Tag Archives: YA

The Subjectivity of a “Favorites” List

Posted on 12/09/2011 by amitha

Last week my writing group was discussing our group’s book-of-the-month, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart. We were going around, generally talking about the book and I mentioned how I’d really liked it but hadn’t loved it enough to pick up … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Books of 2011

Posted on 12/06/2011 by amitha

Out of all the kid’s books I read this year, these are my favorites. I attempted to order them by author and by reading level (YA, followed by MG, followed by PB). Note that these are not necessarily newly published … Continue reading →

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Book Recommendation: Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness

Posted on 08/16/2011 by amitha

The Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness is a YA dystopia series about a planet where men’s thoughts can be heard out loud by everyone due to an alien virus. This series is amazing. The strangeness of the premise (and … Continue reading →

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SCBWI “Letter of Merit”

Posted on 07/25/2011 by amitha

I won a writing award! Okay–to be more accurate, I received a “Letter of Merit” (sort of like honorable mention) from the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators for their annual Work-In-Progress grant. I am really excited about this! … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on 07/20/2011 by amitha

I am very confused as to what to say about this book (Book 2 in the Wolves of Mercy Falls series). It is a very poetic, lyrical, character-driven, romantic book…about werewolves. On the one hand, I can’t say enough about … Continue reading →

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Book review: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on 06/29/2011 by amitha

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater is a shorter, Team Jacob version of Twilight minus those pesky vampires, and with a more believable romance (the characters are almost the same age!). I’m not kidding when I say this book is similar to Twilight–there … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

Posted on 05/08/2011 by amitha

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen Really enjoyed this character driven book about a teenaged girl named Ruby who was abandoned by her mother and was forced by social services to live with her estranged sister. Sarah Dessen does a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Posted on 03/14/2011 by amitha

Will Grayson, Will Grayson is an amazing book. Simply amazing. But the sad thing is, I was actually a bit reticent to pick it up because the summaries of the book I’ve read sounded..well..kind of boring and a little vague. … Continue reading →

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My Favorite New-to-Me Children’s Books for 2010

Posted on 12/08/2010 by amitha

Here are my favorite new-to-me children’s books this year, in order by author. Last year, I used Indiebound for this list, but for some unknown reason they deleted my account (?). Since then, I’ve been using Amazon Marketplace. Amazon.com Widgets … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Prizefighter en Mi Casa by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo

Posted on 07/26/2010 by amitha

Prizefighter en Mi Casa by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo This book was amazing. Well-written, exciting, scary, heart-warming, and troubling at times. I lived in Houston, Texas until I was eight years old so it was interesting to read about someone growing … Continue reading →

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