Comments on: Pimp my High School Library http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/ and then she blabbers about them here. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Christine http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3563 Christine Tue, 12 May 2009 23:53:25 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3563 Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone! I'm closing comments on this now, and will duly compile a more final list. Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone! I’m closing comments on this now, and will duly compile a more final list.

]]> By: Alyce http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3561 Alyce Mon, 11 May 2009 06:19:14 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3561 What about titles by Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak, Chains, Wintergirls, etc.)? I've heard nothing but great things about her books. I really liked these two fantasy titles: Graceling by Kristin Cashore Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by I agree with the listings above for: Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick <abbr><em>Alyce’s latest blog post:<a href="http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/2009/05/sunday-salon-happy-mothers-day.html" rel="nofollow">Sunday Salon - Happy Mother's Day</a></abbr></em> What about titles by Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak, Chains, Wintergirls, etc.)? I’ve heard nothing but great things about her books.

I really liked these two fantasy titles:

Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by

I agree with the listings above for:

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Alyce’s latest blog post:Sunday Salon – Happy Mother’s Day

]]> By: Julia http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3551 Julia Wed, 06 May 2009 19:58:46 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3551 Hi! You've received some really great suggestions, but I'm a little concerned that you didn't include any female authors on your list. I love Jonathan Stroud and Terry Pratchett as much as the next part-time book reviewer, but there's a lot of fun books out there written for and/or by girls--everything from top-notch romances to manga to horror. I'd suggest checking out: 'Alice, I Think', by Susan Juby 'Heir Apparent', 'Companions of the Night' or 'Dragon's Bait', by Vivian Van Velde 'Brave Story', by Miyuki Miyabe 'Flora Segunda', by Ysabeau S. Wilce 'Kin', by Holly Black (graphic novel) 'Yotsuba&!', by Kiyohiko Azuma (manga) 'The Summoning', by Kelley Armstrong 'Wake', by Lisa McMann 'The Hunger Games', by Suzanne Collins 'Major Crush' by Jennifer Echols (I didn't spell-check any of those names, so hopefully they're correct.) Good luck! Hi! You’ve received some really great suggestions, but I’m a little concerned that you didn’t include any female authors on your list. I love Jonathan Stroud and Terry Pratchett as much as the next part-time book reviewer, but there’s a lot of fun books out there written for and/or by girls–everything from top-notch romances to manga to horror. I’d suggest checking out:

‘Alice, I Think’, by Susan Juby
‘Heir Apparent’, ‘Companions of the Night’ or ‘Dragon’s Bait’, by Vivian Van Velde
‘Brave Story’, by Miyuki Miyabe
‘Flora Segunda’, by Ysabeau S. Wilce
‘Kin’, by Holly Black (graphic novel)
‘Yotsuba&!’, by Kiyohiko Azuma (manga)
‘The Summoning’, by Kelley Armstrong
‘Wake’, by Lisa McMann
‘The Hunger Games’, by Suzanne Collins
‘Major Crush’ by Jennifer Echols

(I didn’t spell-check any of those names, so hopefully they’re correct.) Good luck!

]]> By: raych http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3543 raych Wed, 06 May 2009 14:14:31 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3543 THE WHITE DARKNESS!!! By Geraldine Mccaughrean. I suck at reading YA, but this on was awesome. Also, I second the Dark Materials bizniz. I want to have those books' babies. <abbr><em>raych’s latest blog post:<a href="http://booksidoneread.blogspot.com/2009/05/in-which-i-get-uncharacteristically.html" rel="nofollow">In which I get uncharacteristically maudlin</a></abbr></em> THE WHITE DARKNESS!!! By Geraldine Mccaughrean. I suck at reading YA, but this on was awesome. Also, I second the Dark Materials bizniz. I want to have those books’ babies.

raych’s latest blog post:In which I get uncharacteristically maudlin

]]> By: Anabel http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 Anabel Tue, 05 May 2009 03:14:32 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3542 Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy! Also, I recently read Margo Lanagan's Tender Morsels, which was absolutely wonderful. I really like your blog, by the way, although I've only been following it for about a month! :) Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy! Also, I recently read Margo Lanagan’s Tender Morsels, which was absolutely wonderful.

I really like your blog, by the way, although I’ve only been following it for about a month! :)

]]> By: Tina Kubala http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3541 Tina Kubala Tue, 05 May 2009 02:10:48 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3541 I just read a YA novel by one of my favorite authors who didn't start as YA. It's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. It's a you laugh, you cry book and has won a bunch of awards. <abbr><em>Tina Kubala’s latest blog post:<a href="http://tinakubala.com/2009/05/02/twenty-firsts-meme-sunday-stealing.aspx?ref=rss" rel="nofollow">Twenty Firsts Meme: Sunday Stealing</a></abbr></em> I just read a YA novel by one of my favorite authors who didn’t start as YA. It’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. It’s a you laugh, you cry book and has won a bunch of awards.

Tina Kubala’s latest blog post:Twenty Firsts Meme: Sunday Stealing

]]> By: Nicole http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3539 Nicole Mon, 04 May 2009 19:33:50 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3539 I would love to help but all the YA books that I love so far are old, so maybe they have them already. I have just started getting back into YA and have enjoyed a few books. I'll be curious to see the list when it comes out. <abbr><em>Nicole’s latest blog post:<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LinussBlanket/~3/HD5Ogi9TUVc/" rel="nofollow">By the Chapter, Day 1 | Mother of the Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam by Kamran Pasha</a></abbr></em> I would love to help but all the YA books that I love so far are old, so maybe they have them already. I have just started getting back into YA and have enjoyed a few books. I’ll be curious to see the list when it comes out.

Nicole’s latest blog post:By the Chapter, Day 1 | Mother of the Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam by Kamran Pasha

]]> By: Christine http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 Christine Mon, 04 May 2009 17:41:54 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3538 Hey, these are tonnes of great suggestions already! I hope she's got a <i>lot</i> of money left in the budget! (I'll compile and post the final list later in the week) Hey, these are tonnes of great suggestions already! I hope she’s got a lot of money left in the budget!

(I’ll compile and post the final list later in the week)

]]> By: Ali http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3537 Ali Mon, 04 May 2009 17:33:51 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3537 What a neat idea! You have some great ones already. I would add: Gene Yuen Lang's 'American Born Chinese' Christine Fletcher's 'Ten Cents a Dance.' Sherri L. Smith's 'Flygirl' Cory Doctorow's 'Little Brother' E. Lockheart's 'The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks' Sara Zarr's 'Sweethearts' and 'Story of a Girl' <abbr><em>Ali’s latest blog post:<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Worducopia/~3/L4ufUN4UsGs/secret-son.html" rel="nofollow">Secret Son</a></abbr></em> What a neat idea! You have some great ones already. I would add:
Gene Yuen Lang’s ‘American Born Chinese’
Christine Fletcher’s ‘Ten Cents a Dance.’
Sherri L. Smith’s ‘Flygirl’
Cory Doctorow’s ‘Little Brother’
E. Lockheart’s ‘The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks’
Sara Zarr’s ‘Sweethearts’ and ‘Story of a Girl’

Ali’s latest blog post:Secret Son

]]> By: Cooper http://shereadsbooks.org/2009/pimp-my-high-school-library/comment-page-1/#comment-3536 Cooper Mon, 04 May 2009 16:51:42 +0000 http://shereadsbooks.org/?p=1273#comment-3536 Speaking as an English major focusing on folklore, I have to admit that reading YA is still a hobby of mine. The characters, the plots, the cliches, all of it is fun and takes me back to the years where I started to become interested in books--novels in particular. The ones I've found as of late that I enjoy and aren't on your list--'Graveyard Book' and 'Lost Things' are marvelous--are as follows: Carolyn Parkhurst's 'Dogs of Babel' Yann Martel's 'Life of Pi' 'Le Petit Prince' Brian Selznick's 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret' Ryu Murakami's 'Piercing' and 'In the Miso Soup' <abbr><em>Cooper’s latest blog post:<a href="http://orwellianpigs.com/2009/02/03/playing-catch-up-taking-a-left-turn-and-a-sociology-essay-on-the-dystopian-subculture/" rel="nofollow">Playing Catch-Up, Taking a Left Turn and a Sociology Essay on the Dystopian Subculture.</a></abbr></em> Speaking as an English major focusing on folklore, I have to admit that reading YA is still a hobby of mine. The characters, the plots, the cliches, all of it is fun and takes me back to the years where I started to become interested in books–novels in particular. The ones I’ve found as of late that I enjoy and aren’t on your list–’Graveyard Book’ and ‘Lost Things’ are marvelous–are as follows:

Carolyn Parkhurst’s ‘Dogs of Babel’
Yann Martel’s ‘Life of Pi’
‘Le Petit Prince’
Brian Selznick’s ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’
Ryu Murakami’s ‘Piercing’ and ‘In the Miso Soup’

Cooper’s latest blog post:Playing Catch-Up, Taking a Left Turn and a Sociology Essay on the Dystopian Subculture.

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