Feed - M.T. Anderson
Impossible - Nancy Werlin
The Trap - John Smelcer
The Death of Jayson Porter - Jaime Adoff
The Lottery - Patricia Wood
Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
Inside Out - Nadia Shivack
I.D. - Vicki Grant
Shooting the Moon - Francis O'Roark Dowell
Admittedly, it's been awhile since I've actually read books written specifically to a young adult audience and I have to say, I was incredibly impressed with the variety and quality of books that are out there now for youth.
Our last class is on Saturday, with final projects (a bibliography of materials on a subject of our choice appealing to young adults) due next week, so I'm still super busy, but I will at some point, will offer my thoughts on most, if not all of these books.
As if these 9 books weren't enough, I've also so far read two books pertaining to my bibliography subject area, which is Mexican American cultural identity (suggestions are welcome!) - The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales and Estrella's Quinceañera by Malín Alegría.
And, on top of that, I finally read Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, which was one of those young adult books that I've been hearing about for years and had meant to read a long time ago.
So, for anyone wanting to keep count that's 12 books in a month on top of work and school and oh yeah, that exciting news I talked about last time? I got a part-time gig as a youth services assistant working with teens at an area library. Which means all this recent reading will come in quite handy!
I'm most excited about getting to see everyone else's bibliographies which range in subjects from teen pregnancy to football to zombies to shape shifters. I can't wait to gather them all up and then find out just how big the YA budget at my library is when I tell our director how many new books I want to order!
