Tue, October 2, 2012
Top 10 Books You Might Have Missed
It’s Top 10 Tuesday (hosted at The Broke and the Bookish) and the topic is:
Top 10 “Older” Books You Don’t
Want People to Forget About
Want People to Forget About
Ack. What does “older book” mean for YA?! I mean, I could tell you to read Forever by Judy Blume, because everyone should read Forever by Judy Blume just to say they did…but that’s not really my style.
So I gave myself a challenge: Go to the library and pick out 10 YA novels that I think you should read, but you might have overlooked. Why the library? Well, God bless the Chicago Public Library, but they don’t always have the NEWEST books on the shelves. I love browsing my library for titles I might have missed. All 10 of these were on the shelves last weekend and were books I actually first discovered on the library shelves back in the day…and thank goodness I did because they are all AWESOME.
1. Love on the Lifts by Rachel Hawthorne
2. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
3. A Map of the Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell
4. Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn by Sarah Miller
5. Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
6. Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita
7. How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot
8. Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern
9. North of Beautiful by Justina Chen
10. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
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Rachel said:
You have the Morganville Vampires on here! And North of Beautiful! You just got super duper cool! Great list!
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Lori said:
Yes, yes, yes to Dairy Queen! I just finished the last book last week and I’m so sad that it’s over.
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Lisa said:
Into The Wild Nerd Yonder?
I’m there.
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Anna Reply:
October 2nd, 2012 at 7:19 am
SO YOU
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Jamie said:
Totally checking all of these out! I currently AM listening to Frankie on audio right now!!
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Carla said:
honestly, I seriously need to read Dairy Queen. between you and cap, i honestly have no excuse. I AM EXCUSELESS.
and HYFR to frankie banks my home gurl and head of my oceans 11 team should i ever need to commit the perfect heist
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Anna Reply:
October 2nd, 2012 at 7:18 am
frankie, FOR SURE, for a heist
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Sarah said:
I love the Diary Quern series. It’s fun having a series take place in WI since I live here. I also really loved North of Beautiful!
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Anna Reply:
October 2nd, 2012 at 7:18 am
My family is from there, so I love WI books too! My mom adored Dairy Queen for just that reason haaha. Have you read Ashes? It’s zombie apocalypse in WI! AHH! Very different.
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Mundie Moms said:
I love this!!! I think it’s so important to spotlight “older” books, and not just the upcoming or newest releases. There are so many great books out there. I’m totally adding Love on the Lifts to my TBR list. That looks really good. thank you for spotlighting these!
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Mel@thdailyprophecy said:
I love the twist you gave to this topic! I have the same problem. My library isn’t up to date to English at all, since I’m Dutch, so I have to pick out a lot of oldies. There are so many great things out there
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YA Book Queen said:
Gotta love older Meg Cabot books – you just can’t go wrong with them
Great top ten!
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Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books said:
I’m loving the way you chose to answer today’s TTT! Also, it drives me all kinds of crazy that I have not read a single book on your list. *sad face* I should go and make up for that now…
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Cecelia said:
#5, #8 and #10 – MY HEART! Those are such good books. I’m glad you had fun with this topic and chose to go this direction.
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Michelle said:
LOVE How to Be Popular and Frankie Landau-Banks… definitely going to read A Map of the Known World, been meaning to! Cool list and library idea
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Jessica said:
I have had Glass House on my dresser for like 2 years, and I still haven’t read it! I really should…
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Jennifer aka YA Book Nerd said:
I LOVE Jen Calonita and Lisa Ann Sandall -both awesome books! Great all around list!!
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Quinn @ Quinn’s Book Nook said:
I have seen How to Be Popular on a few lists. It is one of the Meg Cabot books I haven’t yet read.
I wonder if your library does have the newer books, but they are probably out filling holds, so they aren’t on the shelves. That happens all the time at my library.
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Anna Reply:
October 2nd, 2012 at 3:42 pm
It is FOR SURE all those smart people placing holds early! Darn them!
(Kidding!)
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Estelle said:
North of Beautiful! Hip hip hooray!
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Tahleen said:
YES to Dairy Queen! One of my favorites!
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Mary @ My Sisters Bookshelf said:
I went with older as more old-fashioned, but I like overlooked!
Frankie Landau-Banks is my homegirl… In my fantasy life. And I loved Dairy Queen and surpassingly enjoyed Secrets of My Hollywood Life too. La Meg is my hero. So the rest are being looked up right now!
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Amy @ Tripping Over Books said:
AHH! I have Dairy Queen on my list too! Because I love DJ and her farm and her family and Brian even when he’s a jerk.
And North of Beautiful has been on my TBR for basically ever. Need to read that one soon!
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Christina Booktasty said:
I haven’t read any on your list but I love E. Lockhart’s Ruby Oliver books. I have the Disreputable History in my Media Center so I’ll have to check it out!
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April Books & Wine said:
Ahhh, I still need to read Glass Houses AND Disreputable History.
AND Dairy Queen.
Although, I will never ever read Into The Wild Nerd Yonder after Halpern’s behavior towards a friend’s lukewarm review of her book.
But yay good reminder to check out some old school books.
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Anna Reply:
October 3rd, 2012 at 2:30 pm
I hear you — that controversy totally left a bad taste in my mouth.
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Jenny said:
Went to Books-a-Million in downtown Chicago today and Gideon Rayburn was waiting for me in the bargain section! After reading your post yesterday, and the book practically jumping out at me, I thought it was fate. Only cost me $4.26! Thanks for the great suggestions, Anna!
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Anna Reply:
October 3rd, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Jenny, do you know what is REALLY fate? I walk by a Books-A-Million in downtown Chicago on my walk home from work. I KNOW WHERE I’M STOPPING TONIGHT
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Justina Chen said:
What a privilege that you put North of Beautiful on your list. THANK YOU! xoxoJustina
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