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Casey wrote: "I gave her The Giver and she wasn't into it. I never thought about Warm Bodies but she might like that. Angelfall....maybe.I've not read it yet. I like to read them before getting them for her. Whi..."Not sure what the length cut-off is for your niece? Maybe she needs a kindle or something where you can't tell how big the book is by it's size.
Here are some choices, all of which have leading female characters:
I highly recommend The Violet Eden series. The series isn't hugely popular, but it is really good.
Anyone know of some good YA books set in the Middle East? Thanks!
I haven't read it yet, but I've heard it's good and I think it's set in the middle east...
Wait, the synopsis says 'Middle Eastern state', so yeah, lol.
Wait, now that i looked I don't see that anyone classified it as YA. I don't know why I thought that, so scratch that.
If you're still looking I've read some good PR and UF,
Are you looking specifically for amnesia books?
I just read
and I would love to read something similar to it
Stacia (queen of double standards) wrote: "Are you looking specifically for amnesia books?"Yup!
I am currently looking for a book that shows the Japanese perspective during WWII - not an American in Japan. Genre: WWII Nonfiction, Fiction, Memoir
Setting: WWII Japan or WWII Japanese Internment Camp
Characters: Japanese child, Japanese adult
It needs to be YA appropriate because I'll be pairing my final choice with A Separate Peace for my 9th grade (14-16 year olds) students in the August.
Thanks,
Katie
Two books I would recommend are:
I haven't read this particular My Name is America title but I have enjoyed others I have read. It may be a bit on the young side for your students. A nonfiction selection which has been very popular with schools in my area is
. It won this years YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) Award for Excellence in Nonfiction.
I remember reading Snow Falling on Cedars when I was in high school but I can't remember if I liked it very much, lol.This is a memoir I've assigned to my college students, mostly freshmen. Might be worth looking into as well! Nisei Daughter
I'm looking for more books like Anna and the French Kiss and The Trouble with Flirting cute, fun books. Im so in the mood for something light.
Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "Amy have you read Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
? You might like it."No I haven't read that yet so I'll give it a go. Thank you!
Im stuck what to read i love YA/NA and even adult i love fantasy paranormal and contemporary im pretty much into anything as long as it captures me , ive read many books to so hard to find something I haven't any help would be great ill make a list of some of the books i love the most to give you an ideaYA
the lux series and pretty much anything by Jennifer L. Armentrout I love her work and her stuff in her other name J lynn
capitve series
hunger games
the selection
shadow falls
vampire academy and bloodlines
hex hall
morganville vampires
(really enjoy school college based
supernatural/fantasy)
Bully
beautiful disaster
NA
I love fan girl
easy
sugar kisses
the mystic series
love abby glines and colleen hoover books
and adult i enjoy many shifter series especially alphas looking for mates etc like the human mating with a shifter theme too
feral sins is a great one
alpha omega series
were chronicles
anyhelp would be great thanks all
NicoleOne of my favorite YA series is
The Girl of Fire and ThornsThe Crown of EmbersThe Crown of EmbersThe Bitter Kingdom the first book takes a little time to really grow to like the heroine but it is really good.
If you like anything contemporary I recommend anything by Melina Marchetta Saving FrancescaThe Piper's SonOn the Jellicoe Road
For adult I ALWAYS recomend the Fever series if you haven't read it yet. It is UF/PNR
DarkfeverBloodfeverFaefeverDreamfeverShadowfever
but if you really like alphas and shifters and Paranormal I really enjoyed both the Psy/Changling series by Nalini Singh or the Immortals After Dark Series by Kresley Cole There are a freakton of books in both those series.
I 100% back the Melina Marchetta recommendation as well as the Fever series. I also love the Kate Daniels series Magic Bites
as well as the Curse Workers White Cat
.
Kathryn wrote: "I am currently looking for a book that shows the Japanese perspective during WWII - not an American in Japan. Genre: WWII Nonfiction, Fiction, Memoir
Setting: WWII Japan or WWII Japanese Internm..."
I ran across
when I was in school and really liked it. if I recall properly, it's a very short little book.
@Nicola
is one of my absolute favorites!
Robin wrote: "NicoleOne of my favorite YA series is
The Girl of Fire and ThornsThe Crown of EmbersThe Crown of EmbersThe Bitter Kingdom the firs..."
thanks ill check out the fever series it loks interesting and the psy changeling xx
Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "I 100% back the Melina Marchetta recommendation as well as the Fever series. I also love the Kate Daniels series Magic Bites as well as the Curse Workers..."i couldnt get itno kate daniels last time i tried but may try it again , white cat looks interesting x
Ashley wrote: "@Nicola is one of my absolute favorites!"thanks asheligh been meaning to read that for a while x
The first Kate Daniels book is just not good. I will admit it and a lot of my GR friends also said the same thing. The rest of the series is really good though :)
Nicola if you like audio books I HIGHLY recommend White Cat on audio book. The actor Jesse Eisenberg narrates it and does a fantastic job.
Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "The first Kate Daniels book is just not good. I will admit it and a lot of my GR friends also said the same thing. The rest of the series is really good though :)"I think I was the only person I know who liked the first book. I gave it 4 stars. Mostly for the unique world.
Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "Nicola if you like audio books I HIGHLY recommend White Cat on audio book. The actor Jesse Eisenberg narrates it and does a fantastic job."*drooling*
I didn't know Jesse Eisenberg read audiobooks. must investigate...
I think it is only that particular series Ashley. He is fantastic.
I much prefer to read myself i tend to loose train of thought and my mind wonders if listening to audio, but thanks the other 2 books are on my to read list so may check them out. Ok so i just need to plough through the first kate daniels, as i've heard such good things about the series as a hole ill give it another try least till i get to 2nd book to make a better judgement :)
Nicola wrote: "I much prefer to read myself i tend to loose train of thought and my mind wonders if listening to audio, but thanks the other 2 books are on my to read list so may check them out. Ok so i just need..."Haha it looks like you got a lot of different book recs and should be set for a little while.
Honestly I want to find authors as good as jenny han, as king, and melina marchetta. These authors just have it. And I need more like them. Ive read all of john green and rainbow rowell. Ive tried stephanie perkins and did not like one bit. I already like sarah ockler. Anybody else? Doesnt even need to be contemporary authors. Just want some wow worthy YA fiction with awesome prose.
As a huge Melina Marchetta fan myself I also find it hard to match her writing. Have you read anything by Cath Crowley?
or
?? Or how about
?? Both are also Aussie authors and have the same way of writing as Melina IMO. Speaking of Aussie authors - have you read
and
??? I love Markus! Wish he had more books out. And yet another Aussie book I loved was
. Can you tell I am obsessed with the Aussies?? hahaha
I'm a pretty big Aussie fan too, lol. But even with the Aussie authors I have yet to find anyone as amazing as Marchetta. I've just read others that are really good.
I would say try something by Patrick Ness. He's the other author that I like nearly as much as Melina. (And John Green, but you said you already tried him.)
Oh yes. I agree. Patrick Ness is actually on my top 5 writers list :)
So I want to read something from my "to read" list...that's different from what I have been reading...I'm thinking something Adult, realistic (aka not fantasy/vampire/fairy etc)...that's not really a romance and also not a dystopia or apocalypse type thing.
It can be modern times or historical...as long as it's realistic.
Any recs?
Casey wrote: "So I want to read something from my "to read" list...that's different from what I have been reading...I'm thinking something Adult, realistic (aka not fantasy/vampire/fairy etc)...that's not reall..."
Hi Casey, other than
(yes, you must) have you tried
?
Catherine wrote: "Honestly I want to find authors as good as jenny han, as king, and melina marchetta. These authors just have it. And I need more like them. Ive read all of john green and rainbow rowell. Ive tried ..."OMG... Wendy, I cannot believe you did not add:
/
Those books had me feeling aaalllll the feels. :)@ Catherine, give these books a go. (I'd start with Friday Brown though.)
Casey - I looked though your tbr pile and would recommend any of the following Graceling
(listed as YA but I consider it mature YA), Fangirl
(college aged read), or Hounded
(adult read).
@Casey I agree with Heidi's recommendations, and I would also recommend
and
. Animal stories, realistic for the most part, with a light touch of fantasy.
Isamlq wrote: "Casey wrote: "So I want to read something from my "to read" list...that's different from what I have been reading...I'm thinking something Adult, realistic (aka not fantasy/vampire/fairy etc)...th..."
is something I want to read...but it's appealing to me right now for some reason. I'll check out the other though. Thanks you 2.
Thanks!
sounds great actually. I've never read Rainbow Rowell have been wanting too. I will see if my library has it. If not, I might go with
as I have it in paper back.
Isamlq wrote: "Casey wrote: "So I want to read something from my "to read" list...that's different from what I have been reading...I'm thinking something Adult, realistic (aka not fantasy/vampire/fairy etc)...th..."
Those both would be my recommendations. Both are Kind of Romance (I know they fit in other genre's also) I also really liked
and was just discussing this with somebody the other day. I know it has been around a while but worth a read
Isamlq wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Honestly I want to find authors as good as jenny han, as king, and melina marchetta. These authors just have it. And I need more like them. Ive read all of john green and rainbow ..."Lord have mercy! You're right! How did I miss that one! It's on my soulbook shelf too!
Every year around this time, I try to find some good horror to read. The problem is that I don't scare easily! Any good recs?Have read lots of stuff like:
The only book that I ever remember scaring me badly is
(when I was a teenager)
Kdbrand wrote: "Every year around this time, I try to find some good horror to read. The problem is that I don't scare easily! Any good recs?
is well and truly creepy!!! I don't scare easily either, but that series is one of the most terrifying I've ever read!
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You could convince her to read ebooks so she doesn't notice the length? lol"
Enclave is a good series but the first book is kind of weak in comparison to the final 2, IMO at least.