Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion

Sweet! Theres a whole bunch of interesting books on there! Here's my nominations, though:
Award winner: Looking for Alaska (In your Pants!!!!! [Sorry... I had to... Nerdfighters!!!:]- John Green (Has this group read that one yet? If we have, can I pick another one?
Other: I was going to nominate An Abundance of Katherines, but since I've already got a John Green down, I think I want to go with something a bit smaller. Can I nominate Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly? Its new and pretty small, but it's gotten great reviews and just looks amazing. I doubt many of us have read it. It would be really cool to have a brand new book on the list!
There are so many other books I would nominate. I almost chose A Little Wanting Song, but I have already read that... And even though it was chat worthy, I want to read something new! (Not that I don't read new things all the time....)
Oh well... I'm ranting...

Award Winner: Kira-Kira by:Cynthia Kadohata
and...
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1) by: Micheal Scott

Award winner: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (Newbery and Printz Honor Awards both in 2003)

other: Scrambled Eggs at Midnight by Brad Barkley

Yay I love this category. Happy to say I've read quite a few of them so I am pleased with myself. LOL.

Here are my nominations:

Award Winner: A Wrinkle in Time (I just love this book)

other: Northern Lights (Phillip Pullman)

This is a tough nomination category...... There are so many!

Okay...

Award winner: Savvy by Ingrid Law

Other: Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli

Both Newbery winners

2000 - Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

1997 - The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

Award winner: 1978 Newbery winner Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Other: Memoirs of a Bookbat by Kathryn Lasky

Here's my shortened version:
2006 Printz winner: Looking for Alaska- John Green
Other: Harmonic Feedback- Tara Kelly

Lulu wrote: "Both Newbery winners

2000 - Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

1997 - The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg"

Lulu,

Just FYI- You can only nominate one for the award winners and then you can nominate one book of choice, so you'd have to separate your nominates into the 2 categories.

My two picks:

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
and the Robin Mckinley book

Jeannie, Fiona won't count your nomination unless you write which category each book fits, the title and the author.

Do Newbery Honor books count as award winners? If so, my nominations are...

Award Winner: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Other: Peter Pan (aka Peter and Wendy) by J.M. Barrie

Here are my two picks:

Award Winner/Newbery in 2006:
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins

Other (actually a Newbery Honor Book)
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Winner & National Book Award Finalist



Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Thanks Angela!:)
My two new official picks are both Newbery Honor/Winner books:

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (Winner)

and Saavy by Ingrid Law (2009 Honor)

I don't have any nominations. I'm just excited to see a lot of books on here that I've never heard of!

Here are my picks:

Award winner: The First Part Last by Angela Johnson (2004 Printz Award Winner)

Other: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Danielle wrote: "Here are my picks:

Award winner: The First Part Last by Angela Johnson (2004 Printz Award Winner)

Other: Graceling by Kristin Cashore"

Just FYI- The group read Graceling in November.

Arya wrote: "1. The High King by Lloyd Alexander

2. Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore"

1.2009 Aurealis Awards best young adult novel Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
2.Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

A lot of great choices this round. It's gonna be tough!

Award Winner - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Fiona, I can't find the poll for the non-award winning book for July... Am I completely blind?

Oh, I voted on that already without even considering the month. :) haha...

I always just look at the selections and pay no attention to titles. I voted!

I have no interest to read any of the two so I will sit this one out. I still have to catch up on my other reads so this works out for me!

I hope you guys enjoy it otherwise!!!

They both look good, and I am sure they are, but I have a lot of catching up to do and these just aren't a must read in my head!

Yay. I've read the Golden Compass but Leviathan sounds interesting.

I love Scott Westerfeld! I started Leviathan awhile ago but started it regretfully the day before I had to return it to library so I've only read the first 50 pages or so. I am excited to finish it. The beginning was really good. I haven't read The Golden Compass, but I have seen the movie which was okay. I'm going to read it, hopefully it's a good one.

My tbr pile is written in composition notebooks. I'm currently on notebook number 2.

I agree. I didn't really like the movie, although it was neat to see it in live action. I didn't like Nicole Kidman in it.

I love The Golden Compass. It was a very good book.

Great picks. Neither were on my TBR list, but to me, that is what this is all about - stretching myself to read outside my box!

Once you read the first one, you'll want to read the rest of the series. It's awesome!

I'll have to go get my Dark Materials book. I just took out Leviathan today so woot..

Amy wrote: "Once you read the first one, you'll want to read the rest of the series. It's awesome!"

I second that and at the end I was at the end of the trilogy I was close to tears.