100 Best YA Books!

from Lu’s Bloody Big Book Blog by Lu Shelag from Word Fiend and Chrizette from All they days of posted this list with the 100 top YA books and I thought I would join in. How many have you read? My total: 22/100 and 35 Books ► Read ► On my TBR pile/list Alex Finn [...]

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Review: The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

The Alchemyst by Michael Scott Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series #1 YA Fiction/Adventure/Fantasy, Published 2008 Read June 2010, 375 pp. Challenges: 2010 YA Reading Challenge, Series IV Challenge Shelf Life: 1 year, which is 1 year too long! – Purchased 6-1-09 Verdict: 5/5 Book Blurb: He holds the secret that can end the [...]

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

YA Book Challenge 2009, Series Challenge III YA fiction, Published 2007 Read Dec 2009 Rating: 5/5 Movie Rating: PG Recommended to anyone who is in or ever went to middle school. It’s a new year at middle school and Greg Heffley’s mom has given him a journal to hopefully reign in some of his obnoxious [...]

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret – Review

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Children’s Fiction, Published 2007 2008 Caldecott Medal Finalist J. Kaye’s Book Blog – 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge #1 Read Sept 2009 5/5 From the Cover: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on [...]

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