NPR YA TBD

NPR is collecting votes for "Best Ever Teen Novels." You can only pick 10. I chose these from the list they gave:

• Before I Die 
• Before I Fall 
• The Book Thief 
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
• The Hunger Games 
• I Am the Cheese 
• Make Lemonade 
• Nation 
• A Northern Light 
• Thirteen Reasons Why 

Some of the comments bring up the differences between middle-grade and young-adult fiction. And strongly disagree with the rating committee's delineations. And have fits that "Ender's Game" was left out.


Here is NPR's response.

Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults

Just finished going through the entire list since 1999 and wholeheartedly agree with the following OUTSTANDING picks:

"The Last Book in the Universe" by Rodman Philbrick - Jeremy Davies narrating
"A Northern Light" by Jennifer Donnelly - Hope Davis narrating
"Pirates" by Cynthia Rees - Jennifer Wiltsie narrating
"Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman - Lenny Henry narrating
"The Wrong Hands" by Nigel Richardson - Euan Morton narrating
"Before I Die" by Jenny Downham - Charlotte Parry narrating
"Bloody Jack, Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary 'Jacky' Faber, Ship's Boy" by L.A. Meyer - Katherine Kellgren narrating
"I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak - Marc Aden Gray narrating
"Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher - Joel Johnstone and Debra Wiseman narrating
"Nation" by Terry Pratchett - Stephen Briggs narrating
"The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson - Jenna Lami narrating

Books Referred to in Other Books

So I have noticed that "To Kill a Mockingbird" may be one of the most referred-to books in other books, but I don't have any hard data. Yet.

I've started a Google spreadsheet to start tracking literature references when I come across them in children's and YA lit. Feel free to add to it.