Everworld by K.A. Applegate

[Amanda]

Has anyone ever read this series??

I LOVE this series. I read it when I was 13-14, and it was the first big series I read for YA. It opened up my imagination as a teenager, and really is what sparked my interest in fantasy and paranormal novels.

Any thoughts or ideas?

[Heidi]

Never heard of it Amanda. Sounds interesting though :)

[Amanda]

The books are now out of print, so they're a bit hard to find. And they aren't available for Kindle, either. I want to check at my moms house and see if they're still there, or if they're packed up in my house somewhere. But I really want to re-read them.

[S.S.]

These sound interesting.
I just looked them up on Amazon. Books one through three have 4.5 stars out of 5. Wonder why they don't reissue them?

[Amanda]

I don't know! Probably because they're "kids" books, even though I believe the main characters are high-schoolers. They were in print 10+ years ago, if I'm correct. I think the first one came out around 1999? That could be it.

I was lying in bed last night reading, and some scene in "The Iron King" reminded me of Everworld. I hopped up and pulled out the laptop. I had completely forgotten about them!

[Heidi]

Nice Amanda - introduce me to books that are out of print. (jk) :)

[Laura Beth]

I just added the first one to my TBR list...

[Heidi]

I checked. My library has 5 copies of it, so I guess you are off the hook Amanda :) It must have been pretty popular if they have 5 copies.

[Amanda]

You know you've got a good series when you're still thinking about it 10 years later.

[Annie]

I read the first one trying to find read alikes for a male student who likes the Cirque du Freak books. It didn't grab me enough to finish the series and the student didn't want another one either. I'm thinking I just recommended it to the wrong person.
Amanda,
Should I offer this to girls? Do you think it would sell better to them? Anyway, my local used book store has the complete set, so maybe that's the way to go.

[Amanda]

The books were gripping for me, and I read them in 8th/9th grade. But the whole "getting sucked into another Universe" thing has always been a favorite reading topic of mine. If your students are interested in Sci Fi or Fantasy books, they'll probably like them. I wouldn't say that they are really geared towards either gender specifically. The series of books are told from different perspectives, so you get into the head of all the main characters.

[Annie]

I just put them in my bag to take in. Thanks for bringing them up!

[Jaime]

This sounds so interesting, plus the adventure of finding a book out of print! I can't wait!