Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion
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Jennifer W wrote: "November 2011- Young Readers' week. Read a book classified as "Juvenile" or "Middle Grade". These books are geared for ages 7-12. They typically have short chapters and may have pictures. They ..."
Thanks for the clarification, that helps a lot!
Cristen wrote: "Read Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, 316 PagesDone 11/4/2011
Points - 2
Total Points - 22"
LOVE this book! Are you going to read Forge?
I am absolutely going to read Forge, I loved Chains...it was such a beautiful book
Cristen wrote: "I am absolutely going to read Forge, I loved Chains...it was such a beautiful book"And Forge is just as good! :)
I read Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales by Neal Shusterman which read "MG" to me. I didn't see it classified as such here, but on Amazon it lists the age as 8+.
Angela wrote: "I read Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales by Neal Shusterman which read "MG" to me. I didn't see it classified as such here, but on Amazon it lists the age as 8+."How was it? I love Neal Shusterman!!!
Kellee wrote: "Angela wrote: "I read Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales by Neal Shusterman which read "MG" to me. I didn't see it classified as such here, but on Amazon it lists..."I liked a few of them, but I'm a hard sell on short stories! I liked that he wrote a little intro before each story about how it came to be.
Wow, 2 challenge books this time! I never get to claim more than one! A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.
Angela wrote: "Wow, 2 challenge books this time! I never get to claim more than one! A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness."Yay!! Congrats :)
Completed Tasks: NovemberDown the Mysterly River by Bill Willingham 11/6/11
Points Earned this month: 2
Total Points: 104
The Visconti House by Elsbeth Edgar DONE 11/7The Wizard of Dark Street by Shawn Thomas Odyssey DONE 11/13
Points - 2
Total Points - 25
Completed Tasks: NovemberDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney 11/23/11
Points Earned this month: 3
Total Points: 107
Adding more! I like this challengeThe Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies 11/27/11
Juniper Berry by M.P. Kozlowsky 11/18/11
Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder 11/19/11
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente, 247 Pages DONE 11/28/11Points: 1
Total Points: 26
Brandi and Cristen- I have heard WONDERFUL thing about both of those books. Were they as good as I've heard?
Ann- I'm glad you are liking the challenge :) I am too! Brandi- Welcome back!
Completed Tasks: NovemberWoods Runner by Gary Paulsen 11/12/11
Points Earned this month: 4
Total Points: 108
I wanted to like The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, but I found myself not enjoying it as much as I thought I would. There were certain aspects of the writing that I felt took away from the story, but I know that a lot of others really liked it.
Kellee wrote: "Brandi and Cristen- I have heard WONDERFUL thing about both of those books. Were they as good as I've heard?"I wasn't as impressed as the reviews dictated I should be. It was a touching story, but there wasn't anything overly amazing about it. The ending was good, though. It tied up the loose ends.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney (11/10)Guys Read: Thriller edited by Jon Scieszka (11/25)
The Seeing Stone by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (11/20)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney (11/29)
Lucinda's Secret by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (11/28)
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (11/7) *this book is FABULOUS!
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney (11/18)
The Amazing Voyage by Geronimo Stilton (11/10)
The Field Guide by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (11/15)
November Points: 11
Total Points: 56
Wild Things: YA Grown-Up
Books mentioned in this topic
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (other topics)The Last Straw (other topics)
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The Seeing Stone (other topics)
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Geronimo Stilton (other topics)Lisa McMann (other topics)
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These books are geared for ages 7-12. They typically have short chapters and may have pictures. They are meant to be read by the child not to the child.
There's definitely some gray area here as to what is J/MG and what is YA, we'll try to be lenient.