Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion
Introductions
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Introductions
Hi Carolyn,Welcome to the group!!!
So, glad we don't have a Wegmans here...I'd be in BIG trouble...LOL
Hi all. I'm Jean and I've never stopped reading YA fiction despite the fact that I had my 50th birthday a couple of months ago. I'm based in Hong Kong, which can make getting the books I want a bit problematic. Local bookshops will carry the latest, most mainstream stuff, but relatively restricted range compared to the UK. I always come back from overseas trips with a suitcase bulging with books.Yes, I could order through e.g. Amazon, but the postage more than doubles the cost of the books. Ouch.
Looking forward to getting to know the group.
Jean wrote: "I always come back from overseas trips with a suitcase bulging with books. "Welcome Jean! I worked at a bookstore for a long time and I heard that a lot from customers. They would spend hundreds of dollars on books to bring back, or ship it themselves. It's a shame the costs are so high through distributors. What about something like eBay? A lot of people are willing to ship worldwide, and the costs for mailing books are usually relatively low. Not to mention you can find some great deals.
Welcome Jean! It's a wild group here, and we're glad to have some more 40'ish & 50'ish souls....:)
Hi Jean and welcome...I too live in an Asian country, but my problem is that they usually get things way later than America or the UK...especially with ya books...I'm excited to go back home to Southern California later this month to get some books (oh yeah and also to see my siblings, niece, and nephews)
Hello, My name is Ashley and I live in Washington. I'm a reading specialist and I really enjoy reading children's and young adult literature. I'm looking forward to reading some good books and having good discussions :)
Welcome, Ashley, feel free to join in any of our discussions, or come up with something new. We're a friendly group here at Wild Things.
Alexis, thanks! And no, I will still be working at B&N, just the one in my hometown. I've been at that one longer anyway, and plus it's super huge. We're in the top ten stores in the country or something.And Jennifer, it's awesome that you're from Ithaca! I actually went to the Friends of the Library book sale today haha... I introduced it to my friend, who had never been and I was shocked to hear it. She loved it and we're going back a week from Monday, the day after we graduate. And when everything is like 50 cents except for trade paperbacks and hardcovers, which will only be $1.50. And about Wegmans, I've actually found it to be cheaper than grocery stores where I'm originally from in Massachusetts. So yet another reason for me to miss it.
Jean wrote: "Hi all. I'm Jean and I've never stopped reading YA fiction despite the fact that I had my 50th birthday a couple of months ago. I'm based in Hong Kong, which can make getting the books I want a b..."www.betterworldbooks.com will ship worldwide for a flat rate of $3.97 per book.... I don't know if that's any cheaper...
Tahleen wrote: "Alexis, thanks! And no, I will still be working at B&N, just the one in my hometown. I've been at that one longer anyway, and plus it's super huge. We're in the top ten stores in the country or som..."Cool, I'm glad you're able to transfer. I think my store was in the top five before the building's decrepit old landlord jacked up the rent by 600% and we had to close it.
$3.97 shipping per book sounds pretty reasonable, since that's what Amazon charges for shipping on used books.
Hi, I just wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's here!!!
Hello, I'm Claire, 23, from Middlesbrough, UK. I love all childens/young adults books and have a few on my TBR, just heading to look @ challenge now xxx
Hello, I'm ashley and I'm a teacher in washington. I really enjoy reading young adult literature and look forward to being introduced to some new books :)
I'm training to be a teacher Ashley, what age do you teach?
Thanks Sara TX. $3.97 sounds like a great deal. Amazon is $4.99 per book plus $4.99 per order - so $9.98 just for postage if I order just one book. Amazon UK is even higher. I'll follow it up.There's a HK based online store too - I've just ordered some YA stuff from them, spurred on by this group. Could take a month or more though.
Hi Jean, Ashley and Claire,Welcome to the group!!!!
Hello everyone...I've been in the group for a while now but haven't really introduced myself. My name is Jess and I'm from Pennsylvania. I'm a crazy busy college student (hence the delay on the intro!), but I'm a little kid at heart, which is why I was excited when Fiona invited me to this group! I love all kinds of books, but YA holds a special place for me :)
I can't wait to start chatting with you all!
Welcome to all of the new people. This is a really friendly group, and it's easy to jump right into discussions. :)
Hi Jess,Welcome to the group!!!
Welcome to all those who've joined while I've been away!
Welcome to all the new people. This is a fun group. I hope you like it.
Jennifer wrote: "As far as I know, Wegmans is a northeast store, they are great, but expensive..."They've been branching out, the last couple of years. We have two here in Northern Virginia, and apparently there are more on the way.
They aren't as expensive as some of the other stores we have down here (Whole Foods, etc.), but they are dangerous to me because they have such a huge variety of products, many of which aren't carried by the main grocery chains. Especially the ethnic food aisles! Mmmmmm...and their produce is fabulous! They have a fabulous bakery and the one closest to us has a large food court of ready to eat food, a huge case of already cooked food to take home (steaks, chickens, etc, restaurant-quality), and they also have a huge case of prepared but not cooked food (restaurant-quality dishes). My DH likes that one especially - he picks up something fancy and we have it on our good china for special events, he gets to say he 'made' dinner because he is actually cooking it himself. = )
Jean wrote: " Thanks Sara TX. $3.97 sounds like a great deal. Amazon is $4.99 per book plus $4.99 per order - so $9.98 just for postage if I order just one book. Amazon UK is even higher. I'll follow it up. There's a HK based online store too - I've just ordered some YA stuff from them, spurred on by this group. Could take a month or more though.
I know what you mean. When my family and I lived in South Korea, we would buy books from Amazon, and to keep the shipping costs down, we would have them shipped surface-mail (i.e. by boat)... It took FOREVER to get them... 4 to 6 weeks sometimes!
Jennifer wrote: "Hi, I just wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's here!!!"Thanks for the wishes Jennifer!
Welcome, Claire and Jess! This group is growing so fast, I think it's taken us all by surprise. I promise your TBR pile will be bulging in no time!
Carolyn wrote: "but they are dangerous to me because they have such a huge variety of products, many of which aren't carried by the main grocery chains..."I live in Manhattan, which supposedly has everything, but in order to get all the groceries I want I have to go to a whole bunch of different places. The value of large suburban grocery stores is not to be underrated!
Hi my name is Darilyn. I am a middle school teacher and an avid reader of YA books and look forward to discussing them with you all.
Hello, I'm Sadie, an avid reader, grad student, mother, etc. I'm also An American, living in England trying to get used to the rain. -Never really know what to say in an introduction, but looking forward to getting to know anyone.
Hi everyone,My name's Tanya, and I've been looking for a book club like this for a long time. I guess it goes without saying, but am a huge fan of YA (and kid lit), so much so that I'm even toying with the idea of starting a YA podcast -- an idea I got from another Good Reads book club I recently joined, The Sword and Laser, which I highly recommend to any Fantasy/SciFi lovers!!
The last YA novel I read was The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman, which I thought was beautiful...even if it did sort of rip my heart out. :)
I look forward to jumping into the new book in June and chatting more with all of you soon.
Take care,
Tanya
Tanya wrote: "Hi everyone,My name's Tanya, and I've been looking for a book club like this for a long time. I guess it goes without saying, but am a huge fan of YA (and kid lit), so much so that I'm even toyin..."
Hi Tanya and welcome to the group.
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman are some of my favorite books.
Eden wrote: "Tanya wrote: "Hi everyone,My name's Tanya, and I've been looking for a book club like this for a long time. I guess it goes without saying, but am a huge fan of YA (and kid lit), so much so that ..."
Thanks so much Eden!
I loved all of the Dark Materials as well, and am looking forward to checking out some of Pullman's other work. Have you read any of his other books?
Tanya wrote: "Eden wrote: "Tanya wrote: "Hi everyone,My name's Tanya, and I've been looking for a book club like this for a long time. I guess it goes without saying, but am a huge fan of YA (and kid lit), so ..."
Yes, I've read quite a few of his other books. A few of my favorites are The Broken Bridge, Clockwork and I Was a Rat!.
Eden wrote: "Tanya wrote: "Eden wrote: "Tanya wrote: "Hi everyone,My name's Tanya, and I've been looking for a book club like this for a long time. I guess it goes without saying, but am a huge fan of YA (and..."
Thanks Eden! I've never seen (or heard of) any of those...Clockwork sounds particularly interesting.
Hello everybody, My name is Stuart and I joined Goodreads yesterday as a Goodreads author. I'm finding my way around at the moment, but thoroughly enjoying the experience. It's great reading what folk think and discovering the books they read. I loved Watership down and enjoyed Shardik too. Gotta dash, the chicken's just fallen off the mirror!
Greetings! Jason here, looks like I am late to the party. I'm a big fan YA, and noticed the unique nature of this group :) Feel free to add me as a friend, looking forward to getting to know everyone.
Hi, I'm glad to have joined this group. I will actually be reading more children's and ya books in the future. I have just recently begun talking about children's and ya books on a blog. And since I am also currently hosting a GIVEAWAY on JUDY BLUME Books I thought I'd let everyone know and you can go check it out if you'd like. Children's and YA Book Blog I'm interested in reading Bridge to Terabithia, have heard good things about it.
Hey everyone, my name is Lucy. I've been lurking on around this group and have really enjoyed everyone's insight on various books and felt it was time to put in my own insight. So excited to chat with all of you!
Lucy wrote: "Hey everyone, my name is Lucy. I've been lurking on around this group and have really enjoyed everyone's insight on various books and felt it was time to put in my own insight. So excited to chat w..."Welcome Lucy! Glad to have you.
Hi everyone, I'm Kate, and I love fantasy and scifi books for all ages. In a few weeks, I'm going to be leaving for South Korea, where I will teach English for a year.
Kate wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Kate, and I love fantasy and scifi books for all ages. In a few weeks, I'm going to be leaving for South Korea, where I will teach English for a year."Wow, that sounds exciting! I have a cousin who has taught English in Korea and Kuwait. What a great way to see the world.
Hello everyone, I introduced myself a while ago but I was tired and realized I had the communication skills of a chimpanzee. I thought I'd try again, this time with feeling =P
My name is L.W. Patricks and I’m the spawn of a typewriting chimp and a literary ninja, feeding on the souls of Unicorns to fuel my ideas. Okay, some of that maybe a lie, but really. I’m a fun and honest individual =). My current favorite books are the Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the Game of Thrones series, Life of Pi, and anything that’s different and outstanding.
I’m also an author; publishing in the genre I love of Young Adult. I’m ecstatic to be a part of this group and looking forward to adding a ton of books to my reading shelf. Feel free to add me as a friend and we can chat about anything from books to pandas to robot ninjas.
Seriously, no topic is taboo to me!
L.W. Patricks
Hola! I am a new librarian at a grade school transitioning from a previous career in horticulture. I have always loved to read and this job is fantastic for it. I have been getting reacquainted with my old favorites and getting to know new ones. Hope to find great education minded reviews on YA literature.Nora
Welcome L.W. and Nora! Glad to have you both and look forward to speaking with you!
Hello, Christen here! Nice to meet you all. :)
My name is Elizabeth and I'm 24 years old. I live in Kentucky (Louisville, to be precise). I have a BA in psychology and did two minors in English with a concentration in literature and Medieval Studies. I studied French for 5 years and have experience with Japanese, German, and Latin. One of my dreams is to translate Medieval Latin and French manuscripts. The other is to eventually become an archaeologist.Currently, I work with toddlers as a teacher in a daycare. It's not exactly my dream job, or the best use of my degree, but it works for now. I am going back to school in August to work towards a degree in education so that I can become a third grade teacher. I also plan on doing another major in either microbiology or anthropology. I do enjoy some aspects of my job such as being able to teach my children and the joy that I receive when they finally catch on to what I've taught them. I also enjoy the smiles, hugs, and kisses that I get from my kids when I come to work in the mornings.
I am an avid reader and have been since I was a child. I generally read anything except westerns, romance, and inspirational/Christian books. I quite enjoy horror, fantasy, historical fiction, and mysteries. I have also gotten into the Quirk classics recently. Right now, I am reading Android Karenina. Classic literature is another favorite of mine with Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, HP Lovecraft, Victor Hugo, and Gaston LeRoux being among my favorites.
I look forward to making new friends and taking part in book discussions.
-Elizabeth
Hi Elizabeth and welcome to the group :)
Christen wrote: "Hello, Christen here! Nice to meet you all. :)"Hi Christen! :-)
Wild Things: YA Grown-Up
Books mentioned in this topic
Clockwork (other topics)The Broken Bridge (other topics)
Clockwork (other topics)
I Was a Rat! (other topics)
The Amber Spyglass (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
L.W. Patricks (other topics)Philip Pullman (other topics)
L.A. Meyer (other topics)
Maria V. Snyder (other topics)
As far as I know, Wegmans is a northeast store, they are great, but expensive.
Are you going to the Friends of the Library book sale before you go? Now *that's* my Ithaca addiction!