tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post4683612522249414037..comments2023-12-09T17:16:08.842+10:00Comments on Nylon Admiral: Top Ten Tuesday: Books every teen should readAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-28483758147529041642011-07-22T03:33:20.888+10:002011-07-22T03:33:20.888+10:00"Because high school can be a bitch" - h..."Because high school can be a bitch" - ha! Great assessment. I'd also through King's Christine in there for good measure and under the same blanket.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314153391153507955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-17702971443129571322011-07-21T02:26:46.521+10:002011-07-21T02:26:46.521+10:00After Persepolis I'm anxious to try another gr...After Persepolis I'm anxious to try another graphic novel. Thanks for the tip on Maus! One of these days I'll get around to reading more Shakespeare....Two Bibliomaniacshttp://twobibliomaniacs.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-44833069743105562162011-07-20T14:43:52.829+10:002011-07-20T14:43:52.829+10:00Thanks for stopping by and saying such nice things...Thanks for stopping by and saying such nice things guys!<br /><br />@LBC - I completely agree, I think dystopians are almost guaranteed success with teens! I didn't actually read much YA as a teen, so I don't automatically think of it when I recommend titles to teens or younger friends. <br /><br />@Enbrethiliel, I think that's a great point. Classic YA style books will always be front and centre in library displays and on class lists, but it's nice to read something that pushes you a little out of your comfort zone. At least I think so!<br /><br />@Christine and Priya, definitely give the graphic novel a go, they can be incredible but a little hard to get used to when you're used to reading a normal novel! Maus is a great place to start as well, since it really balances the stories and the images.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-74006086189687843912011-07-20T14:00:11.270+10:002011-07-20T14:00:11.270+10:00I haven't read a single graphic novel till now...I haven't read a single graphic novel till now, but I guess I know where to start! And Carrie is a perfect high school read!!<br />Love your list!Priyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671631876416310280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-57410389574757110422011-07-20T12:12:09.548+10:002011-07-20T12:12:09.548+10:00I think there are a couple of genres that high sch...I think there are a couple of genres that high schoolers really respond to, or at least I did (besides YA of course). As a teen I was really into dystopias and philosophical novels. I think there is no better time in life for those books.<br /><br />Come visit me at <a href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-ten-tuesday-required-reading.html" rel="nofollow">The Scarlet Letter</a>.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-37480130613000207372011-07-20T10:25:36.368+10:002011-07-20T10:25:36.368+10:00Such great choices!Such great choices!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385787689075231229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-33005559282251405492011-07-20T08:31:59.407+10:002011-07-20T08:31:59.407+10:00Wow. EVERYTHING about your list makes me happy, ot...Wow. EVERYTHING about your list makes me happy, other than the fact that I missed so many out of my own list! <br /><br />New Follower here!<br /><br /><a href="http://scatteredfigments.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-ten-tuesdays-4-top-tenish-required.html" rel="nofollow">My Top Ten</a><br /><br />P.S. "7. Carrie by Stephen King <br />- Because high school can be a bitch" = HEHEHEHE!MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771283387997860116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-46416962082735996422011-07-20T05:37:30.385+10:002011-07-20T05:37:30.385+10:00+JMJ+
Yay for the Chronicles of Chrestomanci! =D...+JMJ+ <br /><br />Yay for the <i>Chronicles of Chrestomanci</i>! =D I'm so glad to see they made someone's list, even if I wouldn't have put them on mine. =P <br /><br />I'm glad that you picked <i>Carrie</i>, which has some classic status, for the "topical" novel. Other lists include very "young" Contemporary YA novels, which are great, too, of course; but those seem to me to be books teens will get to anyway. <i>Carrie</i> is both written in an accessible way and something they have to reach a little further for, and I think that strikes a great balance. =)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-63870460062252194712011-07-20T05:00:48.743+10:002011-07-20T05:00:48.743+10:00The Book Thief and To Kill a Mockingbird are on my...The Book Thief and To Kill a Mockingbird are on my list. I didn't think of His Dark Materials, although I love that series.Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-83456685591109128912011-07-20T01:53:35.137+10:002011-07-20T01:53:35.137+10:00I like the idea of adding a graphic novel- I don&#...I like the idea of adding a graphic novel- I don't know much about the genre, but I think it's definitely here to stay.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287501540207945678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-71040769427858632142011-07-20T01:28:03.795+10:002011-07-20T01:28:03.795+10:00The Book Thief is a wonderful choice! I also inclu...The Book Thief is a wonderful choice! I also included it on my list, plus several others you have. Haven't read Maus ... need to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-34059584161374205132011-07-19T23:59:04.910+10:002011-07-19T23:59:04.910+10:00@Kat, Oh I find that so annoying! I was watching a...@Kat, Oh I find that so annoying! I was watching a doco tonight about the merging of pop culture into religion and there was this staunch christian who wars against Harry Potter, Twilight, Star Wars etc because they're dangerous and the works of the devil. I'm actually writing a post about it at the moment, but it really saddens me because they never read the books for themselves so they don't look at the deeper more crucial lessons the books try to teach. <br /><br />@Anne, definitely read the Chrestomanci series, it's wonderful! <br /><br />@Jan, Maus is fantastic and not at all what I'd expected. A wonderful, warm story.<br /><br />@Risa, thanks a bunch!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-81691557190077821742011-07-19T23:49:47.901+10:002011-07-19T23:49:47.901+10:00Great choices! I like that many of these would st...Great choices! I like that many of these would stir up a bit of controversy :)<br /><br />I recommended Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials series to a family friend and after she read and loved the books, her mother went beserk bc another mother told her the books were Anti-Christian *sigh*Kat @ NoPageLeftBehindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255578898082061820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-81723065166163577402011-07-19T23:03:38.242+10:002011-07-19T23:03:38.242+10:00Great list- I have not read the Chrestomanci serie...Great list- I have not read the Chrestomanci series yet. I have heard they are good. I picked The Book Thief too- love that book!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720949976758052019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-5996970807599486782011-07-19T22:37:10.393+10:002011-07-19T22:37:10.393+10:00Yes to Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials series...Yes to Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials series. Great choice. I have seen Maus on many lists and need to read this one.Jan von Harzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911676835023825470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-80121192279195761232011-07-19T19:15:37.270+10:002011-07-19T19:15:37.270+10:00Oh! I was going to mention the Chrestomanci series...Oh! I was going to mention the Chrestomanci series!...but then, since I had to narrow it down to ten, I cut it off the list. Glad it's mentioned here.:D....I really like this list!Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-38357072292542330122011-07-19T17:31:47.878+10:002011-07-19T17:31:47.878+10:00@Lone St. James- Yeah I probably wouldn't clas...@Lone St. James- Yeah I probably wouldn't class Slaughterhouse 5 as YA but alot (most) of the books I read as a teen weren't designed with teens in mind. I think I actually probably read more YA now than I did then! <br /><br />@Niecole and Karen, I've seen so many common books pop up on the lists. Seems like all us bloggers are pretty in sync when it comes to things like this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-71052849211189122542011-07-19T16:35:41.455+10:002011-07-19T16:35:41.455+10:00A lot of my favourite books are on your list. To K...A lot of my favourite books are on your list. To Kill a Mockingbird made mine too. You are right though. The books I read as a teen are still with me.KarenSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-85981934495967596932011-07-19T16:08:41.164+10:002011-07-19T16:08:41.164+10:00I've got The Book Thief, Harry Potter and To K...I've got The Book Thief, Harry Potter and To Kill Mockingbird on my list too!<br />Have a great day<br /><br />http://fantasmagoriese.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-ten-tuesday.htmlNiecolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355731675008856861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786594091195860484.post-63478835780613603392011-07-19T15:52:29.955+10:002011-07-19T15:52:29.955+10:00I had both Harry Potter and To Kill A Mockingbird ...I had both Harry Potter and To Kill A Mockingbird on my list. Slaughterhouse-Five is one of my all-time favourite books, I can't believe I forgot to put it on my list. Though, I don't generally think of it as Young Adult literature.<br /><br />I'm a new follower, hope you check out my blog.<br /><br />Here is my Top Ten Tuesday: http://readreadloved.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-ten-tuesday-required-reading-for.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com