What are you reading this summer?

[Pam]

I am working on a summer reading list and am looking for recommendations. I work in a library at a middle school so I am looking for YA literature. So far I have Before I Fall and A Great and Terrible Beauty on my list. What will you be reading?

[Shelby]

Linger!!! And the rest of the Percy Jackson books (I'm on the third) and hopefully the deathly hallows, the last Harry potter.

[Angela Sunshine]

13 to Life: A Werewolf's Tale looks good and Mockingjay, the 3rd book in the Hunger Games series comes out this summer too. I second Linger, Shelby!

I've already read these, but would recommend The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Unwind and Everlost.

I think they are all boy/girl friendly, especially the last three. My son is in middle school now and enjoyed them all.

[bjneary]

Pam, what grades? Jordan Sonneblick's books are great, Gary D. Schmidt books, Gennifer Choldenko's Al Capone books are a riot! I don't want to give you High School YA titles....in our junior high they have to be careful about many kinds of subjects--so we get books that might be challenged....

[Angela Sunshine]

Good thinking BJ. I forget that schools aren't bookstores! With that in mind, I'll double my push for Neal Shusterman's books. Good, clean reads.

[Pam]

This is my personal summer reading list so I will include high school YA titles. My library is 6 - 8 so a lot of the things I read are too mature for my library. I tend to read a combination of titles at and above the maturity level of my students. I also have a son going into 7th grade so I am also looking for new books for him. He is finishing Catching Fire so we are looking forward to Mockingjay this summer.

[Lisa]

Hi Pam,

I have a 7th grade son as well. Has your son read the other series by Suzanne Collins - Gregor the Overlander? My son is on the 5th one and he is a reluctant reader, and has really enjoyed all the series!! Also, the Percy Jackson series, and the Seekers series by Erin Hunter, about a group of bears. A stand alone he enjoyed is The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex.

Yay, we can't wait for Mockingjay either!!!!

A librarian had teachers ask their 8th grade students what books they loved and would remember from the year. I thought it was a great idea. And I was thrilled to see a couple of my books mentioned. :) Here's the link:

http://marianslibrary.wordpress.com/2...

Lisa

[Alan]

Very nice Lisa :D I can only hope my book will be on a list like that someday!

[bjneary]

Lisa, Your books are great for junior and high school readers!!! I have Chasing Brooklyn on our book list that goes in this week. Very nice blog by marianslibrary---love so many of those books and it is great what the teen readers think and feel about the titles!

[Stephanie]

romance! i am in for some good love couples and some teenage drama

[Lisa]

Why thanks Alan and BJ!!

[Kelly]

I am waiting for Linger and Mockingjay and The Clock work Angel! These are my hold outs! I am reading Spells currently!

[Nicole]

i've read hush hush by becca fitzpatrick and i liked it. Its about angels and its pretty interesting. There is also the morganville vampires. its a 8 book series so far, the 9th one is coming out this fall. Those are about four human heroes living in a mostly vamp town.

[Jackie]

Has anyone read Illyria by Elizabeth Hand? I just finished it and wondered what you may have thought of the book.

[Melanie]

Has anyone read I, Coriander by Sally Gardner? I picked it up at the library. It looks really good. I hope I can get to it soon.I, Coriander

[Jen]

Kelly wrote: "I am waiting for Linger and Mockingjay and The Clock work Angel! These are my hold outs! I am reading Spells currently!"

I just got an ARC of The Clockwork Angel at BEA...one of my students is reading it now. And Linger is fantastic! Can't WAIT for Mockingjay!

[Jen]

Pam wrote: "I am working on a summer reading list and am looking for recommendations. I work in a library at a middle school so I am looking for YA literature. So far I have Before I Fall and A Great and Ter..."

A fantastic series my students (7th grade) really love - boys and girls - is the Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan. The first one is SO addicting!!

[bjneary]

Enjoying Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper right now, but I have about 30 books checked out of my high school library to read this summer for book talks in the fall.

[Kellee]

I have WAY too long of a list that I am going to try to read this summer. We'll see how it goes. :)

[bjneary]

Kellee, agreed!

[Nicole]

bj wrote: "Kellee, agreed!"

goes double for me. =)

[Nancy]

bj wrote: "Enjoying Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper right now..."

I love Sharon Draper, and I loved Out of My Mind. I think it's a fabulous book to give kids a different perspective on their peers with disabilities.

[Julia]

I just started reading "A thousand splendid suns" by Khaled Hosseini,but that`s one of the books I`ve chosen to read.I have to work with the list from the school programe.I have many authores to read...different...Albanian and foreighers...

[Marg]

I have just finished reading "The Crossing" by Mandy Hager, a New Zealand author. It is the first in a trilogy called "Blood of the Lamb" Girl orientated but a gripping read set in the Pacific after a cataclysmic occurrence from which few have survived and some of these have set up their own religioun and have enslaved the rest.

[bjneary]

Nancy wrote: "bj wrote: "Enjoying Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper right now..."

I love Sharon Draper, and I loved Out of My Mind. I think it's a fabulous book to give kids a different perspective..."Nancy, I so agree about this book--it gives kids and adults alike that kids like Melody are thinking, feeling, and to be treated with respect and friendship.

[Miranda]

i;m going to read linger, spells, fever 1793(laurie halse anerson is super great), i heart you, you haunt me, the summer i turned pretty and more! most of my friends are looking forward to mocking jay but i havent even started that searies i have to read alott of books thas ssummer any sudgestion?

[Nina]

Going to read Hush Hush, Wintergirls, The Body Finder, The Snowball Effect, Jungle Kill, Sudden Death, Splitt by a Kiss and lots more. These books are already on my shelfs! :) Also I really want to start reading Pretty Little Liers!

[Susan]

I just started Dead Is the New Black by Marlene Perez and zoomed through the first 80 pages!! I love love love this book!

[Angela Sunshine]

Miranda wrote: "i;m going to read linger, spells, fever 1793(laurie halse anerson is super great), i heart you, you haunt me, the summer i turned pretty and more! most of my friends are looking forward to mocking ..."

Definitely read the Hunger Games series. Sooo good!

[N.d]

Melanie wrote: "Has anyone read I, Coriander by Sally Gardner? I picked it up at the library. It looks really good. I hope I can get to it soon.I, Coriander"

It's fantastic! Absolutely loved it. I hope you enjoy it as well!

[Danielle]

i'm currently reading the morganville vampires series right now. and it just keeps getting better!!!! :)

[Anna]

I just read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot). It isn't young adult, however, it would keep the interest of teens. It is non-fiction and touches cultural, historical, and scientific issues. I highly recommend it. It really should be read by everyone, but it would be a wonderful Black History Month or Women's History Month selection.

[Lexiiii]

I've got to read my summer reading books for school, concluding of three boring books with reports.

But I'm looking forward to the 2nd Mercy Falls book and many others on my list, I want the fourth book to city of mortal instruments and my vampire academy series!!

[Lexiiii]

Pam wrote: "I am working on a summer reading list and am looking for recommendations. I work in a library at a middle school so I am looking for YA literature. So far I have Before I Fall and A Great and Ter..."

A Great and Terrible Beauty has a weird twist to it, but overall a great book, I read all three in a week !

[Lexiiii]

AngelaSunshine wrote: "Miranda wrote: "i;m going to read linger, spells, fever 1793(laurie halse anerson is super great), i heart you, you haunt me, the summer i turned pretty and more! most of my friends are looking for..."

The Hunger games was really goood ! I can't wait for the third one, LIES.

[bjneary]

Just finished Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess---a great, compelling read about a girl's father who is a sexual predator, gets out of jail early....and is going after his daughter again....Loved the pacing, the determination of Meredith, a sick, but gripping book.

[Lindsey]

The Demon King By Cinda William Chima is really great and the sequel is coming out in September.

Of course I will be reading Mockingjay when it comes out.

I just finished The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (the author of The Percy Jackson series) and it is based on Egyptian Mythology. It was really great!

I also read the third book in the series by Susan Beth Pfeffer. The First one is called Life as We Knew It. The second is The Dead and The Gone. And the last one is This World We Live In. All three of these are really great.

I just started a book called "Birthmarked" by Caragh M Obrien. Its very futuristic and a little bit science fictiony so far but has a very unique premise!

[Angela Sunshine]

bj wrote: "Just finished Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess---a great, compelling read about a girl's father who is a sexual predator, gets out of jail early....and is going after his daughter again....Loved t..."

Man, that was a tough book to read! Didn't you want to grab and shake her mother?!

[bjneary]

Yes, she was totally wacked, I couldn't believe she would ignore her daughter's assertions and side with her husband with all the other "stuff" he did!

[Shelby Cunningham]

im workin through two different reading lists. doin good with both. i almost finished a whol series plus other randoms books.

[Janet]

Pam wrote: "I am working on a summer reading list and am looking for recommendations. I work in a library at a middle school so I am looking for YA literature. So far I have Before I Fall and A Great and Ter..."

Pam wrote: "I am working on a summer reading list and am looking for recommendations. I work in a library at a middle school so I am looking for YA literature. So far I have Before I Fall and A Great and Ter..."

How about my books MESSED UP and ADDICTED TO HER? I recently read SPEAK and GOING BOVINE.

[Susan]

I just finished Linger by Maggie Stiefvater...waited a long time for this one to be released but the wait was well worth it! What a great book!

[Angela Sunshine]

Janet wrote: "How about my books MESSED UP and ADDICTED TO HER? I recently read SPEAK and GOING BOVINE. "

Both of those books are on my TBR list. I haven't gotten my hands on copies yet. I love the cover for Addicted to Her! Haunting eyes...

[bjneary]

I have Messed Up with me so I will read that soon meaning this summer---have to see if I have Addicted to Her in my library... I didn't really like Going Bovine, what did you think Janet?

[Susan]

I'm finishing up North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley and this is turning out to be one of my faves for the year!!

[bjneary]

Susan, North of Beautiful was totally awesome, I read it for PSLA 2010 in April.

[Susan]

I loved it BJ! I want a guy like Jacob....do you think my husband would notice?? Hahahaha j/k

[Sarah]

My summer has strangely turned into catching up on classic trashy reads: Valley of the Dolls (terrible!) and Flowers in the Attic.

[Alyssa]

I'm currently reading Hush, Hush. Started it early this morning and am nearly finished!

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Im going 2 read The Luxe, City of Bones, and Generation Dead.