Whew! Time to step back and look at the first month of BooksYALove...
So many firsts = first posting on May 1st as WordCount's Blogathon2011 gets rolling. Followed by first book recommendation, first comments, first subscribers, first tweets - and lots of friendly feedback from fellow Blogathonners.
Most of my recommendations were for fiction books, with some cool nonfiction thrown in, all books that young adults (and young-at-heart adults) will enjoy reading, but might not find in the big displays at booksellers or on best seller lists.
Worth looking at again:
Scary books: Stolen and The House of Dead Maids
High school drama (but funny): Flawless and Ten Miles Past Normal
Futuristic books: Awaken and Across the Universe
Graphic novels: Smile and My Boyfriend is a Monster
Across the sea: Warriors in the Crossfire and Saraswati's Way
I have a big stack of books that I;ve read and just cannot wait to share with y'all, this summer I'm planning to post several new book recommendations every week (though perhaps not one a day), with occasional reflective musings and some guest posts that highlight "forgotten gems" of YA lit from earlier years.
So, grab a book and take your mind somewhere else this summer - you'll be glad you did! And let me know of any books that I need to read and recommend here, too.
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Love this! A sampling of must reads at my fingertips.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tia! I had to get a "body of work" built up before I could choose any greatest hits... I'll do some themed lists too, as we read along the shelves.
ReplyDeleteI love YA recommendations not only for my grandson, but enjoy the genre immensely.
ReplyDeleteHeather, I agree! And as a great-grandma, I'm still a big YA fan - some teen protagonists are more mature than a few of the "grown-ups" that I meet!
ReplyDeleteSome great books for boys coming up here, so keep watching. Any of his faves that I should read for the blog?
I'd love to have some teen guest bloggers some time!