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 [...]
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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 March 15, 2009 by agirlnamedsara
I just finished reading my Advance Reader Copy of Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. I LOVED it. I read it straight through in about three hours. It centers on an 18 year old high school senior, Lia’s struggle with anorexia, self-injury, and grief. I found the story to show a very clear picture of the struggles [...]
Filed under: Eating Disorders, Grief, Individual Read, Laurie Halse Anderson, Realistic Fiction, Self-injury, Teen Girls, Weight Issues | Tagged: Laurie Halse Anderson, YA Literature, Young Adult | 7 Comments »
Posted on November 17, 2008 by agirlnamedsara
This novel is written from a 17 year old male’s POV. I really enjoyed it. This book seems to do a good job at dealing with the issues of depression, suicide, emerging sexuality, fitting in, and more. This is definiately a book written for high school students. It can be used as a classroom [...]
Filed under: ALA Awards, Classroom Read, Fitting In, Individual Read, Laurie Halse Anderson, Realistic Fiction, Sexuality, Teen Boys | Tagged: ALA Awards, Laurie Halse Anderson, YA Literature, Young Adult | Leave a Comment »
