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Top Ten Books On My Classic YA Lit 101 Syllabus

I love this topic!  I could focus on one genre, but where’s the fun in that?  Not so fun, though, was trying to keep the list relatively short, because there are so many books I could go with.  And I may have expanded the definition of classic to include books that I think should be YA classics…a lot of them are relatively recent, but it’s so hard to picture YA without them!

1. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.  This book is the first one I thought of, and while any book by Anderson would do well, I think if I had to pick one, it would be Speak.  Wintergirls and The Impossible Knife Of Memory would be be other two choices if I had time to do more than one Anderson book.
2. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.  This is the book that got me into YA, and it did make dystopic novels huge.
3. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.  This is a huge YA book (denying that would be weird, in my opinion) and it’s hard to deny its impact.
4. Harry Potter.  You can’t have a class on classic YA without Harry Potter on the syllabus!
5. A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle.  Meg is such an awesome character, and there’s adventure and mystery and it’s so full of awesome, and how could you not have it on a classic YA syllabus?
6. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein.  The way the story is told would make for interesting discussion, and it’s loved by a lot of people (like the rest of the list) but it’s classic YA historical fiction.
7. The Giver by Lois Lowry.  It’s a classic YA dystopia.  It was dystopia before it was cool.  And I can’t imagine YA without this book.
8. Between Shades Of Grey by Ruta Sepetys.  I loved Lia’s story, and even though it’s come out in the last few years, it’s a classic story of overcoming some horrible circumstances.
9. Ash by Malinda Lo.  This is a totally awesome re-telling of Cinderella, and so deserving of being called a classic.
10. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.  It’s such a good coming-of-age story centering around a life-changing book, and I really think

Honorable Mentions: The Book Thief (couldn’t finish it, but I also had Code Name Verity & Between Shades Of Grey on my list and didn’t want a ton of WWII-era books), If I Stay and The Fault In Our Stars (there were too many other books that I’d rather have on the list), Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries are totally awesome) and Sarah Dessen (I haven’t read her, but I know a lot of have read her and love her books, which is why she’s close to being on the list, but not quite there)

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Top Ten Authors I Have On Auto-Buy

This was a topic originally done back in 2013, so it’s really fun to re-visit it as a topic!  I definitely had that post up, because I didn’t want to repeat anyone on that list.  The people on that list are still totally on my auto-buy list though. And I love having authors that are so awesome I will read anything they write, and not have to think about whether I’d read it!

1. Nnedi Okorafor.  I loved Akata Witch, to the point that I will buy her books, no matter what it is.
2. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.  I’ve only read Purple Hibiscus, but after that book, I will buy everything she’s ever written, and anything she writes in the future.
3. I.W. Gregorio.  If her future books are anywhere near as good as None Of The Above, it won’t matter what it’s about, because I will buy it.
4. Gail Carriger.  Her books are so much fun, and I know anything she writes will be hilariously awesome.
5. Anne Blankman.  After reading her Prisoner Of Night And Fog books, I’m looking forward to reading her other books!
6. Kasie West.  I loved On The Fence, and I’d totally read everything she writes, no matter what it’s about!
7. Stephanie Perkins.  She can do no wrong.  Her books are completely awesome.
8. Mary Roach.  She makes science so much fun.  I’m not the biggest fan of listening to non-fiction, but I really like listening to her books.
9. Robin Talley.  I loved Lies We Tell Ourselves, which earned her place on my auto-buy list.
10. Ruta Sepetys.  Between Shades Of Grey and Out Of The Easy were so amazing, which is why she’s an auto-buy!

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Top Ten Authors I’ve Read The Most

This is a fun list to work on!  It’s probably really similar to the list we did about the authors that we own the most books from, but I’m way too lazy to actually go back and check that list.  I really don’t stick with any one author as much as I thought. Either that, or a lot of the authors have only a handful of books, and not enough to make the list.

1. Rachel Caine with 28 books.  Weather Wardens, Outcast Season and the Morganville Vampire series are all awesome.
2. Natsuki Takaya with 15 books.  Fruits Basket is awesome, and I really hope I can finish it.
3. Julie Kagawa with 13 books.  I love her.  I really do.  Especially the Iron Fey.
4. Alison Weir with 12 books.  If she writes it, I will read it.  She makes Tudor history fun.
5. Sara Shepard with 10 books.  Only because I couldn’t keep reading the Pretty Little Liars series.  The t.v. show is addictive though.
6. Maria V Snyder with 10 books.  I am so glad she has a new series about Yelena and Valek.
7. Gail Carriger with 9 books.  She writes the most fun steampunk books ever.
8. JK Rowling with 8 books.  Harry Potter is awesome, and I really like the Casual Vacancy.  Now I just need to read the Robert Galbraith books.
9. Meg Cabot with 7 books.  I’ve read an assortment of Meg Cabot books, and I really should keep reading the Princess Diaries books just to see how it all turns out for Mia.
10. Rachel Vincent with 7 books.  I really liked her Soul Screamers series.  You don’t see banshees often in paranormal books.
11. Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl with 7 books.  Beautiful Creatures was a great series, and I really like Dangerous Creatures.

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Last Ten Books That Came Into My Possession

I really thought that this would be a hard one, since I don’t pay a lot of attention to when I actually get books, so I went with ten that I remember getting recently.  Thankfully, I had no trouble, so here are the books that I got recently!

Books I Bought:

1. The Color Purple.  I got on the Kindle app for 9 cents, plus I’ve wanted to read it for a while.
2. Heart Of Betrayal by Mary Pearson.  I picked this one up at the book signing I went to last week, and I am so excited about reading it, especially since The Kiss Of Deception is awesome!

From The Library:

1. The Heir by Kiera Cass.  I can’t wait to see where the story goes!
2. When The Elephants Dance by Tess Urisa Holthe.  I just couldn’t get into it, which makes me a little sad that I ended up DNF-ing it because it seemed interesting.  We just didn’t work out.
3. Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman.  I’ve read a few of her books, and really liked them, but I’m not completely into it, because I find the random switch in narrators to be really confusing and irritating.  I’m pretty sure I’ll end up DNF-ing it.
4. Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz.  I hope it’s as creepy as it sounds!
5. How To Say Goodbye In Robot by Natalie Standiford.  This YA contemporary about friendship and family secrets seems right up my alley!
6. None Of The Above by I.W. Gregorio.  I’m reading this now, and even though I’m not finished yet, it’s totally awesome, and I’m glad I picked it up!

Audio Books:

1. Joyride by Anna Banks.  I got this one from Audible, and I can’t wait to listen to it!
2. Pretty much everything from Audio Book Sync.  I always forget but this year I actually remembered!  (Also: having them text me reminders for when new books are available helps).