Call for Nomination for YA Poll

[Michael, Mod Prometheus]

We are doing Children's Literature now it is time for some Young Adult.

We need nominations for the YA poll. Let us know what book you are suggesting.

Rules
* can't nominate your own book
* only one nomination per person
* first 6-8 books will be chosen
* need to tell us why you are suggesting this book
* be respectful of other people's choices

[Kendra]

How about The Golden Compassby Philip Pullman
I thought this was a really good book. I picked it up.....oh, ages ago for my then preteen son for our bedtime reading. We both loved it. The writing is sharp and strong, the place incredible and the characters flawed but not distasteful. I've been looking for an excuse to re-read it.

[Franky]

I'll nominate The Silent Boy. The author, Lois Lowry, has had several respected young adult novels including The Giver series. I have The Silent Boy as part of my challenge read for this year (shameless plug).

[Michael, Mod Prometheus]

nice ones,

The Golden Compass
The Silent Boy

[Janet]

I will nominate Artemis Fowl. A young adult book that combines fantasy(urban fantasy), humor, science fiction and adventure. It could be used by a lot of people for different genres in the challenge. It won several awards in 2003-2004.

[Sonali]

I nominate 'Neverwhere' by Neil Gaiman. Read it breathlessly once, would like to read it attentively once again. Definitely worth several reads.

[Leanne]

I nominate "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" - I think this counts as YA?

[Michelle]

I nominate The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

[Michael, Mod Prometheus]

Remember you need to tell us why a book is been nominated for it to be counted.

[Michael, Mod Prometheus]

so far we have

The Golden Compass
The Silent Boy
Artemis Fowl
Neverwhere

[Michelle]

I nominate The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt because it is a sweet coming-of-age story of an innocent boy to a smarter young adult. It is also full of likable characters and wit. It won Newbery Honor.

[Smita]

I nominate Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan.
(Can't link the book - sorry - I'm on my phone.)

It's a brilliantly written story with a very unique use of greek mythology in a modern fantasy, lovable, relatable characters and an incredible plot.

[Leanne]

I nominated "The Perks of being a Wallflower" because I heard it's a good coming-of-age story and I want to read it, and thought others might too. Don't know if that's a suitable reason!

[Leila]

Can I nominate two books? How I Live Now and Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac are two that I have been meaning to read and they seem different from most of the YA genre.

[Lucia]

I nominate Divergent which is a great book for YAs because it's about a 16-year old in a completely different (and extremely thoughtful) set of circumstances. This is the sort of book that I think will be remembered throughout the reader's lifetime.

[M.L.]

Nominate The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. About a boy's struggles for survival and identity; he is a clone of a drug lord. It won the National Book Award and other awards.

[Michael, Mod Prometheus]

Wow we have a full list now. That is enough.

The Golden Compass
The Silent Boy
Artemis Fowl
Neverwhere
The Wednesday Wars
The Lightning Thief
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Divergent
The House of the Scorpion