Young adult literature

[Rowan]

I got turned on to YA lit in college. I had this amazing prof (English department head) that made reading almost a competion for us. I learned so much and had such a great time that I have kept up reading this stuff and making lit cards for my students to find books when they tell me "I cannot find anything to read..." I have carried it over to magazines (you always get a gear head that needs car stuff to read and reading ANYTHING at this age is a miracle!) so Road and Track always comes up. I am wondering if there are other teachers out there to share my lit cards with or people that would be willing to share reads with me?

[lifelongreader]

Have a look at the blog in my signature - I have set up a book blog and do very short book reviews - mainly on YA lit.

I have started to add some other stuff initially, but originally I was using it just to post reviews of books aimed at YAs. There are links to the books reviewed on the left hand side, and also links to the author sites.

There is also a link there and here to a Book review wiki where some bloggers are posting links to their reviews.

[sleepydumpling]

I love YA lit too, but my absolute, total favourite is Australian author John Marsden. His Tomorrow series is awesome, and now he's extended it with The Ellie Chronicles.

If you can find it, the first book is Tomorrow, When the War Began.

[lifelongreader]

Ah well, another one for my TBR!!

[MarkHockley]

Although I'm going to have to do a little bit of self-promotion here, my own novel The Magic Lands is a fantasy adventure story written for young adults (along with the older kind too! ). It hasn't been out for long so the jury is still out as to whether those younger adults will take to it or not, but I'm hopeful!!

[Desert Star]

Hi,
I wanted to read YA literature after I retired. Thought I might help out at the library. And to be truthful I wondered why I hadn't ever read these books before myself. I started a blog. See the link below or click here: http://thetravelinglibrary.blogspot.com Then I changed the format and I'm moving reviews from one to the other.

I use the California Department of Education Recommended Literature list and the ALA for suggestions. I write silly little reviews of the books. Nothing special, just how I would talk to the teens in person.

I'm always playing with my blog, sooooo please excuse the mess if you check it out.

[somewheresuzy]

I think it's great to have that attitude. I am senior in college now and am starting to re-acquaint myself with my enjoyment of reading. For me personally that has meant that I stop judging myself about what I enjoy reading. When I was in my pre-teens I used to love going to the library and I would pick out books from the kid, teen, and adult sections without any bias or reservations. But in high school especially I tried to make myself enjoy primarily the classics and when I was unable to get attached to them or keep up with them I stopped reading for pleasure.
Sorry for this long personal statement, I just wanted to say that young adult literature can provide some of the most thought provoking stories and situations for anyone of any age and I think it's a section of literature worth exploring.

[winsomefish]

Laini Taylor and Kendare Blake are very good, as well as Garth Nix, Robin Jarvis, Libba Bray, and Philip Pullman.

[Lilapo9]

I truly enjoy reading YA literature. At first it started out as a simple means of connecting with my students but I have since found that the books are usually smaller and for the most part more innocent that the adult novels. Prior to this I was pretty much a self-help and non-fiction reading thirsting for knowledge. Now I can read for entertainment and quite often find that there is still much to learn.