Crazy for Young Adult Books discussion

The purpose of this challenge is to expose everyone to different genres/subgenres.


Duration: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Number of Books: 12


Guidelines:
- Each month a genre/subgenre will be posted
- Read ONE BOOK that falls into that genre/subgenres


This thread is for the participants to post their lists, progress, and discussions.

Particpants:

Allison
Alyssa
Amanda
Ambs
Ashly
Bookbuyer
Bre
Breanne
Cara
Chelsea
Cheryl
Christina
Courtney
Dominique
Farren
Hannah
Iphigenia
Jingle
Jenn
Jessie
Johanna
Karen
Katherine
Katie
Keihi
Kelly
Laurel
Leah
Liz
Lynn
Mandiann
Marybeth
Mel
Meri Kate
Michelle
Michelle(2)
Michelle(3)
Miriam
Natalie
Nicole
Pattricia
PreePree
Rachel
Raven
Sara
Sarah B
Sarah Louise
Sarah Nicole
Suzy
Teresa
Tiffany
Tish
Trinity
Trisha
Vicki

January:





Sports Genre: The “sport” is the main theme and has to do something special for or be something significant to the characters.


Popular YA Sports Books

February:





Non Fiction: The branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay.


Popular YA Non Fiction Books

March:





Space Opera: A subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often melodramatic adventure, set mainly or entirely in space, generally involving conflict between opponents possessing powerful (and sometimes quite fanciful) technologies and abilities.

Popular YA Sci-Fi/Space Opera Books

April:





Mythology: Myth is a legendary or a traditional story that usually concerns an event, or a hero, with or without using factual or real explanations, particularly one concerning with demigods or deities, and describes some rites, practices and natural phenomenon.


Popular YA Mythology Books

May:





Crime Fiction: The literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction or science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct.


YA Crime/Murder Mysteries

June:




Best Friendship Books

July:





Contemporary: Contemporary is a subgenre of romance novels, generally set contemporaneously with the time of its writing.


YA Contemporary

August:





Fantasy: Fantasy is a fiction genre set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world.


YA Fantasy

September:





Steampunk: A genre of science fiction that has a historical setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology.


YA Steampunk

October





Horror: A genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror.


YA Horror

November





Historical Fiction: Novels in which a story is made up but is set in the past and sometimes borrows true characteristics of the time period in which it is set.


YA Historical Fiction

December





Romance:Novel must revolve about the two people as they develop romantic love for each other and work to build a relationship.


Best YA Romance

I'm in! :D

Start Date: January 1, 2017
End Date:
Read: 12/12

January: Sports- True Love and Other Disasters (3 stars)
February: Non-fiction- 882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic (4 stars)
March: Space Opera- Red Rising (2 stars)
April: Mythology- The Lost Prince (4 stars)
May: Crime- 100 Hours (1 star)
June: Friendship- Once and for All (4 stars)
July: Contemporary- Coming Up for Air (4 stars)
August: Fantasy- Into the Dim (4 stars)
September: Steampunk- Mechanica (3 stars)
October: Horror- It (4 stars)
November: Historical Fiction- Rebels Rising (4 stars)
December: Romance- Any Man of Mine (3 stars)

Completed:

12/12

January: Booked
February: Because of Bethlehem: Every Day a Christmas, Every Heart a Manger
March: Starflight
April: The Valiant
May: If I'm Found
June: The Summer Before
July: Once and for All
August: Worlds Collide
September: The Star Thief
October: The Screaming Statue
November: The Assassin's Curse
December: A French Star in New York

Finished:

2017 Genre Challenge (Jan - Dec 2017)



January (Sports) : Winger 1/3
February (Non-Fiction) : Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? 3/6
March (Space Opera) : The Infinite Sea 6/15
April (Mythology) : The Hammer of Thor 6/9
May (Crime) : An Untouchable Christmas 7/24
June (Friendship) : Kristy's Great Idea 5/26
July (Contemporary) : Coming Up for Air 9/28
August (Fantasy) : Poison Study 12/12
✖️September (Steampunk) : ?
October (Horror) : Zom-B Gladiator 10/27
November (Historical Fiction) : Four Winds 12/14
December (Romance) : Three Wishes 12/12

Completed:

Completed: 7/12

✓January: SPORTS Stealing Parker
✓February: NON-FICTION The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
✓March: SPACE OPERA The Gauntlet
April: MYTHOLOGY
✓May: CRIME One of Us Is Lying
✓June: FRIENDSHIP Fireworks
✓July: CONTEMPORARY Tutu's & Cowboy Boots: Part One
✓August: FANTASY Roar
September: STEAMPUNK
October: HORROR
✓November: HISTORICAL FICTION Odd & True
December:

Read:

I'm in
(1/12)

January(Sports): Body Check 1/29
February(Non-Fiction):Scrappy Little Nobody
March:
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December:

4/12

January (Sports): Until Friday Night 1/17 (4 stars)
February (Non Fiction): Scrappy Little Nobody 2/24 (3 stars)
March (Space Opera): Across the Universe 3/23 (4 stars)
April (Mythology): A Court of Thorns and Roses 4/30 (5 stars)
May (Crime): Don't Look Back
June:
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September:
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November:
December:

Finished:

Completed: 12/5 (minus 2 not read)

Read: 10/12

January: Sports- Lessons in Falling 5/7
February: Nonfiction -
March: Space Opera Gemina 5/10
April: Mythology
May: Crime Pretty Girls 5/8
June: Friendship Pointe, Claw 6/22
July: Comtemporary What Happened to Goodbye 7/22
August: Fantasy Vassa in the Night 8/10
September: Steampunk The Fallen Kingdom
October: Horror The Wrong Train: Stories to Make You Miss Your Stop 10/10
November: Historical Fiction: The House of Mirth 12/5
December: Romance: The Mountain Between Us 12/5

Read:

Start date: 1/1/2017

Completed: 8/12

January: Sports Jockey Girl 1/10 (3.5 stars)
February: Non-Fiction Scrappy Little Nobody 3/3 (sshhh just a tad late) (4.5 stars)
March: Space Opera Empress of a Thousand Skies 3/20 (0 stars)
April: Mythology The Chaos of Stars 4/17 (3.5 stars)
May: Crime
June: Friendship Since You've Been Gone 8/7 (4.5 stars)
July: Contemporary To All the Boys I've Loved Before 7/22 (5 stars)
August: Fantasy The Battlemage 8/21 (4.5 stars)
September: Steampunk
October: Horror
November: Historical Fiction
December: Romance Graceling 12/27 (3.5 stars)

Books Read:

Start: January 1, 2017
End: December 31, 2017 (better late than never!)

Read: 12/12

January: Sports Catching Jordan 01/07 (3 stars)
February: Non-Fiction One Small Boat: The Story of a Little Girl, Lost Then Found 01/29 (4 stars)
March: Space Opera Defy the Stars 8/19 (4 stars)
April: Mythology The Lightning Thief 5/21 (5 stars)
May: Crime The Trial 5/31 (3 stars)
June: Friendship The Perfectionists 6/12 (3 stars)
July: Contemporary Love in Rewind 7/04 (2 stars)
August: Fantasy Sian's Solution 8/10 (4 stars)
September: Steampunk Etiquette & Espionage 12/31 (4 stars)
October: Horror Misery 10/24 (5 stars)
November: Historical Fiction Royally Entitled 11/05 (4 stars)
December: YA Romance How to Be Popular 12/13 (3 stars)

Books Read:

2017: Genre Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Number of Books: 12

2/12

January - Sports
01/20/17
February - Non-Fiction
02/09/17
March - Space Opera -
April -
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -

I'm in

Start Date: January 1, 2017
End Date:
Read: 0/12

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November:
December:

Completed:

Start Date: January 1, 2017
End Date:
Read: 0/12

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Completed:

0/12

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Books Read:

Definitely!

January - Sports - The Silver Linings Playbook
What an amazing book! The movie is such crap when compared to the actual book! Read it!
February - Non-Fiction - When Breath Becomes Air
Not a big fan. I know I'm in the minority here but... BORING.
March - Space Opera - Scarlet
The second installment in the Lunar Chronicles literally blew my socks off! I loved the relationships and the introduction of new characters!
April - Mythology - Fairest
Wow. This was a hard read. If you thought it'd open your heart up to Levana, you're wrong..
May - Crime - The Widow
I very much enjoyed the suspense in this book. It was perfectly played and not overly drawn out like some crime novels. Highly recommend!
June - Friendship - The Women in the Castle
Amazing! A bit dull in some parts but overall seriously intriguing!
July - Contemporary - Thirteen Reasons Why
Blah. IDK - dull and overly dramatic at the same time.
August - YA Fantasy - A Wrinkle in Time
It's really slow going for me. I remember enjoying this book as a child but looking back I'm wondering how that's possible..
September - YA 'Steampunk' - The Handmaid's Tale
Well.... the ending still hurts me (also I have no idea why this is listed as 'steampunk' but tbh I was less than thrilled with the subject initially so I'm pleased to have found a book to read period).
October - Horror - Bad Girls Don't Die
Cheesy? Yes. Predictable? A bit. Enjoyable? TOTALLY! Gave me a few scares too.
November - Historical Fiction - See What I Have Done
A bit boring overall. We learn what we've always suspected - Lizzie is crazy like the day is long.
December - Romance - The Diplomat's Daughter

Start Date: January 1, 2017
End Date: December 31, 2017


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12/12

Im in

Completed 3/12

January- Sports- Fallen Crest University: read 1/6 3 stars
February- Non-Fiction- Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith read 2/14 2.5 stars
March- Space Opera-Qualify: read 3/7 4 stars
April- Mythology- Norse Mythology: read 4/28 4 stars
May- Crime- Fool Moon 5/6 3.5 stars
June- Friendshop- The Dark Prophecy
July-
August-
September-
October-
November-
December-

I'm in:
Start date: January 1, 2017
End date:
Books read: 0/12

January: Sports - - Finished: 6/3/17
February: Nonfiction: - Finished: 5/31/17
March: Space Opera: - Finished: 6/16/17
April: Mythology: - Finished: 6/11/17
May: Crime: - Finished: 7/31/17
June: Friendship: - Finished: 7/6/17
July: Contemporary: - Finished: August 2017
August: Fantasy: - Finished: 12/21/17
September: Steampunk:
October: YA Horror:
November: YA Historical Fiction:
December: YA romance - - currently reading

Completed: 9/12

January: Sports Lessons in Falling
February: Non-Fiction Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory
March: Space Opera Shadow Run
April: Mythology The Ship Beyond Time
May: Crime The Miseducation of Cameron Post
June:Friendship Ghosts
July:Contemporary Isabella and the Slipper
August:Fantasy Mask of Shadows
September: Steampunk The Guns Above
October: Horror There's Someone Inside Your House
November: Historical Fiction Night Witches
December: Romance Prince in Disguise

Read:

Start Date:
End Date:
Completed:

January: Sports Whatever Life Throws at You 1\11 4*
February: Non-Fiction Born a Crime 2\7 4*
March: Space Opera Cinder 4\10 2*
April: Mythology The Return 4\19 3*
May: Crime One of Us Is Lying 8\1 4*
June: Friendship Someone Like You 6\11 4*
July: Contemporary Trusting You and Other Lies 7\12 2*
August: Fantasy Roar 8\29 4*
September:
October: HorrorThe Weight of Lies 12\4 4*
November: Historical Fiction Romancing the Duke 11\21 3*
December:

Books Read

Date completed: 12/5
Read: 12/12

january | sports: Out of Nowhere 1/7 *****
february | non-fiction: Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves & Other Female Villains 2/8 ***
march | space opera: Ancillary Justice 3/19 ****
april | mythology: The Song of Achilles 4/1 *****
may | crime: Prep School Confidential 5/5 *
june | friendship: Sorta Like a Rock Star 6/1 ***
july | contemporary: Tash Hearts Tolstoy 7/16 *****
august | fantasy: Sabriel 7/29 **
september | steampunk: The Terrible Quest of Thaddeus Pennybrook's Knee-High Steambots A Steampunk 9/21 *
october | horror: The Monstrumologist 10/9 ***
november | historical fiction: I Capture the Castle 11/18 ***
december | romance: Captive Prince 12/5 *

I am in! This sounds fun!!

Start Date: Jan 1st, 2017
End Date: Dec 31st, 2017
Completed:

January: SPORTS
TBR FOR JANUARY: Bittersweet
February:
March:
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December:

Books Read

2017: Genre Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Number of Books: 12

January: SPORTS
Book to read - Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher - 1/18/17 - 4 stars

February: NON-FICTION
Book to Read - Night by Elie Wiesel - 2/24/17 - 3 Stars

March: SPACE OPERA -

April: MYTHOLOGY
Book to Read - The Island of Excess Love by Francesca Lia Block - 4/30/17 - 2 Stars

May: CRIME:
Book to Read - Ten by Gretchen McNeil - 5/27/17 - 2 Stars

June: FRIENDSHIP -
Book To Read - Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs - 6/15/17 - 5 Stars

July: CONTEMPORARY
Book to Read - Stone Cove Island by Suzanne Myers - 7/28/16 - 2 Stars

August: YA Fantasy
Book to Read - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - 8/13/17 - 2 Stars

September: Steampunk
Book to Read - Extracted by Sherry D. Ficklin - 9/18/17 - 2 Stars

October: HORROR
Book to read = Shutter by Courtney Alameda

NOVEMBER - HISTORICAL FICTION
Book to read - Out Of The Dust by Karen Hesse - 11/5/17 - 3 Stars

December:

I'm in

11/12

January: SPORTS Boy21 1/9 4*
February: NONFICTION How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous 2/16 3*
March: SPACE OPERA. These Broken Stars 3/26 3*
April: MYTHOLOGY
May: CRIME The Fixer 9/11 4.5*
June: FRIENDSHIP The Fourteenth Goldfish 6/29 5*
July: CONTEMPORARY Goodbye Days 6/4 4.5*
August: FANTASY Caraval 8/6 3*
September: STEAMPUNK Timeless 3/19 5*
October: HORROR The Girl with All the Gifts 3/24 4*
November: HISTORICAL FICTION Across A Moonlit Sea 11/24 4*
December: ROMANCE Trust 12/16 4*

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Completed: 0/12

Genre Challenge
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2017

January: Sports -
February: Non-Fiction -
March: Space Opera -
April: Mythology - Norse Mythology ★★★★
May: Crime -
June: Friendship - Wax ★★★★
July: Contemporary - Panic ★★★★
August: Fantasy - The Paper Magician ★★★★
September: Steampunk -
October: Horror - My Life as a White Trash Zombie ★★★★★
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Completed:

I'm in

Genre Challenge
11/12

January: Sports

February: Non Fiction
Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up 2/28

March: Space Opera
Carve the Mark 3/31

April: Mythology
The Lightning Thief 4/21

May: Crime
Hex Hall 5/24

June: Friendship
Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 6/14

July: Contemporary
Fangirl 7/16

August: Fantasy
Daughter of Smoke & Bone 8/24

September: Steampunk
Stormdancer 12/31

October: Horror
Slice of Cherry 10/31

November: Historical Fiction
And I Darken 12/30

December: Romance
All in Pieces 12/6

Im in!
0/12

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I know that some of you like to plan ahead. So I will try to post these fairly early in the month.


January:




Popular YA Sports Books

Woo hoo!! Thanks, Hannah!!

You are welcome!

Hannah,Thanks for posting this so early

You are welcome.

Date start: 1 Jan
Date Completed: 14 Dec

12/12

January—Sports
✔
February—Non-Fiction
✔️
March—Space Opera
✔️
April— Mythology
✔️
May— Crime
✔️
June—Friendship
✔️
July—Contemporary
✔️
August—Fantasy
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September—Steampunk
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October— Horror
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November—Historical Fiction
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December— Romance
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