Reddit mentions: The best teen family issues fiction books
We found 808 Reddit comments discussing the best teen family issues fiction books. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 349 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. The Giver (Giver Quartet)
- Permabound Hardcover Edition 1994
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2. Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park
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Release date | February 2013 |
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3. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, Book 1)
- Used Book in Good Condition
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Release date | February 2008 |
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4. Feed
- Used Book in Good Condition
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Release date | February 2004 |
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6. Feed
- Material: Faux leather
- Zipper closure/ 2 slant pockets
- Classic style / Motorcycle Jacket
- Clean with damp sponge / wipe dry
- Please refer to our size suggestion picture carefully (Not the Amazon Size Chart)
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Release date | May 2010 |
7. Being Emily
- Permabound Hardcover Edition 1994
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8. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
- Margaret K McElderry Books
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Release date | April 2004 |
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9. Beastly (Kendra Chronicles Book 1)
- Product Type:Grocery
- Item Package Dimension:14.732 cm L X9.906 cm W X8.89 cm H
- Item Package Weight:1.65 lbs
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10. Four: The Transfer (Kindle Single) (Divergent Series-Collector's Edition Book 1)
- 2020 Kentucky Anti Republican Ditch Mitch Political
- Lightweight, Classic fit, Double-needle sleeve and bottom hem
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11. Code Name Verity
- Complete OE replacement, seams are heat sealed to prevent leaking, wick stop threads seals the stitch holes, no other manufacturer uses this quality thread
- Fits original factory OE hardware or framework
- Includes front upper replacement door skins, side windows and rear window will completely zip out when needed for full ventilation
- Marine grade durable vinyl coated OEM style fabric to resist fading and stretching, DOT approved first quality window materials are used
- Self correcting zippers, zippers run smoother and last longer
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12. Jade Green : A Ghost Story
- Switch Press
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Release date | June 2001 |
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13. For the Win
- Check out our other products to order the new bottle sling styles including a pink kitten, navy puppy, and purple monkey bottle sling. Discounted 2 packs for twins.
- Works with most infant car seats.
- Works with most baby bottle sizes and types.
- Teaches baby how to hold the bottle.
- Not recommended for use in a moving vehicle.
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Release date | May 2010 |
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14. Eleanor & Park
- Cord Length: 1.2 m
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- Frequency Response: 18 KHz - 20 KHz
- Manufacturer Warranty: lifetime
- Input Connection: 3.5 mm
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15. Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
- Trade sized Paperback
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Release date | September 2006 |
Number of items | 1 |
16. Three Dark Crowns
- Margaret K McElderry Books
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Release date | April 2018 |
Number of items | 1 |
17. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha Book 1)
- Ideal for light duty cleaning action
- Typical applications include removal of dirt, rust, paint, scale and weld spatter
- For use with any 1/4" diameter electric power drill or pneumatic (air) drills
- Diameter: 2" (50.8 millimeters)
- Shank: 1/4" (6.35 millimeters)
- Material: Steel
- Hex wire size: .012" (.304 millimeters)
- Maximum revolutions per minute (RPM): 6,000
- Click on the (BY FORNEY) name above in blue under the title to view our full catalog of Welders, Abrasives, Chain/Wire Rope, Tools and more!
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18. Life Is Funny
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Release date | April 2002 |
Number of items | 1 |
19. If I Stay (If I Stay, Book 1)
- Fits: 2010-2012 MazdaSpeed3
- Installation kit - Sirius
- 2013 Mazda3 - not applicable to i-GT or s-GT models
- Over 130 channels
- Sirius subscription required
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20. Impulse
- Simon Pulse
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Release date | May 2008 |
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This was so much fun! Thanks for posting :)
1 [Something Blue](Playshoes 408566 Girl's Rain Coat Blue 5-6 Years https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001PDN1O8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-CR5AbJ14TEGH). In Scotland April Showers don’t just finish in April! At all points of the year we can expect anything from a light drizzle to torrential rain!
2 Something that says summer. Watermelons totally make me think of summer, and sippy cups are perfect to keep bugs out of your drinks in the summer!
3 food related. A carrot sharpener! I saw these in a local store and couldn’t stop laughing at the thought of someone wanting a really sharp carrot.
4 a gift for someone else. My fiancé is obsessed with this album and I recently bought him a record player so I think he would love having it in this format too!
5 book suggestion. So I don’t know what types of books you are into but this is a YA Fantasy. It follows three sisters who were each born with a power. Now that they are of age, they must use their powers to kill their other sisters and become queen! It’s pretty kick ass :)
6 under $1. Okay so I’m from Scotland and I don’t know if this actually works out to be less than $1 but it is less than £1 so I hope that counts!! And they are really cute :)
7 Doggo related. My spaniel loves things like this! And I think it would work for any dog :)
8 useless but awesome. I’d love for my cats to wear this around Christmas!! Although they’d probably break it within a second haha.
9great movie The LOTRs! Great friendships, a lot of laughs and just a fab story. My all time favourite films!
10Zombie attack. I’m going to be the type of person who hides during the apocalypse and hope for the best! So I think if I find somewhere with some water nearby I could kinda camp out for a while!
11 complete goals. My main goal right now is to be more organised, and to do more creative things. I want to have fun and do more hobbies. So I think a diary where I can be creative and plan all my spare time would be great!
12 add on. WHY ARE PENS ALWAYS ADD ONS????!!!!
13 fandom. This would match my Alice tattoo! And who doesn’t need a purse :)
14 super expensive Jesus!! Who knew you could buy such expensive rings on amazon??
15 sharks or unicorns. Shark cat bed! I can only imagine how my two would react this this haha!
16 wonderful smell. I love this candle! Probably my favourite smell ever!
17 cool toy. I couldn’t find the game I always wanted as a kid, mostly because I couldn’t really remember what it was called! Although here is a Jared Funko pop that I’ve been eyeing up for months!
18 helpful for writers. I thought this was kinda cool. It gives tips on how to get out of writers block as well as mix up characters!
19 current obsession. Musicals are my currently my favourite obsession (see what I did their RHPS fans?)!
20 weird!. I’m just really not sure why these would ever be needed but at the same time I really want a pair haha!
Adult Dystopian Recommendations:
YA-ish Dystopian Recommendations:
Other Dystopias:
mommyanddaddynon-biological guardians shouldn’t say no. Also, it sucks to have a guidance counselor Make A Schedule for you in order to prepare you for an office job equivalent that’s full of busywork but one of the few respectable positions left. The horror! Seriously, in what world is that rebelling against socialism? You know, that thing that promotes trade schools and equal rights for everyone, even the people you don’t personally like?I’d also be curious to hear what /u/bethrevis has to say about the societies on Godspeed and elsewhere and where they fit into this opinion piece.
Guys, I think I just wrote an English essay. And probably put more work into it than I did in high school. And I won’t even get an A because it’s the internet and we deal solely in lolcats.
But tl;dr: Adult dystopias (that I’ve read) tend to be about the futility of existence or the necessity of self-sacrifice to get a result. The YA dystopias I liked were a little more hopeful (usually) and didn’t support this opinion piece’s thesis. The ones I didn’t like made me understand the hate for dystopias.
I love my job. I absolutely adore my one tennant. She's adorable although she loves to drool all over me. :) Yea I'm a SAHM right now. I do love it, but I'm getting ready to get back out in the work field which I'm really ready for! :)
I'd love this book if I win! I hear it is amazing!
Of course there are others (non fiction: Krakauer, Hillenbrand, come to mind; deeper: Tim O'Brien, Saramago; more fantastic: Guy Kay, Herbert, etc. ) but, trying to stay within age range / contemporary, and gender neutral... that's where I started! if any of these seem like the right thread, let me know, and i can give you a bucket more.
Sarah Dessen's books are good summer reads. She just released a book recently, but I would start with The Truth About Forever.
The Divergent series by Veronica Roth was also really good and has a similar feel to The Hunger Games.
I love reading books! If I happen to win, I would love a paperback version of The Giver. Thanks for the contest! :)
Favourite: Oh, so many, but the most recently read favourite/book I waited the whole summer for (School was closed-too lazy and unwilling to sign up for shitty local library) is Code Name Verity. Was worth the whole six week wait, I assure you. A simply stunning tale of friendship, Gestapo, WW2, the French Resistance and flying. Also other things, but I suck at describing books.
Currently reading: A book called Butterfly Summer. Halfway through, current rating: Okay, would maybe read once again if extremely bored. I don't regret starting to read it as such, but wouldn't recommend too heartily to anyone else as the fundemental plot idea is good but the writing itself needs improvement.
Would recommend: White Crow, the aforementioned Code Name Verity.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams and the sequel to that (Both excellent reads).
Finding Cassie Crazy is quite good if you want something more teen-fiction-y, plot can get a bit confusing at times due to about six main characters but it's set out in a novel (excuse the pun) way- in the form of letters/diary entries/other stuff/ noticeboard notices all put together.
Torn is excellent- At first glance, the plot looks like it might rather predictable and done before. I assure you, it's not. The only annoying bit is the ending. The book seems to cut off a good chapter or two before I'd like it to, if you know what I mean, but I'll look past that for now.
Labor Day! I would love a new book to read I have a few books on my list but the number one book I would like to read is City of Bones, & my second choice would be The Witching Hour. You're amazing thank you for a great contest! As for a favorite quote from a book none come to mind right away I usually love the book as a whole.
My experience with trans-related YA novels is rather limited (see below), but overall I would just like to see (eventual) acceptance. If it's a story about someone in (early) transition, I would like to see all the feels and doubts and hopes about everything, so that it can be cathartic for the trans reader and maybe invoke empathy from the cis reader. If it's a story about someone who is post-transition, then please make them successful at the end, because frankly we need more positive stories.
The only trans-related YA book I've read is "Being Emily" by Rachel Gold:
https://www.amazon.com/Being-Emily-Rachel-Gold/dp/1594932832
I loved this book, and not just because of the title. I've "known" that I was trans in one sense or another since just before puberty, but I didn't accept myself until I was 44 years old. However, even if I had accepted myself when I was in high school, there is no way I could have successfully transitioned in mid 1980s Memphis, TN. So reading this book allowed me to reclaim a small part of my adolescence, and provide some closure. And yes, I cried several times while reading it.
wow! you're so generous!! i've been wanting a kindle fire for college because i'll be able to use it in class for notes and most of my classes last semester required ebook readers for the textbooks and my mom also wanted one so i'd love to share it with her too
i have books on my wishlist that i wanted in paper back but if i were to win the kindle i wouldn't mind any of them but for a specific one This book City of bones i saw the trailer for the movie and it looked amazing and i like reading the books before watching the movies
you truly are really amazing mister numbers man :P
Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.
I need this book so that I can share my love of reading more fully with my daughter. I think we would both LOVE this book.
Matched and Delirium seem to be popular among that crowd, but I wouldn't get her both as they are the same damn book premise, right down to the MC's government-approved hobby. Delirium has better writing. Matched is easier to read and has more likable characters. Divergent is also popular, but it's awful.
On the other hand, Feed and Uglies, which were already mentioned, are excellent. I didn't care much for the Uglies sequels, but Feed is one of my favorite books.
If the theme is media in particular, Feed is the most relevant of those above. Little Brother is another dystopia that relies heavily on media involvement and should possibly be required reading, but it doesn't scream John Green to me.
I don't read a lot of books (I just like reading current events more) but I caught a great book while browsing through Barnes & Nobles.
It's called Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. It's about a high school relationship.
Here's the official description:
"Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love—and just how hard it pulled you under."
It caught my interest because I'm currently in my first serious relationship (although I've graduated HS now) and I wanted to see how these guys would end up.
It was a good read.. Plenty of quotes you can take pictures of and post on Tumblr lol.
It's totally worth it. Like, the third book came out 6 years after the second, which was frustrating, but then when I got it I remembered that it was because it was filled to the brim with original artwork. Perfection.
I'm always down for those books, too! That's why I loved Realm of Possibilities. Also for the poetry.
Kinda in the same vein is Life is Funny. I don't remember too much about it, but I do remember liking it a lot!
As /u/dandyissues pointed out Nevada was surprisingly good for the internal bits of experience. Also Being Emily by Rachel Gold was good in that it included sections from the POV of the trans character, whereas a lot of YA fiction centered around trans issues doesn't feature trans POV characters. The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff is also interesting as its a fictionalised account of the life of Lili Elbe.
(Additionally to that I really don't think Seasonal Velocities gets nearly enough love, its an amazing collection of short written pieces set against four seasons, well recommended, its not really fiction but an unusually awesome account of transness related through all sorts of means)
I will take you up on this too if you still feel like doing it for more than 99 cents. I couldn't find under .99 either but these are all under $3.00 as well:
Look Behind You $2.00
[Miss Peregrine's Home for Pecuilar Children] (http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Peregrines-Home-Peculiar-Children-ebook/dp/B004FGMDOQ/ref=sr_1_18?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1419918189&sr=1-18) $1.99
[Eleanor and Park] (http://www.amazon.com/Eleanor-Park-Rainbow-Rowell-ebook/dp/B008SAZHLQ/ref=sr_1_24?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1419918189&sr=1-24) $2.50
[Me before you] (http://www.amazon.com/Me-Before-You-Jojo-Moyes-ebook/dp/B0089EHWQE/ref=sr_1_30?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1419918263&sr=1-30) $2.99
Thank you so much! I am new here and it seems nice :)
/u/suckinonmytitties Is so lovely. I 'ran' into her on an earlier comment thread and it reminded me of just how awesome of a person she is <3
I love my ability to always give support and encouragement to others. I would do it all day everyday if I could.
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Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.
Thanks for the contest!
Definitely Feed by M.T. Anderson. It's told from the perspective of an adolescent living in a future where we have colonized other planets, and everybody has brain implants that basically fulfill the roles of Facebook, Amazon, Grooveshark, etc. Kids can even download viruses into their brains which get them high like drugs would.
The protagonist finds himself having to navigate a glamorous world of instant gratification where everybody talks in Youtube comments, and the unplugged "real world" of a poor but well-educated teacher's daughter that he likes. Published in 2002, it has a lot of spot-on predictions about the social role the internet is fulfilling. Simple language, but challenging themes. Should be required reading for all kids these days, but it's the kind of book a 14-year old would completely get into. The first sentence:
"We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck."
Happy birthday! What's the most exciting thing that happened in your 23rd year on this planet?
I'm excited to turn 24 in 2 years. By then I'll hopefully have a job teaching and making money. crosses fingers lol
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I am definitely into Crimson more than Cardo, but they both look pretty great. Do you have any idea what type is used for the prose of this book?
I just started this series and so far I like it :D.
Also if you like are into romance and fantasy at all I would recommend The fever series by Karen Marie Moning. Love that series!
Don't feel like you need to 'challenge' him with hard stuff. If it's interesting, he'll read it. A few books I remember reading between age 10 and 14 that were enjoyable were:
A lot of my friends at the time loved the Redwall books by Brain Jacques. I didn't get into them, but your son might.
Ellen Hopkins is a really unique author who writes about drug addiction, mental illnesses etc in sort of “poem” form. They’re super easy to ready but highly addicting. Probably written at a young adult level but they hit me really hard when I read them in my early 20’s
impulse is a great place to start
identical is very well written and dives into some intense mental illness
crank (series) is also written in the same style and all about drug addiction
They’re all older and you can probably find them at your local library. They’ll take less than 2 days to read haha
Get those kids some books!
oh lawd, this is going to be LONG
for advanced readers,
Enders Game
The Giver
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
The Harry Potter Series
The Heir Apparent
Farenheit 451
A lot of these books can be read young and then reread when older to get more meaning
For younger beginning readers
Dr Seuss, I really remember Green Eggs and Ham, Go Dog go, and One Fish two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Oh and surprise me, i really like SciFi/Fantasy and have read the Dune Series and ASoIaF, but the Modern High Power Rocketry Book would be very very appreciated.
Oh my.. I love that cover. I am a sucker for a beautiful one. Also, this looks amazing! Have you ever read Jade Green? It is probably one of my favorites ever. Figured I would pass along a suggestion since yours is definitely going on my to-read list!
I would looooooove Beastly! :) My email is on my wishlist if I win. The sunflower is my favorite flower!
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http://www.amazon.com/The-Giver-Readers-Circle-Laurel-Leaf/dp/0440237688 Easily one of the best book series I read during my young teens at school. I really hope the movie doesn't disappoint.
I think you should read this. I started reading this the other day and its awesome. I love reading books! Book of choice
Hmmm ... I don't have a top pick for you then. Stories that cover the topics in different ways would be:
Cory Doctorow in For The Win, Eastern Standard Tribe or maybe a short story collection
Cory generally covers the near future, so social changes that may be happening now. For the Win is a pretty interesting take on how the internet might give some power back to the people rather than capital owners.
I don't love either of them, but Metamorphosis of the Prime Intellect and Manna both consider the impacts of technology on society, the second more so. Both are free, but much longer than my earlier recommendations.
Sorry I can't narrow it down more.
Currently whipping through Harlan Coben's latest thriller, Missing You and Bob Dylan's Chronicles Vol. 1.
Up next, a few nostalgic re-reads I received from the reddit book exchange, Number the Stars and The Giver.
How about you? What are you reading and looking forward to reading?
Great discussion. Any discussion involving books is good stuff!
This is the first book that made me start questioning life. I mean if the leaders in his world could do so many awful things under the guise of harmony, what could my own leaders being doing? I'd like to read this book because I still love dystopian society books.
Happy Birthday!
Are you feeling 22? Because I'm not... haha
Gregor the Overlander or Beastly would be awesome to read.
My favorite food would have to be Chicken Alfredo, it's so yummy.
Thanks! :3
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Hey, I didn't know amazon did this! Silly me! I would love to read Beastly, it sounds strange and brilliant.
I've been wanting to read Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi - and it comes out tomorrow!
It's listed as "Teen & Young Adult" on Amazon, but the description definitely makes it sound like fantasy to me.
Ready, Player One is a great read, and there is nothing like it. I'll give you something similar. Cory Doctorow, who is mentioned in Ready, Player One has two YA novels. Little Brother is very apt considering the whole Snowden situation. For the gamer in you I recommend For the Win, it's the modern day successor to Upton Sinclair's, The Jungle.
I just finished reading the first Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child. I really liked it, especially for a last minute purchase at the train station. :)
If I Stay by Gayle Forman http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0020BUWX2/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_cNr.tb112MWBX
I think you would enjoy the book Feed. You can get a good look at the first chapter on amazon to see why I thought of it..
Veronica Roth wrote 4 books before Allegiant that takes place from the POV of Four. I guess she was getting herself ready to write in his POV for Allegiant. They're like one or two chapter "side books" that sell for like 1.99 a piece.
Heres one of them:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Transfer-Divergent-Insurgent-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00DG261BG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1383201515&amp;sr=8-5&amp;keywords=veronica+roth
My choice would be this book! On a rainy day one of my favorite things to do is get under the covers with a cup of tea and a book and just read for hours. It's so relaxing just listening to the rain while reading! The old man is snoring, thanks for the contest! :D
just like to start and say name of the wind was one of my favorite books.
that being said here are my suggestions
Inheritance Series
magicians apprentice & series
Maximum Ride Series
Mortal Instruments series
I just downloaded PT last night at my 13 yo daughter's urgency, then promptly gave her my Kindle so she could read that and Eleanor & Park (another pretty good YA novel), so it might be a while before I get to it!
For the lazy, here's an Amazon link for The Giver: http://amzn.com/0440237688
"In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. With echoes of Brave New World, in this 1994 Newbery Medal winner, Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. Gradually Jonas learns just how costly this ordered and pain-free society can be, and boldly decides he cannot pay the price."
Ok. Five is too young for this, but The Giver. I remember this book being the turning point in my life when I feel in love with books.
Edit: everyone has hit all my knee jerk suggestions. I'll have to think on this!
My favorite book in the world. It's part of a 3 book set, I recently found out. I have read the second, Gathering Blue and absolutely loved it too. Just bought the third last week.
Still pretty sure this is Feed by M. T. Anderson.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003KVKW9U/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1
I just don't think that there are THAT many well-known books for young adults with this premise.
You might try some Kurt Vonnegut novels. Many delve into sci-fi topics, while others are absurdly realistic, and are written in straightforward language while exploring some really interesting ideas. My favorite, Galapagos, tells a tale about an apocalypse and human evolution over a million years.
The Giver by Lois Lowry is technically considered YA, but it's so amazing it doesn't matter. I still read it every few years as an adult, and I only just found out it is part of a set of four. Another book that is technically YA but is really smart and has a lot of depth is A Wrinkle in Time and the books that follow it. They are stories about imperfect and relatable characters that touch on topics such as cellular biology, time travel and ethics.
2 - 1.99 on my main list.
4 - 3.99 on my Kindle Book List.
6 - 6.00 on my main list.
8 - 8.00 on my main list.
Thanks for hosting the contest!!
Reminds me a lot of The Giver :)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Giver-Quartet-Lois-Lowry/dp/0440237688
E-books:
Glimmer
Paper Towns
The Giver
Four: The Transfer
Thank you for the contest!
It's the weekend! Thank god for that. I need weekend in my life.
This book has been on my mind for a while now, just the sort of book I need in my life right now.
You like strong female characters and coming-of-age stories? Read The Fault in our Stars, and/or Paper Towns., both by John Green.
Sometime I like to imagine the lives of people before moderd media. I with more vocabulary and better able to adapt to the world. Only because they did not have all of these 'things' that surround us. I love the internet, but I know that I read more before it.
Sometimes i think, I belive that the world is heading for a future like the book Feed by M.T. Anderson. That would be sad.
I liked Feed. Here's the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Feed-M-T-Anderson/dp/0763622591/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1322792845&amp;sr=8-1
Well then, let the corporations whose products you use pay for your doctors' bills in order to assure they have a customer in the future!
(Thanks to a previous Reddit thread, I've read (and recommend) Feed.)
So I mostly review YA books because the entire purpose of the whole thing is to build an "online presence" so I can sell my own YA book, so if you're looking outside of that, I can't really help.
I really liked Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (book 2 in the series was okay, book three was quite good, book 4 is not published yet). My review of it is here.
I recently published an audio/podcast version of my review for a bad book The Selection.
My item! Coupon time.
My favorite sandwich I guess... veggies on sourdough, with mustard.
Yeah. Or it would be full of clunky prose, unrelatable two dimensional characters, uptight stuffy white and delightsome people and the secret origins of Native Americans.
OH WAIT.
Life is Funny by E.R. Frank?
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Funny-R-Frank/dp/0142300837
This book was an amazing eye opener for me. It is about 3 teens who meet in a mental hospital after failed suicide attempts. Each one having their own reasons why they did it. It makes you cherish life and what you have. Reading this book gave me a newfound appreciation for life and friendship. I was in a depression when I found this book and it really opened my eyes to everything.
Just to clarify if I can I'd like to just enter for 2nd and lower. I have a tablet for reading. Thank you for the contest.
Here are some suggestions that might work:
Eleanor & Park
The 100-Year-Old-Man Who...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
It really depends on where your taste overlaps.
True facts. 25 years old and reading Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell.
You can preview a few pages of it on Amazon.
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Then go to "Search inside another edition of this book" and "Surprise me".
Looks like this guy token up!
Ok, I have The Giver on my book wishlist. You can buy it used for 4.89 with 3.99 shipping making it 8.88!
The giver , http://www.amazon.com/Giver-Readers-Circle-Laurel-Leaf/dp/0440237688/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1376178450&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+giver .
Here, I have some reading material that might interest you. The writing is a bit higher level than Rand but the message isn't too different. Check it out.
While not directly related, you may also enjoy Feed by M. T. Anderson
I constantly see references that remind me of this book years later (e.g. Google Glass, lab-grown meat, outsourcing schools, individual ad targeting, etc). One of those odd books that just sticks with you.
The book Feed was one that I absolutely hated reading for a class, as the style of writing was atrocious, and then I realized...that was the point. It's a pretty short book, and a really interesting reality to consider.
Edit: Amazon link for the curious
https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Saga-Book-1/dp/0316015849
As a young adult: The Tripod Trilogy/Quadrilogy
As an adult: The Giver and The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
http://www.amazon.com/Feed-M-T-Anderson/dp/0763622591
It reminds me of this.
> Down the road contact lenses or implants should be a progression of this idea.
I think I read that book...
It releases in March
https://www.amazon.com/Children-Blood-Bone-Legacy-Orisha-ebook/dp/B074DZ9MKS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1518075358&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=children+of+blood+and+bone
Jade Green?
https://www.amazon.com/Jade-Green-Phyllis-Reynolds-Naylor/dp/068982002X
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003KVKW9U/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
here!
Why do I feel this will turn in to what happens in this book.
This it?
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Has anyone ever read the book FEED?
http://www.amazon.com/Feed-M-T-Anderson/dp/0763622591
Here are a couple I read back in the day -
Be More Chill, by Ned Vizzini
King Dork, by Frank Portman
Elanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell
and most likely other stuff from the same authors, too.
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Meh, not really. Plus 544 sheets will go a long way.
Ahh, here it is. I thought no one but me was making this comment.
Here it is, right at the bottom.
I agree with you, anyhow. I just realized how soon Feed was going to happen. Terrifying. I want augmented reality, but just me, no company.