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message 951: by Leah (new)

Leah (leahshohat) | 2 comments the book mentioned a ume site and i was just wondering if there was a real one


Savannah (Books With Bite) (savy3009) Hello all. My name is Savannah an I love to read! A lot! I have a blog you can visit at: http://thebookbite.blogspot.com I write reviews, giveaways books, etc. I love making friends and talking to others about books. I am also 25 yrs old, married, I have a 16 mth old boy named Ben. He is my sun. I also am a YA addict. LOL, Yup that about it.


message 953: by Shannon (new)

Shannon (shanditty) | 17 comments Hi Savannah! I've got a couple of kids myself and am a YA fan. I read wide and well, but when I sit down to write, it's YA fiction that bleeds onto the paper. I'll check out your site. I'm new here too, but Welcome!


Savannah (Books With Bite) (savy3009) Thanks for the Welcome Shannon, you have a blog I can follow? You write??? Awesome!


message 955: by Chela (new)

Chela (chelah) | 8 comments Hi everyone my name is Chela(Shay-la) and I'm 23 and I currently live in southern Maryland in a town so tiny its probably not on most maps so it would be pointless for me to list it. Anyway I love to read. My selections are sort of scattered far and wide I like to read anything or just about anything. I just recently got into young adult books since I read the twilight saga two years ago. I am a aspiring writer and for the last four years I have been working on a paranormal/ horror book I've titled The Absence Of Light. I can't wait to join the discussion board.


message 956: by Shannon (new)

Shannon (shanditty) | 17 comments Savannah wrote: "Thanks for the Welcome Shannon, you have a blog I can follow? You write??? Awesome!"



I do write! The first chapter of my YA manuscript is up on my site and I blog, mostly about life and writing. I blog a bit about books well.

I'd love thoughts on my chapter: www.shannondittemore.com


message 957: by Shannon (new)

Shannon (shanditty) | 17 comments Chela wrote: "Hi everyone my name is Chela(Shay-la) and I'm 23 and I currently live in southern Maryland in a town so tiny its probably not on most maps so it would be pointless for me to list it. Anyway I lov..."

What up, Chela? Nice to see you on here! I'm new as well. I wish you tons and tons of luck with your book. Love the title.


message 958: by Chela (new)

Chela (chelah) | 8 comments Thanks so much Shannon. Glad you like the title. I went over so many variations before deciding on that one. My 16 years old niece said if she saw the title on her reading list at school she wouldn't read it because it sound like chemistry. Yeah I know I' am just as confused about that one as you might be. Even though I was sixteen not so long ago I stopped trying to figure out the teenage mind. LOL.


message 959: by Chela (new)

Chela (chelah) | 8 comments Hey Elizabeth are you new too?


message 960: by Leah (new)

Leah | 1 comments Hi, I'm Leah. I love YA fiction. I am studying to be a librarian in K-8.


message 961: by Nat (last edited Jun 24, 2010 03:37AM) (new)

Nat | 8 comments Hi everyone. My name is Natalie and I'm 22, I live in Melbourne, Australia. I love to read, but I'm studying full time so most of my spare time is taken up with homework so I dont read nearly as much as I would like to =(. But everyone needs to unwind somehow so I try to read at least one chapter of a book before I go to bed and that seems to be enough to feed my reading addiction for now haha


message 962: by Regan (new)

Regan Fairley (reganf) | 1 comments Hi! I'm Regan, I love reading! http://www.punbb-hosting.com/forums/B... Please join this!


message 963: by Shannon (new)

Shannon (shanditty) | 17 comments I'm loving all my fellow grown-up YA fans. Hello to Leah, Natalie and Regan! Friend me! I love reading book reviews. :)


message 964: by J. (last edited Jun 25, 2010 08:43AM) (new)

J. Ford (jkellerford) | 1 comments Hi all:

My name is Jenny and I'm an author. I am looking for feedback, especially from teens, on my young adult fantasy novel, In the Shadow of the Dragon King. I would appreciate any and all comments as the novel is complete and now I just need to tweak it before sending it to agents. As my target market is teens and up, I really need to get an idea if this is going to fly with teens and new adults - ages 16 - 20. (of course, if it appeals to an older audience, that's even better! :-)

All comments are welcomed and encouraged. I'm not even sure if this is what this group discusses, and if it's not, then please accept my apologies for posting.

If it is, the first chapter is posted for reading and I would love to get your feedback.

I hope some of you would like to take a stab at the story. Don't be afraid to be completely honest. It is what I need at the moment.

Thank you for your time and comments.


message 965: by Daniele (new)

Daniele Lanzarotta (danielelanzarotta) | 8 comments Hi everyone! My name is Daniele Lanzarotta. I'm 29 years old and live in Virginia Beach. I love reading and writing YA novels. My first novel, Imprinted Souls was just released this month. I'm currently reading the Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong (Love it so far).


message 966: by Gabrielle (new)

Gabrielle  (3gabrielle3) Hey this is Gabbie Bentley! I like how enthusiastic people are 'bout books! never get that at my school!!!


message 967: by Steven (new)

Steven (slashsmugface) | 1 comments Hey this is Steven from Pennsylvania. I am 14 and really enjoy reading YA fiction. I'm looking forward to being apart of this group.


message 968: by Winnie (new)

Winnie | 2 comments Hi, I love to read YA books and i read a lots recently as summer holiday has started. I normally borrow books from library which has a huge collection.


message 969: by Yaa (new)

Yaa (mediocreatbest) Bonjour, I'm Yaa(means born on thursday). Im Ghanaian. I'm 14 and im in the 10th grade. I LOVE reading and writing books. Always gets the highest im my English exams (very proud) and I write short stories with my equally gifted buddies!


message 970: by [deleted user] (new)

Im Werty, you prolly think thats a funky name, and it is... Im 13 years old :) i love to read... but i HATE writing, which is weird.


message 971: by Mona (new)

Mona Garg (k1721m) | 13 comments Hi Everyone! I'm Mona and I joined this group on the recommendation of Beth, a GR friend.

I joined GR in April and love it here. It's great for discovering books authors. I am in a couple other groups besides this one and enjoy chatting about books or whatever.

I enjoy many different genres of books.

I'd also like to mention a website I read about in one of my groups, FreeBookFriday.com & FreeBookFridayTeens.com. Every Friday, they give away a book. You can enter both even if you're not a teen. Just go to the site and sign up. They will send you an email about the books they are giving away that week and another email about who won.


message 972: by A.T. (new)

A.T. (meandonlyme) | 21 comments Well I don't think I ever did my introduction so here goes nothing... My name is A. T. McClendon and unlike most of the members of this group I am merely a teen, soon to be college student with a completed novel manuscript, with a love of YA fiction. Maybe one day I'll actually be published. Here's hoping!


message 973: by Danae (new)

Danae (roseyred) | 2 comments hi everyone

my name is danae, i live in California. I love to read almost anykind of books but i love YA the most of all.


message 974: by JaceAngel (new)

JaceAngel  (jaceangel) | 1 comments Hello, My name is Isabella, I am not an author but would love to be I am though an avid reader and I am currently obsessed with this website since I found it.


message 975: by Andrew (new)

Andrew Wiley (amwiley) | 1 comments Hi YA book club! MY name is Andrew Wiley. I am a YA reader and writer. I have been a volunteer youth worker for over ten years with both middle and high school students and have a heart for kids.
I have been married for three years and my wife and I have a 13 month-old son.

I love stories and always have and am looking forward to being a part of this book club. Thanks!


message 976: by Vergil (new)

Vergil | 1 comments Hi everyone,my name is A.J and i am 22 years old i like reading and writing, my collection of books is quite diverse and i am not confided to any particular genre.
and one more thing i am working on my novel for like a year i hope that one day it will get published.


message 977: by Haley (new)

Haley | 9 comments Hello, my name is Haley. I am 17 turning 18 in August. I live on a farm in Alberta, Canada. I love reading because it helps me escape from reality. I love random books. :) Because i am a random person. I am quite stoked to be in this group.


message 978: by [deleted user] (new)

Hi,I'm Patricia.I'm a teenperson from Rivers,Manitoba Canada.BEWARE OF TWI-HARDS!!!!!!!


message 979: by [deleted user] (new)

Patricia wrote: "Hi,I'm Patricia.I'm a teenperson from Rivers,Manitoba Canada.BEWARE OF TWI-HARDS!!!!!!!"

Hey, Patricia!! whats your favorite YA book??


message 980: by Angie, YA lovin mod!! (new)

Angie | 2687 comments Mod
So many new members, wow! Welcome everyone!


message 981: by Madi (new)

Madi Thomason (madit) | 1 comments I'm Madi Thomason. I love reading and love book clubs. I have read way too many books to list here.


message 982: by [deleted user] (new)

Werty wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Hi,I'm Patricia.I'm a teenperson from Rivers,Manitoba Canada.BEWARE OF TWI-HARDS!!!!!!!"

Hey, Patricia!! whats your favorite YA book??"


Ummmm,how long can this thing go?There are so many!I'll give you my top five favourite books(or series):The Mortal Instruments,Inheritance Cycle,Fallen,The wolves of Mercy Falls,AND The Last Apprentice.


message 983: by Kgilpatrick (new)

Kgilpatrick | 1 comments Hey everyone. I am a sixth grade reading/writing teacher in Maine. I love to read and to talk about books! I try to keep up with what my students are reading but I just don't have enough time to read all the titles I want.


message 984: by Beverly (new)

Beverly (lili-annechavez) | 2 comments Hey!! My name is Beverly, or Lili for short, I'm 17 years old and I live in Las Vegas. I'm one of those people that used to say "I don't read. It sucks.", but then my world changed with Twilight. Yes, Twilight. Don't worry, I like the books but I'm not obsessed. After a couple of months, I read the Mortal Instruments and let me tell you, I FELL IN LOVE!! Ever since then I've been reading like crazy!! Seriously, it hasn't even been a year yet and I'm devouring books like there's not tomorrow.


message 985: by [deleted user] (new)

Hey everyone..
good to know everyone in here..
however I'm not only new to this gruop but it is my first group to join in as well everyone has a first I guess anyways I ADORE reading specially romantic stories I'm about to be 15 in september my name is May and thank you for creating such a group I'm sure I'll have fun =)


message 986: by Chapters of Kiki (new)

Chapters of Kiki (chaptersofkiki) Hi I'M Kiara. I live in NC and am 21. I can't really discribe why I enjoy reading. I just do. I enjoy romance and fantasy the most. I don't normally read period book but I like to try everything a least once so I'm looking into one.


message 987: by [deleted user] (new)

Greetings,Madi,Kgilpatrick,Beverly,Meme,and Irkiwi.


message 988: by Marcie (new)

Marcie | 12 comments Hi everyone my name is Marcie and I love to read. Sometimes I feel like I am addicted to books. I love reading fiction, YA and supernatural. I am also a fan of the classics. I have my own bookreview blog.
http://2readornot2read-loves2read.blo...
I would love it if you would follow me on my blog. I look forward to discussing books with you all.


message 989: by [deleted user] (new)

Marcie wrote: "Hi everyone my name is Marcie and I love to read. Sometimes I feel like I am addicted to books. I love reading fiction, YA and supernatural. I am also a fan of the classics. I have my own bookr..."

Hi Marcie!!! what's your favorite book??


message 990: by Marcie (new)

Marcie | 12 comments That is a tough question to answer. I would have to say my favorite books are Shiver, Persuasion and Sphere.


message 991: by [deleted user] (new)

Marcie wrote: "That is a tough question to answer. I would have to say my favorite books are Shiver, Persuasion and Sphere."

Fascinating... :) i read Sphere... what's it about??


message 992: by [deleted user] (new)

Werty wrote: "Marcie wrote: "That is a tough question to answer. I would have to say my favorite books are Shiver, Persuasion and Sphere."

Fascinating... :) i read Sphere... what's it about??"


i HAVENT read Sphere... haha sorry


message 993: by Marcie (new)

Marcie | 12 comments It's by Michael Crichton. It was one of the first sci-fi books I ever read and I loved it. I don't want to give too much away incase you ever want to read it, but it's about a group a scientist who go to the bottom of the ocean to investigate a sunken spaceship. They made a movie out of the book, but it wasn't any good.


message 994: by Marcie (new)

Marcie | 12 comments What is your favorite book(s)?


message 995: by [deleted user] (new)

Marcie wrote: "It's by Michael Crichton. It was one of the first sci-fi books I ever read and I loved it. I don't want to give too much away incase you ever want to read it, but it's about a group a scientist w..."

Seems interesting... i might read it!


message 996: by [deleted user] (new)

I'm Sabrina and I'm 13 years old. I live in the south bay area (redondo beach/ hermosa beach) I love to read. I also play guitar and can somewhat sing decently (yesssss) haha. Reading has always been a passion of mine and i love almost every kind of book there is. I joined this group because im a YA and i love YA books! Hopefully this club introduces me to new books to read!

Add me! XD let's be friends ppllllllllllllllllllll

<3


message 997: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer | 1 comments Hi everyone! My name is Jenny and I'm new to this site but am very excited about it! I have listed a few personal tidbits about myself below.

Favorite YA Series: Twilight, Vampire Academy, The Mortal Instruments, Wicked Lovely, The Heir Series, Harry Potter, Graceling, Fire, The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Immortal Nicholas Flamel, anything by Holly Black and the list goes on and on and on!
Favorite Music: Pop/Rock/Alternative/Country/Musicals Classical, etc.!
Favorite Food: Italian
FavoriteTV Show or Movie: I am addicted to all sorts of HORRIBLE television shows...
Hobbies: Singing, Reading, Writing, Exercising and Mommy-ing.
Other: I teach reading to adolescents


message 998: by [deleted user] (new)

Hey Jenny and Sabrina!!


message 999: by Tabatha (new)

Tabatha hi, my name is Tabatha and i love to read


message 1000: by Ty (new)

Ty Roth | 1 comments Hey! My name is Ty Roth. I'm a literature and composition teacher at both the high school and university level. I am signed to a two-book deal with Random House/Delacorte. In order to better serve my students, in recent years I have become an avid reader of young adult fiction, and I am constantly looking for recommendations for further reading.


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