Okay, 3rd-12th graders (real ones and those who wish they still were) for whom the WOWblog was enthusiastically established: What book(s) would you include in your ultimate juvenile/YA collection – fiction and nonfiction?
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Hmmm….. thats a hard question. I guess it might be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows which I’ve read AT LEAST 10 times., but then I enjoyed the Mysterious Benedist Society. Percy Jackson and the Olympians is one of the best books Ive read though and The Lord of the Rings is really good. Did I mention The Golden Compass, the Subtle Knife, and the Heidi, The entire Harry Potter series,The Hobbit,Bridge to Teribithia, Animorphs,Peter pan, Oliver Twist, Inkheart, I’d tell you I love you but then I’d have to kill you, Fire girl,School Story,Fantastic beasts and where to find them …. I guess I like every book I’ve read but I’m writing my own book and that is my #1 Favorite.
I’m a reader that always wants to pick up the latest book just to check it out. I have a few favorite authors but the list fluctuates over the years as my tastes change. Therefore, I’m a terrible “Top Ten” listmaker.
I would suggest any teen interested in good reads check out this website:
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bestbooksyoung.cfm
It’s the Young Adult Library Services Association list, where YA librarians talk with teens from all over the country to cull the best of the best.
Three of my personal favorites on the 2007 best of list are:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party. by M.T. Anderson
American Born Chinese. by Gene LuenYang (this is a Graphic Novel)
The Book Thief. by Markus Zusak
As far as Picture books go: I’m also a neverending fan of Maurice Sendak, Chris Raschka, Emily Gravett and Mo Willems.
There is nothing funnier than the “Captain Underpants” collection by Dav Pilkey. http://www.davpilkey.com