tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post113937166735801511..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Young Adult Fictionbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1166491541247664632006-12-19T09:25:00.000+08:002006-12-19T09:25:00.000+08:00thanks for building up this brilliant list of reco...thanks for building up this brilliant list of recommendations!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1166371522300765842006-12-18T00:05:00.000+08:002006-12-18T00:05:00.000+08:00Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Philip Pu...Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart and His Dark Materials series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and its sequels by Anne Brashares, Douglas Adam's Hitchhikers series, Harry Potter, Diana Wynne-Jones, Terry Pratchett.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602354794408623664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1166232253175001562006-12-16T09:24:00.000+08:002006-12-16T09:24:00.000+08:00Hi Sharon, I got to the article in the end. If you...Hi Sharon, I got to the article in the end. If you notice I typed salcon, instead of salon the first time, silly me!<BR/><BR/>The wikipedia was also useful. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1166065553726037312006-12-14T11:05:00.000+08:002006-12-14T11:05:00.000+08:00On the fantasy side of things, don't go for the ob...On the fantasy side of things, don't go for the obvious Harry Potters - go for authors like Garth Nix, ursula le guin, Diana Wynne-Jones, Terry Pratchett and even Neil Gaiman.<BR/><BR/>these authors tend to be a lot more original in their stories, and have very unique writing styles, mroe than Rowling or that eragorn kid, who tend to rehash old fantasy plots into their own.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and The Hobbit, of course. :Deyerishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683482201936973267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1166021114518720492006-12-13T22:45:00.000+08:002006-12-13T22:45:00.000+08:00young adult fiction is my passion. my must-reads a...young adult fiction is my passion. my must-reads are a bit on the classic side:<BR/><BR/>1. <STRONG>the outsiders</STRONG> by s. e. hinton. in fact, anything by her is excellent.<BR/><BR/>2. <STRONG>i am david</STRONG> by anne holm. the recent foreign film of the same title is based on this book, and the book is of course better than the movie.<BR/><BR/>3. <STRONG>when jeff comes home</STRONG> by catherine atkins. it's about a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped by a man who made him his boy lover before releasing and returning him to his family 3 years later. a very powerful and heartbreaking story.<BR/><BR/>4. <STRONG>island of blue dolphins</STRONG> by scott o'dell, <STRONG>the cay</STRONG> by theodore taylor, <STRONG>my side of the mountain</STRONG> by jean george. these 3 books go along the stranded-on-an-island-and-left-to-fend-for-themselves theme. can be escapism and inspiring for the young adult reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1166016330905785732006-12-13T21:25:00.000+08:002006-12-13T21:25:00.000+08:00I recommend the Young Adult series, The Hungry Cit...I recommend the Young Adult series, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungry_City_Chronicles" REL="nofollow">The Hungry City Chronicles</A> by Philip Reeve. Some very interesting ideas, and the story's not bad either.<BR/><BR/>The fourth and final book, A Darkling Plain, recently won the <A HREF="http://books.guardian.co.uk/childrensfictionprize2006/story/0,,1883363,00.html" REL="nofollow">2006 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize</A>.<BR/><BR/>I saw both The Selfish Gene (RM60++) and God Delusion in MPH MidValley last Saturday.Ted Mahsunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555225524434639998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165998751793284552006-12-13T16:32:00.000+08:002006-12-13T16:32:00.000+08:00Thank you so much for the links! :)Thank you so much for the links! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165997834351112112006-12-13T16:17:00.000+08:002006-12-13T16:17:00.000+08:00Yes. Religion is bad. VERY bad.Yes. Religion is bad. VERY bad.Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165994936329183562006-12-13T15:28:00.000+08:002006-12-13T15:28:00.000+08:00from everything else i've read i feel as if i've g...from everything else i've read i feel as if i've got the point already.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165993149232802832006-12-13T14:59:00.000+08:002006-12-13T14:59:00.000+08:00God Delusion readable but some parts are VERY tedi...God Delusion readable but some parts are VERY tedious. Ultimately he has very good points but he does hammer them home too vigorously.Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165978878933569602006-12-13T11:01:00.000+08:002006-12-13T11:01:00.000+08:00joshua - now you got me surfing around and reading...joshua - now you got me surfing around and reading about dawkins rather than getting on with the article i'm supposed to be writing! there's a wikipedia article about the book <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_God_Delusion" REL="nofollow">here</A> with a summary of all the chapters and a list reviews. <BR/><BR/>re. salon - you have to watch an ad first - or you can just click it off. if you can register this is one of the most intelligent magazines on the net and has great stuff on books.<BR/><BR/>i can copy and paste the article to email if you get in touch.<BR/><BR/>btw - ted bought "the god delusion" in kino.<BR/><BR/>and do pop back and tell us about your thoughts on the book when you've read it.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165977464213761082006-12-13T10:37:00.000+08:002006-12-13T10:37:00.000+08:00Thanks, Sharon. I haven't read the book myself but...Thanks, Sharon. I haven't read the book myself but have ordered it from amazon together with the selfish gene. Tried salcon.com but it's a pop-up,so can't register, but it's ok.<BR/><BR/>There was an excellent review session in Perth recently. You can view it at abc.net.tv/firsttuesdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165975483686550562006-12-13T10:04:00.000+08:002006-12-13T10:04:00.000+08:00thanks for some great suggestions. i tend to agre...thanks for some great suggestions. i tend to agree with anonymous here - young adults can read pretty adult fare. (and on the lists above quite a few of the books are adult books), i guess one of the reasons why i feel i don't know this YA genre too well is that it didn't really exist when i was growing up. (age of dinosaurs y'know). there were kids books and there were adult books and very little written specifically for teenagers. <BR/> <BR/>this post has got me thinking about what i did read at that age ... and well, i will self-indulgently blog it another day. <BR/><BR/>sympozium - that explains a lot! (i was more a harold robbins fan myself - learned everything i needed to know)<BR/><BR/>joshua - not yet. would be interested in reading it but haven't picked up a copy yet. i read dawkin's "the selfish gene" years ago which is a very important book. i have "unweaving the rainbow" but haven't read it yet. i've also read dawkin's essays on the subject online so i don't know that the book has much to say to me beyond that. (i've also wrestled with "darwin's dangerous idea" by philosopher daniel dennett which wanders into much the same territory.) there's an excellent piece about the book <A HREF="http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/30/dawkins/index.html" REL="nofollow">at salon.com</A> though (you need to register but it's free).<BR/><BR/>anyway, if you've read it, do tell what you think.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165971718125641572006-12-13T09:01:00.000+08:002006-12-13T09:01:00.000+08:00I found reading every one of Jackie Collins's nove...I found reading every one of Jackie Collins's novels as a Young Adult gave me a great understanding of life.Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165945598695120552006-12-13T01:46:00.000+08:002006-12-13T01:46:00.000+08:00Hmm.. the Adrian Mole series, Anne Frank. Actually...Hmm.. the Adrian Mole series, Anne Frank. Actually I think young adults should read anything old adults (?) :) can read :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165943952333113162006-12-13T01:19:00.000+08:002006-12-13T01:19:00.000+08:00Sharon, have you read the god delusion by dawkins?...Sharon, have you read the god delusion by dawkins? Can you give a review?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165935381058635302006-12-12T22:56:00.000+08:002006-12-12T22:56:00.000+08:00i would absolutely recommend i capture the castle ...i would absolutely recommend <I>i capture the castle</I> as well, which i unfortunately read when i was out of my teens... glad i actually DID read it, but would have loved to have read it when i was a shy, miserable teenager in an all-girls school, romanticising boys and love relationships... ahh, the good ol' days. <BR/><BR/>along the same vein, and equally captivating, is rumer godden's <I>the greengage summer</I>, as well as <I>the river</I> and <I>thursday's children</I>. the latter two are probably for the tweeners or whatever they're calling them these days (age 10 or so)<BR/><BR/>there was a book i picked up awhile back on a lark, called <I>sorcery and cecelia: the enchanted chocolate pot</I> or something along those lines, co-authored by patricia wrede and caroline stevermer (i hope i got the spelling right) which is just loads of fun; bits of time-travel and magic and lots of old-fashioned witty banter. there is a follow-up which isn't as memorable, called the grand tour or something like that... <BR/><BR/>and of course, graphic novels are a whole other matter!<BR/><BR/>plus, it's not a young adult book as such, but <I>to kill a mockingbird</I> is one of those essentials... i read it as a young teen and it's been one of my solid favourites since.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165930626138374992006-12-12T21:37:00.000+08:002006-12-12T21:37:00.000+08:00I think young adults should read Thomas Bernhard.h...I think young adults should read Thomas Bernhard.<BR/><BR/>http://www.signandsight.com/features/1090.htmlSufianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920865973263896241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165930252749221362006-12-12T21:30:00.000+08:002006-12-12T21:30:00.000+08:00Ann Brashares' Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (...Ann Brashares' Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (series) is a must read, IMO. And then there's Garth Nix, but maybe that's more fantasy than YA... Anyway, a personal fav. of mine is Tamora Pierce, whose books are filled with magic and adventure and stuff, but that's just me. :Djuzbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667265664230829987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165925667222327002006-12-12T20:14:00.000+08:002006-12-12T20:14:00.000+08:00Cynthia Voigt's pretty good, especially her brilli...Cynthia Voigt's pretty good, especially her brilliant Homecoming series - great sympathetic look at family life.<BR/><BR/>Robert Cormier is a good bet if you want a thought-provoking, unsettling read. If you like romance, Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle will certainly enchant you. For grittier action, there's S.E Hinton.<BR/><BR/>Everyone knows Narnia but...Narnia! It never gets old. :)BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063701594363960387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165899240189857892006-12-12T12:54:00.000+08:002006-12-12T12:54:00.000+08:00For young adult rabbits, there's Watership Down.Fo...For young adult rabbits, there's Watership Down.<BR/>For young adult fans of Survivor and Lost, there's William Golding's Lord of the Flies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165898922774254022006-12-12T12:48:00.000+08:002006-12-12T12:48:00.000+08:00Elizabeth, Yes Yes to Diana Wynne Jones, though my...Elizabeth, Yes Yes to Diana Wynne Jones, though my personal favourite is The Orge Downstairs. I still read it today and laugh.<BR/>Another author is Joan Lingard who writes about youths in Belfast. And then KM Peyton who wrote the Flambards trilogy (or quartet). I absolutely loved it as a teenager. Try also Susan Cooper and Joan Aiken for more magical coming of age stories.For a more spooky feel, there's Alan Garner's The Owl Service. And even some of Stephen King's stories feature young boys - Stand By Me being a personal favourite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1165897307777257092006-12-12T12:21:00.000+08:002006-12-12T12:21:00.000+08:00I love children (or young adult) fantasy, and here...I love children (or young adult) fantasy, and here are two of my favourite authors! <BR/><BR/>URSULA LEGUIN - The Earthsea series is really powerful. I found that the first two books of the series (Tombs of Atuan and Wizard of Earthsea) were better written than the others. <BR/><BR/>DIANA WYNNE JONES - IMHO, her writing ranges from so-so to just plain wonderful. Among all the books she has written so far (and I read all of them), I think that the best one has to be Charmed Life.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373281528805014709noreply@blogger.com