Archive for the ‘ALA Best Books For Young Adults’ Category
Terry Pratchett – Nation
Don’t you love Terry Pratchett books? I do, despite never having read any in my teenage years, and Nation, a non-Discworld story, is no exception. Set in an alternate universe (or a parallel universe, if you like), this is the story of a young boy (Mau) whose homecoming has been ruined by a massive tidal wave, […]
Filed under: ALA Best Books For Young Adults, Books 2010, Review, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Terry Pratchett, Young Adult | 14 Comments
Tags: Terry Pratchett
Mee invited all Pride and Prejudice first-timers to a readalong in February. I’d like to start this post by apologising for not finishing the book in the second month of the year itself, but, I got sidetracked with a couple of other things, and well, you know how it goes… Pride and Prejudice is my […]
Filed under: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, ALA Best Books For Young Adults, BBC's Big Read {Best Loved Novel}, Books 2010, Guardian 1000, Jane Austen, Penguin Classics, Review, Romance | 29 Comments
Tags: Jane Austen
I’ve wanted to read this book for ages, simply for the title, which is one of the most beautiful titles I’ve ever come across. So, I finally picked it up, and it’s probably one of the most beautiful autobiographies I’ve ever read. On reading the blurb, I thought it would be similar to the Pulitzer […]
Filed under: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000, ALA Best Books For Young Adults, Autobiography/Memoir, Books 2010, Coming of Age, Maya Angelou, Review | 29 Comments
Tags: Maya Angelou, Racism
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth book in the popular Harry Potter series. I’ve read the book thrice: when it first came out, before the release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price, and of course, prior to the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, hitting the […]
Filed under: ALA Best Books For Young Adults, Audio Books, Books 2010, Carnegie Medal Nominee, J.K. Rowling, Review, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Stephen Fry, Young Adult | 16 Comments
Tags: Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Stephen Fry
Stephanie Meyer – Twilight
If you love the Twilight books, I suggest you don’t continue reading this review, despite the fact that it’s going to be a really short one. Nope – I didn’t enjoy the book, and worse, I didn’t see any point to it. I struggled to page 279, and then, I just gave up. On one […]
Filed under: ALA Best Books For Young Adults, Books 2009, Garden State Book Award, Review, Stephanie Meyer, Young Adult | 22 Comments
Tags: Stephanie Meyer, Twilight, Vampires
This incredibly poignant well written story tackles various important and sensitive topics, some of which are still valid today, despite the book being set around the time of the second World War. Set in the English countryside, Michelle Magorian tells the story of Willie, a timid little specimen, who is an evacuee from London, and […]
Filed under: ALA Best Books For Young Adults, BBC's Big Read {Best Loved Novel}, Books 2009, Guardian Children's Fiction Award, Historical Fiction, Michelle Magorian, Review, Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books, Young Adult | 16 Comments
Tags: Child Abuse, Michelle Magorian, World War II
Mish @ Stage And Canvas convinced me to read this book with a comment on the Great Movie Adaptations’ Weekly Geeks. It sounded like a fun, light-hearted read, and that’s exactly what it was. Fun. Light-hearted. Feel good. It’s a book that combines the best elements of all the classic fairy tales, and exaggerates them […]
Filed under: ALA Best Books For Young Adults, Books 2009, Children's Books, Review, Satire, William Goldman | 24 Comments
Tags: Fairy Tales, Satire, William Goldman
Amy Tan – The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan’s debut novel, The Joy Luck Club, is the first book by her that I have read. It is also the first book I’ve read with strong Chinese references, so I wasn’t quite sure as to what I should expect from this book. The Joy Luck Club is the story of four Chinese women who […]
Filed under: ALA Best Books For Young Adults, Amy Tan, Books 2009, Historical Fiction, National Book Award Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, Review | 31 Comments
Tags: Amy Tan, China
