YA Writers and Readers discussion

Hello everyone. My name is Rachel. I am 14 and read so much that kids in my class like to make fun of me. I love listening music and playing my drums when I am not reading. My favorite authors include Richelle Mead, John Marsden, and J.K. Rowling. Don't ask me what my favorite book is because I can never choose. I am currently reading A Killing Frost by John Marsden and Graceling by Kristen Cashore

Rachel wrote: "Hello everyone. My name is Rachel. I am 14 and read so much that kids in my class like to make fun of me. I love listening music and playing my drums when I am not reading. My favorite authors incl..."

I loved Graceling! I'm not usually a huge High Fantasy reader but I thought it was a fantastic story!

I'm reading Graceling now (but interspersed with the fifth Game of Thrones volume, so it's taking me forever). I'm loving it, too. Great story and interesting characters.

Jill wrote: "I'm reading Graceling now (but interspersed with the fifth Game of Thrones volume, so it's taking me forever). I'm loving it, too. Great story and interesting characters."

Po and Katsa just clicked so well as main characters for me and the story was something I've never really read before which is always a plus.


I've been telling myself I need to read Game of Thrones for a while just can't bring myself to start a 5+ book series with something like 1,000 pages each lol

I had the same problem, Kathy. I kept hearing about the series but it was just too daunting. Also, I tend to avoid books that are extremely popular, just to go against the grain. But once I started the Song of Ice and Fire series, I was enthralled. Haven't been able to put them down since.

Hello everyone my name is Julia Barkey.

My favorite authors are Christopher Pike, Stephanie Meyer, L.J Smith.

I love the book Remember me (and highly recommend it to those who have never read it)

My favorite color is purple and I LOVE coffe :)

Welcome to the group Julia :)

Thanks for joining Julia :D

Hi everyone :) I'm Kathy! I primarily read YA, but will venture into other genres as well. My favorite book series would either be The Gallagher Girls or The Heist Society by: Ally Carter. I've got a book blog, which I write with a few of my friends called Pages in Paris. It would be totally awesome if you could check it out and/or follow it! :)

Welcome to the group Kathy. Checking out your book blog now, it looks so cool :D lol i wish i had friends that actually liked to read so we could have a collab blog

Morgan wrote: "Welcome to the group Kathy. Checking out your book blog now, it looks so cool :D lol i wish i had friends that actually liked to read so we could have a collab blog"

LOL Thanks so much!

Hey Kathy! I just checked out your blog and it's really cool! :)

Name: Cheryl
Favorite Genre: Young Adult, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and anything that doesn't suck. Some post apocalyptic stuff too. Oh and historical romance, but not the smutty stuff.
I don't particularly have a favorite author, but my favorite book this year is Park and Eleanor and if you find me. I really enjoy books where abused children come through everything ok and not completely fubar, because I am one. The after effects are monumental and they touch me on a level that is profound.

I am a VERY quick reader but not a SPEED reader. I have read over 52 books since binge reading started on May 31st to present. I am a complete-ist; I have to complete ALMOST any book/series I start. The ONE exception right now is InkDeath and I will eventually force myself to read it. :( ick.
And I LOVE this book club. It has brought me joy and forced me to reach out of my box. Books I think that are gonna suck, don't and I have started trusting you more. (Except Mortal Instruments, that sucked and I will never get that time back. I still want to punch someone in the face or junk over that...).
I love this book club and look forward to enjoying you all much more.

Welcome to the group, everyone! I hope y'all will like it as much as I do!

Kathy wrote: "Jill wrote: "I'm reading Graceling now (but interspersed with the fifth Game of Thrones volume, so it's taking me forever). I'm loving it, too. Great story and interesting characters."

Po and Kats..."

Oh, Kathy, if you liked Graceling, you should check out
. It's also High Fantasy, i believe, and i absolutely love it.

Hi everyone, im sara and im 100 percent sure that this group is amazing ! :)

HeeHee welcome to the group Sara!!

Hi, I'm the author of Worlds Apart Star Realm, the first book in the Worlds Apart Series. I love reading, writing and discussing anything that has to do with books. I currently live in South Africa with my hubby and 3 kids.

Hi, I'm Lauren. :) I enjoy smiling. I'm in love with cats, bows, and Taylor Swift.

Favorite Authors: Rainbow Rowell, Deb Caletti, Stephanie Perkins, Susane Colasanti, Sarah Dessen, Lauren Barnholdt, Lauren Oliver, L.J. Smith, Suzanne Collins, and Nicholas Sparks (basically in this order).

Favorite Books: Anna and the French Kiss, The Glass Castle, Delirium, The Hunger Games, The Notebook, The Last Song, Eleanor & Park, Aces Up, Two Way Street, etc.

Favorite Shows Currently on TV: New Girl, Awkward, American Horror Story, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Degrassi, Glee, and The Carrie Diaries.

Favorite Shows of All Time: Dawson's Creek, Felicity, Roswell, and Malcolm in the Middle.

Ways to contact me:
Twitter/Instagram- xlovelylaurenx
Tumblr- http://tied-together-with-a-bow.tumbl...
Pinterest- alwayssmiley

Hey I'm Rachel! I'm 15 and I live in the US of A. I am obsessed with TMI and TID both by Cassie Clare along with Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas. I watch Vampire Diaries, Reign, and The Originals.

My favorite authors would have to be: Cassandra Clare, Sarah J Maas, Richelle Mead, Jennifer L Armentrout, Veronica Roth,

Favorite books are TMI, TID, Throne of Glass, VA, Bloodlines, Divergent, The Selection, Angelfall, The Darkest Minds, The Host, THG

Favorite colors: Army green and navy blue (Ralph Lauren type blue)

Favoite place: My family travels a lot and my favorite place that we have visited would have to be Cape Town, South Africa.

Welcome Rachel :)

Thanks Kathy :)

Welcome, everyone!

Hi Kyleigh! Welcome to the group :)

Hi I'm Anna. I like most books.


Current Favorites:

Hi Anna!

Hello, I'm Nikki.

A few of my favorite authors are Chuck Palahniuk, Richelle Mead, and Marie Lu.

Favorite books would be, Diary, Vampire Academy, and Divergent.

My favorite colors are dark blues, reds, and greens.

And even though I've never been to France it's one of my favorite places, It looks beautiful and has so much history.

Welcome Nikki!

Hi Lizzy :) Welcome to the group!!

Hello! I'm Chandler and recently published my first YA book A Spontaneous Existence. I love contemporary novels and writers like Camus, Chbosky and Hemingway. I'm very excited to get into the community!

Lizzy wrote: "Welcome to the group, Chandler. Sorry I didn't welcome you earlier, but my brother-in-law and I were cleaning the house so my sister can come home to a semi-clean house later tonight. XD."

Haha no problem! And thank you for the warm welcome! I really appreciate it!

Hi!My name is Barbara! I love reading and writing. My favorite authors are Nicholas Sparks,Danielle Steel,James Patterson,Stephanie Meyer,and I currently found a new author. I am currently reading Matched by Ally Condie and this is a new author I found.

Welcome to the group Barbara!

Lizzy wrote: "Welcome to the group, Barbara."

Thank you Lizzy!

Morgan wrote: "Welcome to the group Barbara!"

Thank you Morgan!

Hi everyone! My name is Alyssa Joyce but please call me Alyssa. I'm 12 and I love reading like all of you do.

Hello I am Violet and my friend Morgan invited me and I am happy to be here :)
I can't put down my favorite aurthor cause I have so so many :)
But my favorite books are (Anne Frank, The best of me, the iron fey series and so much more

I love playing video game and reading and of course writing
Of course I have my club (https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...) but it is not all the great, it was once for Stop Bullying and it still Stand for the same it is just a new look to us Survivors :)

Hello again guys! I just wanted to bring to your attention the offer that I have going on. I'm giving out free ebooks of my book Waybrooke! I'm hoping for reviews but it's not mandatory to post one!

Genre: YA/Paranormal

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Hey guys I got a new account but I'm Jacquelyn so if any of you were friends with Jacquelyn I'd love to be friends with you again! :D

I don't remember if I've posted my introduction on here, so I'll just do it now.

I'm Chelsea (pronounced Chel-see-uh) and I'm 24. I love writing, drawing, and photography. A lot of the stuff I read is paranormal, but then I'll pretty much read anything. :) I love so many books, but a few of my favorites are Black Dagger Brotherhood (on Rehv's book now), Vampire Academy, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, The Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, The Fault in Our Stars, Sweet Evil trilogy, Lunar Chronicles...

so yeah, I've listed more than a few, but I know you all understand, lol.

Hello, my name is Steven, pleased to meet you all. I come from the sun-baked deserts of the western united states where all we have to do is read!

I've always loved reading, writing, drawing, and basically going insane and bringing everyone else along for the ride. I love to read YA and refuse to every grow up! Anyone who wants to feel free to PM me and I'd love to chat! I also have a book of my own coming out soon.

Thanks!

Greetings y'all, My name is Rusty Nugent. I am a southern dark fantasy paranormal with elements of horror, honor, action, adventure, blood, guts and romance Author. I am 43 and and writing on my third novel in the series. My books are about heroic werewolves waging war against evil vampires and other evil supernatural creatures.

Moonwarriors: Guardians of the Night
2 books so far in my New Adult Young Adult Paranormal Supernatural Dark Fantasy series.


You can read my fourth chapter of my third book that I am writing on now. The website Wattpad is great for writers and readers to join forces. Check it out if your an author or writer. (^_^)
http://www.wattpad.com/myworks/234334...

Hello, everyone.

I grew up a James Bond fan, and my first novel - which will be published June 1 - reflects that obsession. In The Boy Who Knew Too Much Milwaukee teenager and spy buff Brian Parker travels to Europe and lands in the middle of a deadly espionage conspiracy.

I live in the Chicago suburbs and have a background in newspapers, spending 25 years as a film critic. Like many writers with a background in newspapers, I no longer work at a newspaper and have been getting by as a freelance writer. When a friend suggested I write a teenage spy novel, I realized that was the one type of book I was most qualified to write. Right away, though, I knew I didn't want to write about a teenager in spy training or who has a father or uncle who is a spy. That's been done before, many times.

It occurred to me that no one had yet used the Hitchcock approach to a teenage spy story, taking a "civilian" and throwing him into a world of spies and criminals. The title "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" instantly popped into my head and I was running. Six Days of the Condor was a major inspiration at the start, and after the first few chapters I realized I was writing a modern version of Treasure Island with spies instead of pirates.

Feel free to become my Goodreads friend. If you want to learn more about me and my book, check out my website: www.jeffreywesthoff.com. "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" is coming June 1 from Intrigue Publishing. I am now working on my second novel, which is still a spy story but will be aimed at a younger audience.

Hi there! :)
I'm new to Good Reads as an author, so I suppose I should tell a little bit about myself.
Writing has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember and from the young age of five, I started creating my first works of literature although they were, as to be expected, quite bad.
As I grew older, I began expanding my writing abilities, attempting short stories and chapter books until I finally worked up to finishing two books by the age of 14.
Once I took and completed the two year course at the Institute of Children's Literature, that is when I began to take my writing much more seriously and within a year of graduating, I started on what is now my first finished and published book: Devoted to October.
Some of the authors and books that have inspired me are: John Green, Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why, and Ellen Hopkins!

Hello Everyone!!

Thank you for the warm welcome!!

I am looking forward to getting to know everyone. I love learning and gaining insight from everyone all over!

This is Charlena Jackson and I just released a book called No Cross No Crown Trust God Through the Battle.

Thank you kindly for the opportunity to highlight my book No Cross No Crown Trust God Through the Battle to the public eyes and ears. I am beyond grateful!

My book is equipped to embolden people to walk with Jesus in their work place and in their life by accepting challenges as blessings oppose to looking at their challenges as a curse. Many people do not understand or accept that challenges are there to strengthen and rebuilt.

Some people are afraid to accept growth—Our challenges helps us to grow, to become wiser, and learn from our mistakes. Expecting our challenges helps us to rebuilt our foundation that need to be refine/tune and/or at times our foundation needs to be torn down so that one may start from scratch.

No Cross No Crown Trust God Through the Battle is an uplifting inspirational book that helps people to see that if they trust and believe all things will work out for the good. God doesn’t make any mistakes. We might question Him, however, He knew exactly what He was/is doing, because all will unfold after the battle is won.

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Here is the introduction to my book No Cross No Crown Trust God Through the Battle.


INTRODUCTION

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11).

Life is full of surprises. We find ourselves free-falling as we love freely; rejoicing in giving and not looking for any- thing in return; smiling without expecting to grieve; laughing not knowing pain is right around the corner. When clouds begin to block the sunlight and the storm is on the way, we move toward shelter because we know when it rains it pours. When rain destroys the life we have built, it is hard for some of us to start over. We may think starting over is a bad thing; however, we never take time out to have a clear under- standing of why the rain took its course. We begin to think the worst of a bad situation because the thunder shook our confidence, the lightning struck our fears into action, the rain flooded our happiness, and the clouds clouded our train of thought to the point we cannot think clearly.

Sometimes we find ourselves headed down a one-way street; sooner or later we going to have to make a decision to turn left or right. We need to take the right steps, and use the advantage of the clouds so we can see clearly because the sun can be too bright and hinder our ability to see. That is when we have to step back and reevaluate our life and under- standing the meaning of No Cross No Crown.



About the Author

Charlena Jackson’s positive attitude has encouraged many people to pray, keep the faith, and always turn the negative into the positive. Charlena earned her Bachelors in Biology, her first Masters in Sport Health Science, her second Masters in Healthcare Administration, and she is currently working on her PhD in Healthcare Administration. Charlena is a much loved inspirational speaker. Charlena and her three children reside in Atlanta, Georgia, where Charlena is a professor at a university in Georgia.

Thank you kindly for your time,

Charlena Jackson

Hi everyone! My name is Hailey Sawyer and I'm currently working on the forth chapter of my first novel. It's a Coming Of Age, Romance, Fiction story that's geared towards a Young Adult/Adult audience.

Hi, I have written a book that I am looking to publish about my life and memoirs. I believe many people will find it interesting and filled with fun stories. I am seeking beta readers soon, and glad that I found this site to be part of such a great community! I will be studying YA a bit more to make sure my book appeals to a younger audience so I can impart my life lessons.

I'm Matisse and I'm from Canada! My fave authors are Meg Cabot, JK Rowling, and Roald Dahl. My fave books are the Harry Potter series and my fave colours are blue, purple, and red. My fave place is probably my room with a book, lol. But seriously, it is.