Ashley, Sam, Susan, Susanna, and everyone else who joined us here in the past couple of days. We have quite a few lurkers, so please feel free to get cozy and join us in some of the discussion threads! We value everyone's input and ideas, and we want to make this group one everyone can enjoy and get something out of.

[A]

Hello! I'm Alethea, a bookseller and certified (or certifiable, I'm sure some would agree) bookaholic. I am 30, married, and I adore YA books. I also read a variety of fiction (tending toward mystery/fantasy), nonfiction (science and math, a smattering of humor), and books for younger readers (including picture books and intermediate readers).

Right now I am hooked on Maria V. Snyder's fantasy novels and L.A. Meyer's Bloody Jack series.

[Laura]

Welcome Alethea! Great to have a bookseller here!

[Tahleen]

Hi all! I'm Tahleen and I am a YA/children's lit nut. I want to eventually go to Simmons and get a dual degree in library science and children's literature, so hopefully that will happen! Right now I'm finishing up an independent study on teen vampire lit.

[LinBee]

My name is LinBee or Linda, and I enjoy reading books of all age groups. Easy (picture), Juvenile, YA and Adult. I especially love listening to Juvenile & YA on cd in the car.