Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion

I am seeking "the next big thing" in YA books. I was actually ahead of the game when I ordered 2 sets of The Hunger Games trilogy. We also managed to be at the forefront of the Twilight wave and stayed with the current on Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. In your opinion, what trilogy is "next" to hit big with teens and adults alike?

Also, have you found any good books about texting? I've only come across one, about sexting (Going Underground).

I think the next big thing will come when some really good author writes a great book about something they thought up that is different. Then publishers will tell their authors to write something along the same lines. I know two authors whose publishers told them to write vampire books when they had never done something like that before.

Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter concept is big, but it would be pretty obvious if someone copied it or used it as a basis for a book. It is truly unique even if it includes vampires, werewolves, etc.

I think Ship Breaker is a little bit of a sleeper right now but has potential to be a huge hit with both teens and adults alike.

Perhaps The Knife of Never Letting Go? I think I heard that this may be made into a movie. Again, it's a little bit of a sleeper, but it has potential to be appreciated by both teens and adults.

I saw a recommendation for Joss Stirling's Finding Sky and got it for my daughter. I have to admit I read it after, thoroughly enjoyed it and happily bought the next one for her/me (Stealing Phoenix). The third book is out at the end of the year. Each book has a female protagonist who gets involved with this family of supernatural boys. There are 7 boys in the family so I don't know how many Joss Stirling is planning to write!

Want to go Private? and the TTYL series are about chatting, but I have not found any about texting yet. iBoy is about an iPhone.
I like both of Tina's examples.
I think Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach which has a sequel is a sleeper. Girl of Fire and Thorns (series), Blood Red Road (series), Graceling (series), and Divergent (series), Enclave (series), Anna Dressed in Blood (series), CHAOS (series), Ashes (series), and Ashfall (series) are some of the up-and-comers.

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will hit it big. I believe there's already a movie in the works...

Some great suggestions here! And it looks like I'm doing ok in terms of sleepers as I already have several of these series on the shelves. At least I'll be ready for some of them when/if they hit.

Do any of you ever visit the blog Teen Librarian's Tool Box? They have a 2012 trends page. Some of the consensus there seems to be angels and horror-type (ugh!) stuff. Thoughts?

Meh. I don't know. I think that there is a huge contemporary kick going right now (which I am a huge fan of), crosses fingers for more rom-com as one of my girls calls them.

Maggie Stiefvater The Raven Boys The first book is fantastic and I think there is supposed to be 4 in all. The story is narrated by both a boy and girl, and there is even a parental presence. She has sold movie rights for her most recent series - the Shiver Trilogy and also for last year's The Scorpio Races and I have no doubt this will follow the same path.

Divergent and Insurgent is huge with my students. As well as Hush, Hush, by Becca Fitzpatrick. And The Beyonders by Brandon Mull are very popular as well. I see a lot of Shiver and Maze Runner too.

Tina wrote: "I think Ship Breaker is a little bit of a sleeper right now but has potential to be a huge hit with both teens and adults alike.

Perhaps The Knife of Never Letting Go? I think I heard that this..."

I love the Chaos Walking series. I agree it's more of a sleeper, but every student I have recommended it to who actually read it, loved it. It's a very original concept and definitely a page-turner.

Throne of glass, by Sarah J. Maas was terrific and will be a huge hit.

Seraphina, by Rachel hartman, is also making a big splash with my readers.(it's a little more sophisticated but well written)

Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris is a book you can't put down!!

I'll have to look into Norris' book. I had not heard of that one yet.

What are your thoughts on Kenneth Oppel's new Frankenstein series. I'm finding it intriguing...

A year later, one of the most best-selling books is the realistic Fault of Our Stars by John Green. As much as I love fantasy books, it's such a relief to read a book in a different vein.

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Game of thrones is really big at the moment, especially with the tv series running as well.

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Have you read the books? Dust, the last book in the series was just released. I'v read the first story, but I wanted to wait for the release of Dust before jumping in for a full dive. I hate waiting.

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Have you read the books? Dust, the last book in the series was just released. I'v read the first story, but I wa..."

It is on my TBR list, I'm thinking of reading it next.

The hot book for us right now is The Testing (author escapes me right now). I am also having good luck with all things spy and secret-agent. And the new Sherlock Holmes series is circling really well.

The trouble is that there are so many great books out there! What a good problem to have...

Is it possible that we are finally moving a little bit away from the doom and gloom dystopia to more of a sci-fi feel for YA? Even if we aren't, maybe it would be a good idea to try and balance my library's collection a little better by investing in some thought-provoking aliens/AI/space travel material. Thoughts?

I'm seeing a lot of underwater/mermaid/living under the sea type of books amongst my students. Like Deep Blue, Forgive My Fins, Atlantia, and Deep Life. Don't know if it's the next big thing but it's what's popular at the school where I teach in Utah.

Marlena wrote: "I'm seeing a lot of underwater/mermaid/living under the sea type of books amongst my students. Like Deep Blue, Forgive My Fins, Atlantia, and Deep Life. Don't know if it's the next big thing but it..."

My daughter (16) will be thrilled if it is!