Monday, February 1, 2010

2010 Goal - Read More YA Fiction

My blog is supposed to focus on picture books, middle grade fiction, ya fiction, children's nonfiction, teen nonfiction and adult nonfiction but lately I've been reading very little in the way of YA fiction.

I see others talking about these great books that I keep meaning to read. How can I call myself a reviewer of children's books if I've never read Elizabeth Scott or Neil Gaiman or Laurie Halse Anderson?

So this is my personal challenge, personal goal to read more YA fiction but specifically to read some of the ones I've been meaning to.

Ones I'd Like To Really Try To Read:
Anderson, Laure Halse. Wintergirls.
Bray, Libba. Going Bovine
Collins, Suzanne. Hunger Games
Goodman, Alison. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn.
Larbalestier, Justine. Liar
Scott, Elizabeth. Love You, Hate You, Miss You.
Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book
Dashner, James. The Maze Runner

Ones That Sound Good And I Might Try:
Barnes, John. Tales of the Madman Underground.
Efaw, Amy. After
Knowles, Jo. Jumping Off Swings.

I am most certainly open to suggestions. I'm more likely to add it to my list if it's one I've heard of. Think of the book that has been around the book blog community many times and is always mentioned.