YA books anyone?

[TiffanyLovering]

Just wondering who's got some good YA recommendations?  Both of my books are YA and I love to read YA.  I put this in the Book Bazaar in case anyone here is tempted to recommend their own books. 

[Penang]

I've been on a YA reading frenzy this summer and so far I've liked almost everything I've read:

Hush Hush and Crescendo (paranormal romances)
Shiver and Linger (paranormal romances)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (dystopian)
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay (dystopian)
Unwind (dystopian) - what I really liked about this one is that it follows a few different characters who have intertwined fates

I guess I'll also recommend my own YA romance novel, Songbird http://www.amazon.com/Songbird-ebook/dp/B0053NYOQ0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309650806&sr=8-2

Ang

[jackblaine]

My book is YA too, and I've been reading some--I echo The Hunger Games (fast action) and also loved Never Let Me Go.

[kchughez]

Hey Tiff, I have a YA book that's 2 weeks new. Wicked Warlock. Here's the blurb, in case you're interested.
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Deakon Metcalf, a sixteen year old bumbling nerd has been bullied all his life. One day in class, he sides with Karri McDill, the captivating and refreshing girl he’s been secretly admiring and offends her ex-boyfriend. The subsequent beating lands him in the hospital. After he regains consciousness, he sees a mysterious bracelet anonymously left at his bedside. When he puts it on, strange things begin to happen. His bruises heal, his stuttering is gone and he grows a whopping seven inches.

Deakon isn’t the only one who notices his transformation. His next door neighbor, the homely Zelda, is more than a neighbor. She’s an Oria witch who gave him the bracelet.

Karri McDill finds herself wanting to spend more time with him. He can get used to his new cool life, but when he and Karri see the raw force of his powers, they set out to Germany to find answers. There, they hope to find his biological mother who he thinks gave him the bracelet. The few leads they have come to a dead end. Then stumble into a 16th century church and meet Loro, a man who knows Deakon. They learn that Deakon is a warlock conceived from a four-hundred-year-old curse. And they discover a secret that's been kept from mankind for hundreds of years..

When they return to Phoenix, something inside Deakon changes. He fantasizes about harming people, especially the ones who hurt him. He cannot push these evil thoughts from his mind. Soon, he attracts the attention of the Catchers, a band of mortals dedicated to ridding the world of warlocks and out-of-control witches

[Carol Hanrahan]

Baling is a YA adventure that mostly has been reviewed by adults.  They seem to like it.  And it's only 0.99!

Why would two teenage boys want to break into an old chapel now used as a tractor storage shed?
What does a key hidden in the lining of a Civil War jacket lead to?
Baling will take you on a summer adventure.  The countryside is all but quiet......

[gatehouseauthor]

The Door to Canellin is YA fantasy, and yes, even at my advanced and decrepit age, I like to read YA as well!

I'm currently on the latest Artemis Fowl book.  It's decent so far... the appeal has faded on the last couple of books, but it seems like this one might shake up the series a little bit.

[Ann Herrick]

Hi, Tiffany! My books in my sig line are all YA.  (BTW, IF by any chance you should choose to read any of them, I'd love it if you'd post a review.     )

I have just started reading The Lighter Side of Life and Death, by C.K. Kelly Martin and it's very good so far.

[VivianMarie]

I've been on a YA reading frenzy this summer and so far I've liked almost everything I've read:

Hush Hush and Crescendo (paranormal romances)
Shiver and Linger (paranormal romances)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (dystopian)
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay (dystopian)
Unwind (dystopian) - what I really liked about this one is that it follows a few different characters who have intertwined fates

I guess I'll also recommend my own YA romance novel, Songbird http://www.amazon.com/Songbird-ebook/dp/B0053NYOQ0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309650806&sr=8-2

Ang

I definitely have to second The Adoration of Jenna Fox and Unwind. Ang--you have great taste in books!

I'd like to recommend Katie Klein's books:
The Guardian
Cross My Heart

And by Susan Bischoff:
Hush Money

[Rhonda Helms]

I adored a lot of the ones mentioned here. I also recommend Divergent by Veronica Roth--it's REALLY good.

[JeffMariotte]

My e-book Carnival Summer (in my sig) is teen horror/paranormal/romance, and in October, Simon & Schuster is publishing the first volume (of 2) of my teen horror quartet Dark Vengeance. It's a 4-book series from a few years ago, which have been slightly rewritten and updated, and which they're repackaging in 2 oversized books.

[TiffanyLovering]

Thank you for all of the recommendations!  I've got a lot of reading ahead of me I guess!  Now I just need to stop writing for a day to read one!

[Ksenija]

I am adding my own YA book to the list as well ... The Curse of the LeRoys - it is an adventure novel/mystery set in beautiful Welsh countryside.

[Silver]

Loved, loved, loved The Hunger Games trilogy.  Do read at least the first book.  Agree that Divergent was a goodie, as well.  Nobody has mentioned Scott Westerfeld's Uglies, Pretties and Specials trilogy.  Very, very good.  Obviously I love dystopian YA.  I also recommend Feed by Mira Grant.  It's a zombie dystopian, but the focus is not so much on the zombies (you don't have to deal with scene after scene of zombies chomping on folks), it's more on how everyone copes with this new world.  I've also read the second in this series, Deadline.  Those are the only ones available as yet.  Can't wait for the third.

[Maria Hooley]

I love young adult books.  Recently I've read In the Arms of Stone Angels, Prom and Prejudice, and Thirteen Reasons Why.    As far some some other Kindleboard authors I've read and loved, Portal, E-Bully, and Failing Test were all wonderful.

I also write young adult, and my novels are The Sojourner Series (Sojourner, Covenant, Second Sight, and Anathema), The Dreamwalker Series (Dreamwalker, Dreamwalker: Reckoning), and October Breezes.

[Shana Norris]

I write YA too, so that's mostly what I read.  I've loved a lot of the books already mentioned. I also really love The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa. I haven't yet read Shiver though I hear a lot of good things about it, but I have the audiobook and it will probably be next up on my iPod after I finish the book I'm listening to now.

[T.S. Welti]

I'm going to agree with the Hunger Games and Never Let Me Go. The Hunger Games moves fast and also has a love triangle, if you're into that. Never Let Me Go also has a love triangle and beautiful but creepy mystery undertones.

Also, I just released a the first book in a five-book fantasy series for teens. Here's a description if you're interested:

Thirteen-year-old Parker Chance has suffered from hallucinations for most of his life. He has been ridiculed and expelled from public school on account of these hallucinations. When his adoptive father destroys a picture of his birth mother, Parker decides to run away from home. He soon finds himself whisked away to a village of superhumans where he discovers he is one of them. Parker’s new power puts him at the center of a deadly mystery and he soon proves he is much too curious for his own good. The Fifth Specter is a funny and enchanting fantasy that will stay with the reader long after the final page is turned.

[Simon Habegger]

I would like to invite anyone looking for a good YA novel to try mine, The Cricket.  The Cricket is a fantasy, rooted in classical mythology, and set in America a few years from now.  It examines themes of immortality, love, and transience.  Give the sample a try!  I wrote it for people to enjoy. 

[ceciliagray]

For straight up contemporary I also recommend The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks.

[IndiaLeeBooks]

Looks like everyone already got to my recommended YA novels... so I'll shamelessly tout my own as you've provided this lovely platform for us to do so!

My novel Hidden Gem is my latest and I'd recommend it to those into entertainment/pop culture/romance looking for a quick, fun read.

In my signature!

[Carol Hanrahan]

There are lots of good recommendations here - I'll have to tell my 2 DDs about them!  Thanks everyone!

[Kevis 'The Berserker' Hendrickson]

Outside of the HP series, easily the best YA fantasy book I've read in the past five years. A must read!
 


One of the most unique YA fantasy/science fiction hybrid books I've read. The author took the idea of wizards, time-travel, and one street tough girl and ran with it. Worth checking out.



This one is my own creation. Nothing more to say except it's got a lot of happy readers.

[Carol Hanrahan]

I'm reading this now, and plan to give it to my daughters to read.  It's not for very young adults, but I think along the lines of The Hunger Games age group.  Has anyone else read it?

[melissalwebb]

Here's some of the ones I enjoyed:

Finders Keepers

Sam I Am (Book One of the October Trilogy)

Eternal Eden

Demon Kissed (Ivy Taylor)

And my book, of course...

Weaver Of Darkness

I hope this gives you some ideas.

[HDJensen]

YA is my favorite genre.

I'm currently reading the 4th book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series. I'd almost describe them as Steampunk YA. Derek Landy, the author, has one of the most amazing websites out there.

Also, if you're into vampire books at all I'd recommend The House of Night Series by mother/daughter author team PC and Kristin Cast. Also, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead and The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith.

My favorite YA author is Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. Her first books were about vampires, but her shapeshifter series is my favorite. The first book in that series is called Hawksong.

Hope this helps.

[ljcharles]

I second the vote for Divergent. It was really good.

Also, I love Jenna Black's faeriewalker series

And since you put this up in Bazaar, I have to recommend my book, Lifethread.

I'd love to know if you check any of them out and what you think.

Lucie j.