Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion

We're going to get started on March's book club nominations.

Our rules and nuances can be found here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2....

For March our theme is Urban Setting. You may nominate a total of 2 books. You may nominate a YA book (fiction or non) that takes place in an urban setting AND a regular YA book. If you have questions, please ask.

Please mark your votes as:

Non themed selection
Themed

This is so I know what list to put it under.

Please include the author of the book as well as it makes it easier and faster for me.

Check out the bookshelf to see what books we have already read.

Thanks! We'll get polls up in about a week.

Themed: The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Non themed: Bruiser by Neal Shusterman

themed: Can't Get There from Here by Todd Strasser

non-themed: Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

I've been pushing Bruiser back and back on my list. It looks so good!

AngelaSunshine wrote: "I've been pushing Bruiser back and back on my list. It looks so good!"

It is on my March list. Have had 2 boys read it and they love it. I stole it so I can read it :)

Themed: Firespell by Chloe Neill

Non-themed: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Themed: Matched by Ally Condie

Nonthemed: Hothouse: A Novel by Chris Lynch

Themed: Real World by Natsuo Kirino

Non themed: On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Themed: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride

Non-themed: Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick

Lahni wrote: "Themed: Real World by Natsuo Kirino

Non themed: On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta"

Im not sure if Real World is technically a YA book. Let me know if I need to pick a different one. It's about teens but I'm not sure if it's written for a YA or adult audience.

I don't think I understand what you mean by themed and non themed, but I would like to recommend my books. They are Checkered Fencesand The Trouble With Changeby Alma Hudson. They have some sex, but have very valuable messages.

Lahni, I'm not sure if Real World is YA or not. I see that it has been nominated for a high school reading list award, so for now I'll allow it unless other members disagree.

Alma, our rules for nominating books can be found here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2.... We do not allow authors to nominate their own books, though you are free to discuss them throughout the site (provided it does not become a constant barrage of your books everywhere we look). Sorry I didn't make that clearer earlier.

Alma wrote: "I don't think I understand what you mean by themed and non themed, but I would like to recommend my books. They are Checkered Fencesand The Trouble With Changeby [aut..."

Hi Alma, non-themed is just any ol' YA book you want to read. The themed one in this case means you have to pick a book with an urban setting. So, for example, a book set on a farm would not work for the themed nomination.

Lahni wrote: "Lahni wrote: "Themed: Real World by Natsuo Kirino..."

It is technically not YA...

Themed: No and Me by Delphine de Vigan

Non themed: White Crowby Marcus Sedgwick

Kellee wrote: "Lahni wrote: "Lahni wrote: "Themed: Real World by Natsuo Kirino..."

It is technically not YA..."

I'll change that nomination to City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Themed: Dash & Lily's Book of Daresby Rachel Cohn

Non Themed: Deadly Little Secretby Laurie Faria Stolarz

'Harriet the Spy' by Louise Fitzhugh.
It's my favorite book ever!

MissJill wrote: "'Harriet the Spy' by Louise Fitzhugh.
It's my favorite book ever!"

For which nomination? We have the themed group of "urban setting" or non-themed, which is anything else.

It's themed, set in NYC.

Jennifer W wrote: "It's themed, set in NYC."

Thanks, as long as you know where it fits! I haven't read that one. :-)

She's my coworker, we were talking about it, that's the only reason I know where she wanted it. :)

Themed: Timeless by Alexandra Monir (Set in NYC)

Non Themed:

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Themed: Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

Non-Themed: Sapphique by Catherine Fisher

Any more nominations? Polls go up tomorrow.

Polls are up! Go vote!

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/17...

Our winners are:

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

and

Matched by Ally Condie

Enjoy!