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[Harold]

I'm Harold Smithson and I'm someone who was born in Albania who currently lives in Wisconsin. I love young adult books and all books in general as long as they're good. I've organized two contests so far and have been a terrible host for the second one. I hope to make up for that in the third...

Favorite book: All Quiet on the Western Front

[Tish]

'Bout time you introduced yourself, Harold! ;) Looking forward to contest #3.

Welcome to all you new people!

[David]

Welcome Harold!!

[Heidi]

Harold you did not do a terrible job! I am from MN but now live in IL so I have your state (WI) surrounded :)

[Harold]

Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "Harold you did not do a terrible job! I am from MN but now live in IL so I have your state (WI) surrounded :)"

So in the event of a Civil War I'm going to have to be like Mayor Prentiss?

[Heidi]

Harold wrote: "Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "Harold you did not do a terrible job! I am from MN but now live in IL so I have your state (WI) surrounded :)"

So in the event of a Civil War I'm going to have to be..."

I hope not!

[Harold]

Hello, Leandra! Welcome to Goodreads, and no, you're not alone. (I borrowed The Schwa Was Here because of the cover. A different edition than the main one shown on Goodreads)

[David]

Hi Leandra!! Good to have another 16yo trapped in an adult body lol, I know exactly what you mean!

[Harold]

Oh, by the way, I submitted (Fairly recently) a story of mine into a writing contest. I'd like it if you guys could critique my work. (Here's the link: http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...) It's the prologue and first chapter to a book I plan to write, so please look at it and give me constructive criticism.

[Vanessa]

David wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "Linda wrote: "I love the Matched Trilogy too. Can't wait for the third one coming soon."

Did we just become best friends? (Step Brothers reference) Yes! Pre-Ordered it not to long ..."

hahaha. Yes, love the movie. So many honorable quotes

[Vanessa]

Linda wrote: "I don't like to wait till preorder and will search for it in a bookstore on the pub date, mid November I think."

yea the wait is painful. :)

And The Girl of Fire and Thorns? Hmmm gonna have to look into that one.

[David]

Leandra wrote: "David wrote: "Hi Leandra!! Good to have another 16yo trapped in an adult body lol, I know exactly what you mean!"

I was actually on B & N the other day and was getting ready to purchase The Moon D..."

LOL! I swear I'm losing my mind too sometimes. My wife asks me to do something and I'm about to do it, get distracted, and then she asks five minutes later and I've totally forgotten!

In any case, wow, thank you so much!! You are too kind, I really hope you enjoy it, I've poured my heart into this series :)

[Harold]

If anyone sees Dawn Heathers commenting on the boards, say hi to her. She's my little sister and she just asked to be admitted to this group.

[Scott]

Hello all,

Just wanted to say hello. I like the idea of this group - YA fiction for adults (who says YA has to stay, well...for YA only?)

Anyway, I just finished writing my first YA fantasy novel and am hoping to get involved with some great discussion groups. Hope to see you all around the group!

[David]

Hi Scott, good to see you in another of my groups :)

[Scott]

Heh, yes David, I do indeed like the theme of your groups. So thanks for making them ;)

[Kouk]

Hello Everyone,

I'm kouk, 28 yrs.

I live in The Netherlands, but i read a lot more English books than Dutch ones.

Currently i'm really into YA Dystopia.
I'm going to finish reading Mockingjay today.

I look forward to talk about books with all of you!

[David]

Scott wrote: "Heh, yes David, I do indeed like the theme of your groups. So thanks for making them ;)"

Oh LOL, I didn't mean "my" groups. I just meant groups I was in LOL! I didn't make any of them although I LOVE them :)

[David]

Kouk wrote: "Hello Everyone,

I'm kouk, 28 yrs.

I live in The Netherlands, but i read a lot more English books than Dutch ones.

Currently i'm really into YA Dystopia.
I'm going to finish reading Mockingjay t..."

Welcome Kouk! Great to have you in the group, I'm obsessed with YA dystopian at the moment too :)

[Erica]

Hi all! I'm Erica and I'm 25 years old. I love to read YA historical fiction. Right now, however, I'm reading Keep Sweet. I also love Francesca Lia Block and some other YA authors.

[David]

Welcome Erica!!

[Tanya]

Hi everyone, my name is Tanya. I'm a 19 years old student and currently lives in Jakarta, Indonesia. I'm a heavy reader who likes to read any kind of books but mostly mystery, thriller, drama and contemporary :) i'm all excited to join this group, hope everyone's having a good day!

xxxx

[Linda]

Hi Tanya. 3 of my books are in Indonesia (Dead Girl Walking, DG Dancing and Dead Girl in Love). I love my Indonesia covers although I have only seen them online. The publisher hasn't sent me copies and I would love to get them, maybe trade some US books for them. Anyway, nice to meet you here!!! I love mystery novels, too.

[Marta]

Hi Everyone,
My name is Martha and I'm studying Library Science at Simmons College in Boston. I love Young Adult and Children's fiction, and read as much as I can.

[Harold]

Darcy wrote: "Hello everyone,

My name is Darcy and I am a highschool teacher in Ontario Canada... I am currently reading the Maze Runner Series (Book three should be in my mailbox when I get home today!) but lo..."

It's good to have you, Darcy!

[David]

Welcome Tanya, great to have you in the group!!

Hi Martha, ooh I love Boston, best of luck with your degree and welcome :)

Welcome Darcy, I really enjoyed The Maze Runner and can't get enough of dystopian in general :)

[April]

Hi Everyone. I'm a PTA mom, former P.I., screenwriter and film producer, and my debut novel, Marking Time (YA urban fantasy) was just published in November. I'm currently researching Elizabeth Tudor for book two, but the last YA books I read were The Thief and Queen of Attolia for the second time, this time out loud to my 9-year-old son - who loved them!

[Tanya]

Linda wrote: "Hi Tanya. 3 of my books are in Indonesia (Dead Girl Walking, DG Dancing and Dead Girl in Love). I love my Indonesia covers although I have only seen them online. The publisher hasn't sent me copie..."

Oh really? That is just so great, i'll check your books in the local bookstores tomorrow.

[David]

Welcome April!! Great to have you in the group :)

[Emily]

Hiya, I'm Emily. I like to read YA, but not exclusively. (: Thanks for letting me join & be a part of the group!

[David]

Hi Emily! Welcome to the group :)

[DJ]

My name is DJ Harris (aka DJ6ual). My favorite author is Christopher Moore, but lately I have been reading a lot of Aaron Powell .

I tend to be drawn to post-apocalyptic, patriotic, and humor books, but I will read (and review) just about anything!

I have an eReader (Kindle) but I hate it! I love the feeling of holding a real book as I thumb through the pages and go on a new adventure with the turn of the page! I don't think I'll ever be a big fan of all this new book technology.

I love making new friends, so everyone can feel free to add me if they like. If you need a review, a vote, a comment, or anything else just let me know and I'll do my best to help you out.

For more information on me, or my blog, stop by my GoodReads page and check out my profile.

[David]

Welcome DJ!! Great to have you in the group ;)

[Heidi]

Hi DJ - I have a Kindle and a Nook but read almost all print library books - I love to flip!!

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Hello everyone! My name is Kaitlyn and I am a HUGE fan of YA books. I'm also a published author of this YA Paranormal book here:

I would love it if you could check it out! Thanks!

[David]

Welcome to this group too Kaitlyn :)

[S.K.]

Hi I'm Sammy. I'm an author but not YA so no spamming, I swear :) I'm 30, and a hot mess-mama from Australia. I love young adult, but I think I might be growing out of it a little and I don't want to so I'm here looking for some recs. Mind-blowing recs.
I grew up on a diet of Blume and Cooney and I can still read them over and over. I'm a BIG Twilight fan, and the first 2 Hunger Game books (let's not talk about the third, okay? Lol) And I enjoyed 'The Elite' (not so much The Selection) and the first Divergent book was pretty good. I'm trying to avoid all the vampire/angel/werewolf ones in general.
I want stories that are different from all the others. I think the only YA to-read I have is Killing Sarai-I just have to finish some others first.

[David]

Welcome Sammy!! Awesome intro and thanks for not spamming :)

[Justus]

Hey Everyone, My name's Justus, and I am *ahem* a bit older, but still find plenty to love in YA books. I mostly enjoy urban paranormal such as the Mortal Instruments, or dystopians like the Divergent series.

I've published two books in a YA series called The Bleeding Worlds (I won't mention them again). I just enjoy the incredible freedom that YA offers. Characters have such potential for growth because of the stage of their life and it's just incredibly flexible in terms of the varying genres it embraces.

Looking forward to your discussions and recommendations.

[David]

Welcome Justus! Age is just a number and YA books are for everyone these days!

[Catherine]

Welcome Justus! You are only a few year older than I am in age, but if you're anything like me, I'm definitely young at heart! :)

[Catherine]

And welcome Sammy! You seem like a girl after my own heart. Hot-mess mama? Check! Baby-Sitters Club? Check! Over the age of 29 and on GoodReads? Check! Lets be friends! lol! XD

[S.K.]

Catherine wrote: "And welcome Sammy! You seem like a girl after my own heart. Hot-mess mama? Check! Baby-Sitters Club? Check! Over the age of 29 and on GoodReads? Check! Lets be friends! lol! XD"

Absolutely!

[Sheri]

welcome Justus, you will find out rather quickly our age us irrelevant here.enjoy!

[Sheri]

welcome Justus, you will find out rather quickly our age is irrelevant...enjoy!

[Kirsty (Amethyst Bookwyrm)]

Hi everyone,

I love YA books especially fantasy, paranormal and dystopian novels

Can't wait to chat about books
Sally-Anne http://amethystbookwyrm.blogspot.co.uk/

[David]

Welcome Sally-Anne!!! Awesome blog !

[Justus]

Welcome Sally-Anne.
And thank you everyone for your warm welcome :)

[Kirsty (Amethyst Bookwyrm)]

Thanks David and Justus

[Lawrence]

Happy to find this club -- I've been on a little binge, reading YA offerings from well-established adult novelists, which seems right in line with this group. Last two reads were NOW YOU SEE HER by bestselling author Jackie Mitchard and SLAM by HIGH FIDELITY (among others) author Nick Hornby. Might even write a roundup of this experience when I get enough (my last such essay showed up book site themillions.com). Let me know if you have other nominations.