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I am looking forward to Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Feb 2, Philomel) which is about WWII and 4 young adult refugees from Eastern European countries on a ship.
Blair wrote: "I am looking forward to Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Feb 2, Philomel) which is about WWII and 4 young adult refugees from Eastern European countries on a ship."oh that sounds good
Jenna wrote: "Are any 2017 Printz-eligible books on your radar this year? Share your suggestions for group reads here! I'll be keeping an eye on starred reviews and general buzz. We'll start group reads again ..."
Thanks, Jenna!
I absolutely LOVED Salt to the Sea! She is such a great author.
I'm really looking forward to The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork, which comes out in a little over a week!
Blair wrote: "I am looking forward to Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Feb 2, Philomel) which is about WWII and 4 young adult refugees from Eastern European countries on a ship."I read an ARC of this one. Beautiful. I loved it.
I am a lurker on this amazing spreadsheet of "starred" titles: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...In addition to the titles already mentioned, and based on the starred reviews in so far, I'd suggest we think about:
We Are the Ants - Hutchinson, Shaun David
Mystery of Hollow Places - Podos, Rebecca
Unbecoming - Downham, Jenny
That spreadsheet is awesome!Mrs. Humphrey wrote: "I am a lurker on this amazing spreadsheet of "starred" titles: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
In addition to the titles alr..."
I started "We Are the Ants" today and I'm liking it so far. The premise is pretty fascinating--anxious to see where it goes!Mrs. Humphrey wrote: "I am a lurker on this amazing spreadsheet of "starred" titles: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
In addition to the titles alr..."
I have Salt to the Sea and The Memory of Light on my to read lists
I am interested in hearing what people think about The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse (releases in April of this year)
Nicole wrote: "Blair wrote: "I am looking forward to Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Feb 2, Philomel) which is about WWII and 4 young adult refugees from Eastern European countries on a ship."Read an ARC of Salt to the Sea: Its strength was in the development of the various characters, German/Polish/Latvian refugees fleeing desperately from Russian soldiers intent on revenge at the end of WWII. Tragedy ensues just at the point when the characters think they have reached safety. Who will survive? The reader cares.
The story was recounted through the various characters' points of view. I found the transitions from one character to another a bit clunky sometimes, and wonder whether they were smoothed out in the final editing.
Sepetys seems to be carving out a distinctive literary niche. Hope her focus on Russia and the Baltic continues; powerful stories to be told.
I am hoping we will discuss Unbecoming by Jenny Downham. I've read a few of the books being discussed by this group thus far, but none save possibly We are the Ants has had the impact that Unbecoming has. It is a beautiful story, beautifully told.
A few I hope we get to:The Memory of Light by Stork; The Passion of Dolssa by Berry; The Bitter Side of Sweet by Sullivan; Golden Boys by Harnett; Burn Baby Burn by Medina; The Raven King by Stiefvater (dare the committee pick a #4 book in a series...it is the best YA book I've read all year.)
I'm also seeing...
The Steep and Thorny Way; Unbecoming; The Serpent King; Rebel of the Sands; and Highly Illogical Behavior on some lists. Has anyone read any of them? Can you recommend any?
Unbecoming is interesting, multilayered, quite good. Worth reading.
I've heard good things about A World Without You by Beth Revis. I haven't read it yet, so I'm not sure if it's Printz material, but many people seem to like it so far.
I LOVE The Passion of Dolssa as my first Printz choice and We Are the Ants as my second.
Debrarian wrote: "Unbecoming is interesting, multilayered, quite good. Worth reading."I liked it a lot, too. It is the best LGBT book which isn't a LGBT book. Very many layers. I know the Printz committee doesn't take this into consideration, but I think the average American teenager won't like this book, however.
So glad to see Unbecoming getting some love!
My nominee for fun read of the summer (of the year?): Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy - a laugh-out-loud thriller with dandy character development - loved it! (two starred reviews)
With all the award buzz that Burn Baby Burn (Medina) is getting, perhaps that's one to consider on our list.
Burn Baby Burn is excellent! Lots of great historical fiction this year!
I've just finished Saint Death by previous Printz winner Marcus Sedgwick and it is excellent. It's coming out in October and definitely a Printz contender in my opinion. The prose is beautiful (reminded me in parts of We Are The Ants which we read earlier this year) all the while dealing with such hugely important issues.
It looks like Saint Death will not be released in the US until April 2017. The October release is in Great Britain. But I can't wait to read it when it does come out! I love Marcus Sedgwick.
Allison wrote: "It looks like Saint Death will not be released in the US until April 2017. The October release is in Great Britain. But I can't wait to read it when it does come out! I love Marcus Sedgwick."Oh! I did not appreciate that. It is such a good book. My review is up on my profile.
We'll start group reads again in March. :)