Posted on October 29, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
Well, despite a slow last couple of months, my blog has reached it’s one year anniversary. And I think the year has been rather successful. I experimented with different styles of reviews, having polls, and the types of YA lit that I’ve read. I have plenty more to do, and I am hoping to renew [...]
Filed under: Chris Crutcher, John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, Sharon Draper, Walter Dean Meyers | Tagged: Alice Childress, An Na, Brendan Halpin, Chris Crutcher, David Almond, Edward Bloor, Francine Prose, Gene Luen Yang, Geraldine McCaughrean, James Patterson, John Green, Karen Hess, Laura Bowers, Laurie Halse Anderson, Margaret Haddix, Marjane Satrapi, Markus Zusak, Marlene Perez, Meg Cabot, Melina Marchetta, Melissa Kantor, Nancy Farmer, Nancy Osa, Nick Hornby, Patricia McCormick, Paul Fleischman, Paula Chase, Robert Cormier, Sharon Draper, Sonia Levitin, Suzanne Collins, Terry Pratchett, Tonya Hurley, Walter Dean Meyers, YA Literature, Young Adult | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 1, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
YALSA has come out with their “Ultimate YA Bookshelf” which has 50 books, 5 magazines, and 5 audiobooks. The premise behind it and a link to the pdf can be found here.
Here are the 50 books- I am interested in how many of them I’ve read- and whether most of them are specifically YA lit [...]
Filed under: John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, Walter Dean Meyers, YALSA Awards | Tagged: Chris Crutcher, Gene Luen Yang, John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, Margaret Haddix, Marjane Satrapi, Markus Zusak, Meg Cabot, Melina Marchetta, Nancy Farmer, Robert Cormier, Suzanne Collins, Terry Pratchett, Walter Dean Meyers, YA Literature, Young Adult | 6 Comments »
Posted on May 3, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
Here are the results from last week’s poll about who your Favorite YA Authors are.
1.Laurie Halse Anderson 40% (6 votes)
2.Other: 27% (4 votes)
3.John Green 13% (2 votes)
4.Robert Cormier 7% (1 votes)
4.Sharon Draper 7% (1 votes)
4.Chris Crutcher 7% (1 votes)
It wasn’t a very big sample… but interesting results nonetheless. Check back tomorrow for a new poll, [...]
Filed under: John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, Sharon Draper | Tagged: Chris Crutcher, John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, poll, Robert Cormier, Sharon Draper, YA Literature, Young Adult | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 27, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
An Abundance of Katherines is a creative and humourous story that centers on a 17 year old boy and his history of dating girls named Katherine. A child prodigy, Colin tries to use his brain smarts to create a formula for predicting the outcome of a relationship. While there is a bit of math-speak [...]
Filed under: ALA Awards, Individual Read, John Green, Printz Award, Realistic Fiction, Religion, Teen Boys, Teen Girls | Tagged: ALA Awards, John Green, YA Literature, Young Adult. Printz Award | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 29, 2008 by agirlnamedsara
I really enjoyed this novel. It takes place at a boarding school, and while it centers around a male protagonist there is also a strong female character. I can see it being somewhat controversial due to some sex, drinking, and smoking. I feel that the way the sexual elements are presented could lead to healthy [...]
Filed under: ALA Awards, Alcohol, Boarding School, Classroom Read, Fitting In, Grief, Individual Read, John Green, New Kid, Printz Award, Realistic Fiction, Sexuality, Teen Boys, Teen Girls, YALSA Awards | Tagged: John Green, Printz Award, YA Literature, Young Adult | Leave a Comment »
