Arapahoe Library District discussion

Curious about everyone's favorites for 2013. Here are mine (and two runner-ups because I really really liked them!)

"The Fault In Our Stars" John Green
"Doctor Sleep" Stephen King
"Joyland" Stephen King (so happy to be enjoying him again after quite a few misses!)
"Life After Life" Kate Atkinson
"A Dog's Purpose" W Bruce Cameron

Runner ups -
"NOS4A2" Joe Hill
"Ordinary Grace" William Kent Kruger

I'll add a few more to the
thread:
Lowland by Jhumpa Lahri
The Son by Phillip Meyer
Engagements by J Courtney Sullivan
The Doll by Taylor Stevens
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Laurie - I know I have a few of those on my loooooong "to read" list. Love the validation that they are good :)

Jeri
Also really enjoyed the Signature of All things by Elizabeth Gilbert and Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan. It so hard to pick just five

The last 3 books I read were The Fault in Our Stars, Eleanor & Park and The Goldfinch. Loved them all but The Fault in our Stars was my favorite!

Signature of All Things and Eleanor & Park are on my to read list. I loved the first 2/3 of The Goldfinch - the last 1/3 not as much, so it didn't make it to my favorites...

Jeri wrote: "Signature of All Things and Eleanor & Park are on my to read list. I loved the first 2/3 of The Goldfinch - the last 1/3 not as much, so it didn't make it to my favorites..."
That's exactly how I felt Jeri. Ended up skipping a bunch of pages at the end.

My favorites were...

Just One Day by Gayle Forman

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare(the whole series was great)

The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

Easy by Tammara Webber

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Winger by Andrew Smith

Wonder by RJ Palacio


It's funny that they are all YA. I am a 31 yo mother of 3 children, but I have found that there is some excellent literature in the YA section. I'm a huge fan.

My top 5 were:

5. The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

3. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

2. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore

I love YA. And I forgot I also read Wonder...that was such a sweet book!!

"Eleanor and Park" just moved up on my to-read list to next! I just started reading YA again a few years ago, when the first rumbling of a Hunger Games movie started. I have read quite a few since then, my favorite favorite favorite being "The Book Thief"...

Have not read The Book Thief. Moving that up on MY to-read list!! Have you read Uglies series? I loved that one...must-read if you like YA sci-fi me thinks. :)