YA and Other Favorites of 2008
Well, I tried to keep up with my books this year, but I think some got lost in the shuffle. It appears that around 2/3 of my reading list were in the young adult/teen genre, so I’m going list my top five of those. The problem with that, though, is that four of my top five titles are actually members of a series or a complete series. So, here they are:
- Twilight series (Books 1-4) by Stephanie Meyers
- Brisingr (book 3 in the Eragon series) by Christopher Paolini
- Uglies, Pretties, and Specials (books 1-3 of 4) by Scott Westerfeld
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
- Peter and the Starcatchers series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
I just can’t get enough of teenage vampire romance, talking dragons, futuristic perfection, techno teens, and, well, pixie dust. There are a bunch of fantastic books getting kind of stuck in and eventually overlooked in the young adult category (by adults, anyway) that I would love to read. I read some grown up books, too. Here are my top 3:
- The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt
- The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
- Love is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield
Tim, do you think I’ll be able to make it back to the harsh reality of Consumption after my latest scrappy-girl-meets-dragon book? Does anyone have a spare copy of People of the Book?
Other BGB Year-end Lists:
- Tim’s Favorites of 2008
- Tim’s Favorite Children’s Illustrated Books ‘08-ish
- Shaft’s Best of 2008
- Nicole’s 2008 Best Reads
December 18, 2008 8:17 am 1 Comment
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By Tim, December 18, 2008 @ 7:52 pm
I hope that you get back to Consumption. That’s a great book.