Comments on Best Young Adult Books - page 2

How in the world is Twilight above Harry Potter???!?!? That's just wrong... I don't HATE Twilight, per say, but the books and the storyline is so weak... HP is so much better!!!

Shelley wrote: "I am a 7th great language arts teacher ... I have read GABOODLES of great books, all of which are in my classroom library - as a matter of fact - probably 97% of the list above. I have the followin..."

hunger games are awesome. I read on all levels in all classes save romance and this was one of the most enjoyable books ive read in a while. I recommended it to my wife who finished it in one night. I love books like the giver and where the red fern grows but i dont think that most kids will understand or like them but i think they will love the hunger games.

I love books like the giver and where the red fern grows but i dont think that most kids will understand or like them but i think they will love the hunger games.
That's kinda demeaning to 'kids'. I am 13, and when I was 10 everyone had read Where the Red Fern Grows and The Giver and both liked and understood them. I introduced my friends to the Hunger Games this year... There are lots of younger people who have read books with deep meaning.

I'm with you, Alyssa, and don't mean to underestimate your reading skills. When I taught, I just happened to have many reluctant readers, and books like Hatchet and The Giver were such instant hooks! Hunger Games is on my "to read" list this summer; check out Book Thief and tell me what you think!

Alyssa wrote: " I love books like the giver and where the red fern grows but i dont think that most kids will understand or like them but i think they will love the hunger games.
That's kinda demeaning to 'kids'...."

Annette2009 wrote: "I have to agree with voters here. I LOVED The Book Thief; it is my favorite recent find. But if I'm making a true YA recommendation, I'd have to go with The Giver. It's got mystery, a dystopian ..."

I've never heard of The Book Thief before, I'll check it out, thanks :). My town is really small, so it's been getting harder to find good books... I just started adding books to my 'read' list, and I'm already up to 200-something, and I know I'm missing a bunch of books from the list.

Shelley wrote: "I am a 7th great language arts teacher ... I have read GABOODLES of great books, all of which are in my classroom library - as a matter of fact - probably 97% of the list above. I have the followin..."

theres a series called bloody jack adventures its about a girl pirate and it sawsome!!!!!!!! i recomend it its for 12 and older!

okay. im obsessed with twilight! no argument in that :D

goose girl rocks. enna and isi are awesome

Clare Bear wrote: "I love it how we're having a big conversation about this, but I haven't seen a single twilight supporter for quite a while. =)" never read it

boooooooooooo twilight go harry potter

By far the best books on the list are The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins! GOO SUZANNE U ROCK!

Everyone who commented on this and hasn't read the Hunger Games r losers haha jk but all u guys should really read the book!

Shelley wrote: "I am a 7th great language arts teacher ... I have read GABOODLES of great books, all of which are in my classroom library - as a matter of fact - probably 97% of the list above. I have the followin..."

I would recommend:
*The Fablehaven series (5 books)
*The mysterious Benedict society (3 books)
*And the Immortal secrets of Nicholas Flamel series (4 of 6 released) Although, these books may be a bit dark and possibly too advanced for the class... I'm really not sure.
Anyway, I've really enjoyed all of these books, as has my little sister. I hope this helps!
Happy reading,
Jenn

YES! I LOOOOOVE THE IMMORTAL SECRETS OF NICHOLAS FLAMEL! i would also recommend The Hunger Games series :)

City Of Bones Its One Of The Best Books Ever I Read Twilight Saga And City Of Bones Totaly Beats Its <3 JACE<3

I love the Hunger games and catching fire, i would also recommend them.... i cant wait for the third book that will be release this august...

Clare Bear wrote: "I love it how we're having a big conversation about this, but I haven't seen a single twilight supporter for quite a while. =)"

Well, I've read the whole Twilight Saga and won't say that it was "The best thing that I'll ever and have ever read!" or say "That was the worst book ever!" but I can say that Twilight is something that's tasted most sweetly when read without depth. What I mean is, when you read, well, when I read, I read for the pure enjoyment of the thing and the thought that I can be somewhere else without going anywhere at all (except maybe to the bookshop or library.)
When I first read the Twilight Saga I thought it was brilliant and the best book I'd ever read in my whole life. On the first dozen read-throughs it was amazing and one day...
It lost some of it's spark, I began to question many aspects of it and see a lot of faults that I hadn't thought of before. That's because I had stopped reading it completely for thrill but had gone over the good things so many times that they had become boring and, eventually, bad.
Stephanie Meyer is still one of my favourite authors and I'm currently reading the Short Life of Bree Tanner, trying to read it without of too much thought.
To me, I know that Twilight will never be as good to me before as it once was but I can respect that it really is a great piece of writing and maybe...us Twilight fans are the ones to blame for delving too deep into SM's books.
Maybe we've forgotten how to simply read without too much questioning.
That's my hypothesis.

Avreyna wrote: "lol...i dont mean any offense to you but my point is J.K Rowling has more talent and is far better."

I have tried to read one of Rowling's HP books and didn't manage to get further than the first few pages (this was after reading Twilight)
Maybe J.K. really is an amazing writer but I can't see it because I've become so accustomed to other books that my mind simply cannot accept that another piece of writing could be better.
All writers could have as much potential as Stephanie Meyer or Rick Riordan or whoever you find a "good" writer but what if there's no such thing?
If you only ever read romances, chances are that's what you'll love the most.
If you only ever read action, well the same will probably happen.
I think a fairer judge of a writing would actually be a critic who has a fairly balanced opinion on all types of writing and has a very open mind.
Biased, that the word. I think it's a matter of bias.

Howl's Moving Castle, Bloodmaiden, Breaking Dawn...so many great works!

Wow, its funny how there's some much going on about Twilight vs. Harry Potter... as if they're actually at war or something.

I have read both the entire Harry Potter Series and Twilight Saga, and in MY OPINION would have to say that they are equally great books written be equally talented writers.

It seems to me that if one book or the other isn't to someone's particular liking, that makes it a bad book, and that is just ridiculous.

As for all the talking down on Twilight, I really have to ask where some of its coming from.

Some say that Harry Potter is about trust, loyalty, friendship, and sacrifice, (that which I agree to) but also that Twilight is just about an unhealthy obsession with some vampire, and that all the characters are just desperate and need to get a life (that which I do not agree to)!

I would think that anyone who has truly payed attention when reading the Twilight books could find moments of trust, loyalty, friendship, and sacrifice.

As for those who didn't, here some examples:

Oh boy, where to start...

Is Edward not sacrificing the safety of his family and Bella when he let's her know that he's a vampire?

Is Bella not sacrificing giving up her family, friends, and well, her entire human life when she becomes a vampire?

Is trust and loyalty not being tested when Bella tells Edward she'll marry him, and then kisses Jacob the next day?

Or what about friendship, when Jacob finds out that Bella is marrying Edward and becoming a Vampire.

Now I could go on and on, honestly I could, but I'm getting tired of typing so that will have to do.

Also, while some may think that Bella is just freakishly obsessed with Edward, others can understand that it isn't just a silly infatuation, but that Bella truly loves Edward, and that he loves her in return.

Also... (Not to bag on Harry Potter, because as I stated before, I agree that it is amazing) But is Voldemort who's life goal is to kill a young wizard to prove he's the baddest of the bad mean that he has more of a life just because Edward and Bella haven chosen to be each others?

I'm not hoping that all of you will understand me or agree with me on this, because I know that many of you won't, but I really just had to share MY OPINION, so whatever you decide about the books after reading... I really don't care, but thanks for reading, haha.

I agree!Tony wrote: "twilight is so weird. All it is is people who are vampires and werewolves"

I personally love both Twilight and Harry Potter, appreciating each for what they are. Harry Potter opened up a new world rich with quirky characters, worlds, and creatures, akin to many of my own books, while Twilight offers a complex and deep love story similar to that which I find myself inside; perhaps that's why I can identify more readily with it. at any rate, I read both before I even knew they were supposed to be popular, as I do with many books, as i often don't keep up with everything that is popular. That said, I started reading as a completely unbiased reader and continue to love both series to this day.

Yeah did u read Mango shaped space?

Μαiα wrote: "Clare Bear wrote: "I love it how we're having a big conversation about this, but I haven't seen a single twilight supporter for quite a while. =)"

Well, I've read the whole Twilight Saga and won..."

I agree here in that more people should try reading for pure enjoyment, which is basically how I ALWAYS read. My boyfriend can't do it; he's one of those really smart people who reads slowly and critically, and sometimes I feel sorry for him because my aim is often just to sit down and enjoy the story.

lilly wrote: "Yeah did u read Mango shaped space?"

No. Looks interesting though.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins all the way. Team Katniss!!!

I've read the first book of twilight and i have no intention whatsoever to read the other books.
However, I read the whole series of Harry Potter and yeah, it was overwhelming.

Kj wrote: "Maya wrote: "Harry Pottor all the way!"

I'm with you Maya!!!"

AS AM I!
deathly Hallows = Best book ever! <3

Cuz twilight is GAY theres no depth into it at all its the same stupid crap, a pathetic human falls in love with a butt ugly vamp and theres always werewolves. Its just stupid repeated crap, nothing new, nothing awesome at all!

When are they going to show something much better then the same boring vampire book i mean show who they really are terrible blood sucking creatures, not a "hunky" guy who is lovy dovy, i mean is he gay?

Stacey wrote: "Wow, its funny how there's some much going on about Twilight vs. Harry Potter... as if they're actually at war or something.

I have read both the entire Harry Potter Series and Twilight Saga, and ..."

I kinda agree, although i gotta say that Harry Potter has got to beat Twilight. Not because of the story and themes and things that you have mentioned, but because the way its written.

The Twilight series is great... But they are not very well written (sorry stephanie!). Plus I was brought up with the harry potter books! not that that counts, or means anything really, but... Yeah!

Oh oh oh, Harry Potter movies are also alot better than Twilight movies. Except for Eclipse. Damn Eclipse was amazing. hmmph. Im gonna stop here before i keep contradicting myself.

Go see Eclipse :D

Well, guys i was just reading ol ur comments
nd i find it really interesting; the twilight and Hp i Mean xP

Nd stacey, i really have to applaud to u, coz i dont thnk any1 wud hv been brave enuff ova here 2 mention twilight and itz goodness (:
well, i've read both , HP and twilight
N I personally thnk dat HP has way MORE sense dan twilight (sum luv crazed teenger *yuck*)
The twilight buk had me hooked 4 sum dayz buh it eventually wore off, der's no in depth knowlegde about nyhthng in twilight

H wrote: "The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins all the way. Team Katniss!!!"

TEAM PEETA! lol i cant wait for the third book!

Lets just agree on both books are good, but soon there will be an super duper amazing book out there that will beat both of the books we are fighting about, so lets just savor the momment that these 2 books are sick as hell....:)

Ivory wrote: "seriously guys? ok think of it this way...... imagine you writing a book as big as twilight. she came up with a good idea too. obviously people like it. i dont think people like you would be cr..."
So you're assuming we're not as creative as Stephanie Meyer? J.K. Rowling I can understand, but, come on, a fanfiction writer is more original than SMeyer. She changed any kind of lore that Vampires had to appease her and her strange fantasies.

Caralyn wrote: "Twilight is waayyyyyyyyyyyyy better than Harry Potter, Christina. And I read both."
Caralyn........ >_____> the idiocy of that statement was just....... No. Twilight is useless fluff at its best, whereas HP is actually good literature. Twilight sounds like something out of fanfiction.net and that's saying something. ^_^ I've read fanfics better than that crap >.<

who the fuck are u ?? hah . it's clear that TWILIGHT is always the best . harry potter or other books are crap . so shut the hell up by telling that harry potter is the one . fuck those who say it ! just TWILIGHT . 4ever ...

Tony wrote: "Christina wrote: "I can't believe Twilight has more votes than Harry Potter. That is just wrong."

Your right twilight is stupid"


Correction... *you're

Shelley wrote: "Has anyone thought of an older series in which several books are already out? I am DESPERATE to get busy reading - but do not want to just go buy books - would rather follow recommendations. :0) ..."

have you tried the vampire choronicles?

Shelley wrote: "I am a 7th great language arts teacher ... I have read GABOODLES of great books, all of which are in my classroom library - as a matter of fact - probably 97% of the list above. I have the followin..."
try the tithe,ironside,and valient by holly black tithe is the first book and ironside the sequel valient is some sort of spin off to the main story. That series is awesome im pretty sure your students would like it

Ana wrote: "Shelley wrote: "Has anyone thought of an older series in which several books are already out? I am DESPERATE to get busy reading - but do not want to just go buy books - would rather follow recomme..."

oh also try tithe,ironside and valient by holly black

who has read the blue bloods series?

harry potter is way better than twilight. go hp

Wondering why The Host is on here. It's not YA.

The Sweet Far Thing ALL THE WAY!!! LIBBA BRAY R0X 4 EVR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shelley
I think that house is defiantly way too adult for 7th graders.there is sex, and quite a bit of foul language.I love the series but I'm a sophomore.just thought I would say.

I'm sorry I meant to say house of night.

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I read Twilight recently, and I can't stop reading! I have re-read is at least six times! No wonder why it's number one on the list!

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