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  1. Nov 05, 2018

    The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
    In the Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
    A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
    The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

  1. Nov 05, 2018

    Thanks dogpoet and HMSeymour for your reading suggestions!

    YWP Executive Director
  1. Nov 06, 2018

    Thank you so much for making this post!
    "June Sparrow and the Million Dollar Penny" by Rebecca Chace
    "Mr. Lemoncello's Library" series by Chris Grabenstein
    "The Vanderbeekers of 141st St" by Karina Yan Glaser
    "The Land of Stories" series by Chris Colfer
    "Knight's Castle" by Edward Eager
    "Full Cicada Moon" by Marilyn Hilton
    "The Penderwicks" series by Jeanne Birdsall

  1. Dec 15, 2018

    I also love The Land of Stories and Mr. Lemoncello’s Library! Have you read any other Chris Grabenstein’s books?

    "There is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemmingway

  1. Dec 20, 2018

    Yes! I have read The Island of Dr. Libris, and a few other of his books.

  1. Nov 07, 2018

    We Are Okay
    Nimona
    The Fault in Our Stars

    Eli

  1. Nov 27, 2018

    I really like Nimona too! Have you read her other books?

  1. Nov 09, 2018

    I really like "Falling Kingdoms" by Morgan Rhodes, it's a fantasy novel but I still think it's great!

    what am i, if i can't be yours?

  1. Dec 02, 2018

    The Falling Kingdoms series is so good!

  1. Nov 09, 2018

    "Aristotle and Dante" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

    "The Trouble With Poetry" by Billy Collins

    "Paper towns" John Green

    Life is not a paragraph.

  1. Nov 11, 2018

    The Alchemist
    The Underground Railroad
    The Alice Network
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

  1. Dec 18, 2018

    I lOVE the Alchemist! Such a good one.

  1. Nov 27, 2018

    Harry Potter Series BY J.K Rowling, Hunger Games Series BY Suzanne Collins, His Dark Materials Series BY Philip Pullman.

  1. Nov 30, 2018

    The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
    Stargirl and Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
    The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

  1. Dec 02, 2018

    The Hate U Give is amazing!! I love it so much.

    "There is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemmingway

  1. Dec 08, 2018

    The Hate U Give is an amazing and eye-opening book! I also love Stargirl and Stargirl and Love!! I remember reading them when I was in sixth grade!! Also, John Greene's books are really good too!

  1. Jan 08, 2020

    the hate u give and the fault in our stars... the authors are so talented. they weave emotion into their words and make the reader go on a roller coaster of emotions.

  1. Dec 02, 2018

    Fatal Throne
    By Deborah Hopkinson and a few others
    All of Cassandra Clare's books
    Geography Club By ?
    The Lost series by Michael Grant
    The Mary Poppins series by PL Travers

    "There is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemmingway

  1. Dec 08, 2018

    Cassandra Clare writes GREAT books!!!

  1. Dec 09, 2018

    I agree! I absolutely love Cassandra Clare, she is my favorite author.

  1. Dec 02, 2018

    I would recommend
    Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
    Endgame: The Calling by James Frey
    Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
    And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

  1. Dec 06, 2018

    See You At Harry’s by Jo Knowles and Where The Red Fern Grows are the only two books that have made me cry and because of this I love them. I love See You At Harry’s more, but they’re both great.

  1. Dec 08, 2018

    Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

  1. Dec 08, 2018

    Life of Pi by Yann Martel, The Giver by Lois Lowry, All of the Lord of the Rings books (but everyone here has probably already read them...)

  1. Dec 08, 2018

    And Filmish by Edward Ross is technically a graphic novel, but it's about the media's influence in society, and the government's influence in the media, and it also talks about different moods and opinions that are shaped by films.

  1. Dec 18, 2018

    -The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera
    -Upstream, Mary Oliver
    -Long Life, Honey in the Heart, Martin Prechtel
    -Song of Soloman, Toni Morrison

  1. Dec 20, 2018

    -How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
    -Jane, Unlimited (Kristin Cashore)
    -Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
    -We Are Okay (Nina LaCour)
    -Carry On (Rainbow Rowell)

    Courtney McDermott

  1. Dec 22, 2018

    - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
    - The Lumberjanes (various authors including Noelle Stevenson)
    - Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash
    -Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
    - Animal Farm by George Orwell
    - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
    - Maus books 1 and 2 by Art Spiegelman

    Why bother being cool when you can be nice?

  1. Dec 22, 2018

    Ooh, I love Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children, and Animal Farm!

  1. Dec 22, 2018

    1984 by George Orwell

  1. Dec 23, 2018

    That's on my reading list!!

    Why bother being cool when you can be nice?

  1. Nov 20, 2019

    OK y'all. I can't find anybody to talk to about Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, and it's KILLING ME! Just say something, please! :$

    " to choose to write is to reject silence" - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  1. Nov 20, 2019

    Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is arguably one of the best books ever written!

    Why bother being cool when you can be nice?

  1. Nov 21, 2019

    I love them sooo much! I heard the fifth book's coming out in January 2020!!

    " to choose to write is to reject silence" - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  1. Nov 21, 2019

    I know! I am SO EXCITED!

    Why bother being cool when you can be nice?

  1. Nov 21, 2019

    TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!

    " to choose to write is to reject silence" - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  1. Nov 20, 2019

    sorry this comment was an accident but I’m not sure how to delete it... :(

  1. Nov 20, 2019

    I know right!? I honestly love Mr Darcy so much. Especially when he’s played by Collin Firth in the BBC version...

    Why bother being cool when you can be nice?

  1. Nov 20, 2019

    Yes! But now my comment is in the wrong place and I deleted it ... ah!

  1. Nov 20, 2019

    Original comment meant to say that I loved Pride and Predjudice, but I thought I was commenting in the wrong spot, and it all got messed up. Just ignore it.

  1. Dec 23, 2018

    Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling
    Willow Falls by Wendy Mass
    Raina Telgemeier -author (smile, sisters, drama, ghosts etc...)
    The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
    Ungifted, and Supergifted by Gordan Korman
    The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
    Bread and Roses Too by Katherine Paterson
    And so many more!!!!!

  1. Dec 27, 2018

    Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley. It's definitely one of my favorites!

    Why bother being cool when you can be nice?

  1. Nov 20, 2019

    I love Harry Potter,
    The Hunger Games,
    Divergent series,
    The Hate U Give,
    Dread Nation,
    Rad Girls Can,
    Salt To The Sea,
    Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (the book not the movie),
    The Giver,
    The Incorrigible Children Of Ashton Place,
    A Series Of Unfortunate Events,
    Charlotte's Web,
    and Between Shades Of Grey.

    " to choose to write is to reject silence" - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  1. Nov 22, 2019

    Hey all! Thanks for reminding us about Great Books! It was hidden in the archive but you unearthed it and there's clearly a lot of interest! Our YWP IT magician Tyler is working on making an easier format so you can recommend and discuss books you love. Stay tuned...coming soon!

    YWP Executive Director
  1. Nov 22, 2019

    Awesome! :)

  1. Nov 25, 2019

    If you like young adult faerie stories, I'd recommend anything by Sarah J. Maas or Holly Black. They are both my favorite authors, hopefully you guys like them too! :)

  1. Nov 25, 2019

    Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Sonnenblick

  1. Nov 26, 2019

    a wrinkle in time
    the hunger games
    for a muse of fire
    the magnus chase series
    all awesome.

  1. Nov 27, 2019

    I would highly recommend...
    - The Caraval series by Stephanie Garber
    - Divergent by Veronica Roth
    - The Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard
    - The Wrath and the Dawn series by Renee Ahdieh
    - The Flame in the Mist series by Renee Ahdieh
    - My Lady Jane
    - Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    - The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth

    Dancer

  1. Nov 27, 2019

    These are some favorites!
    Crazy House series - James Patterson
    Far From The Tree -Robin Benway
    Piecing Me Together- Reneé Watson ( or anything by Watson )
    Ban this Book- Alan Gratz
    Poet X- Elizabeth Acevedo
    The Someday Birds - Sally J. Pla
    and The Second Life of Ava Rivers.