In the past, I used to type out my suggested reading list. However, over time, I had so many books recommended to me that I couldn’t keep up! Now, I’ve turned to Goodreads (www.goodreads.com) to help me out. Check out my page which includes the books I’d like to read and the books I’ve read. Hopefully, you’ll find something good there! And don’t hesitate to follow me.
In the meantime, I’ve left my old lists here since they do include some fabulous reads. They may be old but they are still good!
Suggested Reading List by YA, MG, and PB professionals (in no particular order):
February 12, 2013 recommendations:
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Enclave and Outpost by Ann Aguirre
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
Beastly by Alex Flinn
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
September 24, 2012 recommendations:
Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
The Curse of Addy McMahon by Katie Davis
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
One Crazy Summer y Rita Williams-Garcia
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Wool by Hugh Howey
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Any of the books by Sarah Dessen
The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani
Redbreast by Jo Nesbo
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
The House on Oyster Creek by Heidi Jon Schmidt
Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation by M.T. Anderson
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
February 1st, 2012 recommendations:
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Tomorrow River by Lesley Kagen
Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradley
The Stuff That Never Happened by Maddie Dawson
Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos
Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
Belong To Me by Marisa de los Santos
January 17th, 2012 recommendations:
Wake by Lisa McMann. If you like this one, you can also check out her sequel, Fade.
Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. Here she goes again with another great read. Can I say jealous?
Graveminder by Melissa Marr. This girl just keeps them coming. Jealous again.
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer. She’s also written the sequels Wolfsbane and Bloodrose.
Beyond Lucky and Head Case by Sarah Aronson.
Tyrell by Coe Booth
Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Eggs by Jerry Spinelli
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
Sorta Like A Rock Star by Matthew Quick
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
Bird in a Box by Andrea Pinkney & Sean Qualls
North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
November 1, 2011 recommendations:
The Wednesdays by Julie Bourbeau (due 08/12)
May B by Caroline Starr Rose (due 01/12)
In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
The Summer Before Boys by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Empty by Suzanne Weyn
Out of The Dust by Karen Hesse (and any of the others she’s written)
Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
July 2, 2011 recommendations:
Beautiful Creatures and Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices Series) and City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments Series) by Cassandra Clare
The Forest of Hands and Teeth and the Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Original Suggested Reading List by YA, MG, and PB professionals (in no particular order):
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Voice Lessons by Nancy Dean (how to improve your writing syntax)
Children’s Books by Hallie Durand (a.k.a. super-agent Hollie McGhee)
Children’s Books by Alison McGhee (a.k.a. Hollie’s sister – my daughter just picked one of her MG novels off of the library shelf all on her own)
Because of Winn-dixie by Kate DiCamillo (she also co-wrote a book with Alison McGhee –turns out my daughter just read this book in third grade)
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferraiolo
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
The Uglies & The Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Movie Suggestion: Pan’s Labyrinth
Forbidden Sea by Shiela A. Nielson
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Young Adult Novels by Amanda Hocking
Matched by Ally Condie
Books by Grace Lin
White Cat and Red Glove by Holly Black
Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake by Michael Kaplan (a must read for any PB author)
Keeper by Kathi Appelt
Rampant and Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund
Vesper by Jeff Sampson
How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy by Crystal Allen
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Nothing by Janne Teller
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
Dovey Coe by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Dangling by Lillian Eige
Clever Beatrice by Margaret Willey and Heather Solomon
Silent Night by Sandy Turner
Imagine a Day by Robb Gonsalves
Someday by Alison McGhee and Peter H. Reynolds
Legend by Marie Lu
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Vordak the Incomprehensible by Vordak the Incomprehensible
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Barnes
Siren by Tricia Rayburn
Somewhere in the Darkness by Walter Dean Myers
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams
Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy
Elliot and the Goblin War by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Flutter: The Story of Four Sisters and an Incredible Journey by Erin Moulton
Someday This Pain Will be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
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