Dear Friend,
As I told you recently, I dropped Spanish in favor of taking Young Adult Literature! For this class we are being asked to write Book Blogs on what we are reading, and seeing how I already blog on my own, I’ve decided to incorporate these book blogs by using them as my series for the semester. So at least once a week, you’ll be seeing my homework assignments essentially, in the form of posts about my reading. Rather than placing them in the regular category for series posts, I will be filing them under the new category of “Books” where I will be placing this post as well. I will be reading at least 20 books this semester and the list I’m currently planning on reading is below:
- The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- By The Time You Read This I’ll Be Dead- Julie Anne Peters
- Chasing Redbird- Sharon Creech
- (Undecided)
- Ender’s Game- Orson Scott Card
- Stargirl- Jerry Spinelli
- Fallen- Lauren Kate
- Almost Perfect- Brian Katcher
- (I’m not sure of title) – Suggested book from Sue about a girl with Cerebral Palsy, I’ll let you know when I know what it’s called.
- Maus: A Survivors Tale- Art Spigelman
- Crank- Ellen Hopkins
- Feed- M.T. Anderson
- Evil Genius- Catherine Jinks
- (Undecided) – Young Adult Nonfiction (this is a hard category for me to fill, I’m not sure why)
- (Undecided) – Something with religious themes (This is also hard, probably because I don’t particularly want to read about Christianity, but it seems easier to find books with a Christian theme)
- Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes- Chris Crutcher
- Uglies- Scott Westerfield
- The Host- Stephanie Meyers
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy- Douglas Adams
- The Gospel According to Larry- Janet Tashjian
- The Future of Us- Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
- Others!!!
I’m looking for suggestions, especially where I’ve indicated that I’m struggling, and just Young Adult books you have found to be read worthy.
Lots of Love, Mandi Jo
