Discuss a Young Adult Book.
The ‘Young Adult Book Challenge’ Reading List and Assignment(Select One book below—or choose another book not on this list, geared for ages 9-16—and Begin Reading This ‘The Young Adult Book Assignment’ is directly below this Book List. Remember, you only need to select ONE BOOK and you need only to read 50 pages of the book to do the assignment—but I hope you will read more!First, look up a couple of these titles up on the internet and see which books seem of interest—and then DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:–‘Read’ the book through an ‘ebook’ or ‘ibook’ platform or go to any ‘Young Adult/Read a Novel for Free’ website on the internet (There are quite a few!)Or–‘Listen’ to the book being read-aloud on ‘Audible’ or another similar platform.Or–Read the book in hard-cover form (Order it online, maybe you already have it on your shelf, go to the library—but I know, going to a ‘real’ library this summer is a bit of a challenge—but with your Brooklyn library card, you can order books!)*****************SOME GREAT ‘YOUNG ADULT BOOK’ SUGGESTIONS (for ages 9-12, 12-16, and beyond):Abertalli, Becky. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaAdeyemi, Tomi. Children of Blood and BonesBarnhill, Kelly. The Girl Who Drank the MoonBronte, Charlotte. Jane EyreBurnett, Frances. The Secret GardenCisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango StreetCollins, Suzanne. Hunger Games (or any book in the series)Collodi, Carlo. PinocchioCowell, Cresida. How to Train Your DragonDahl, Roal. –Matilda–The Witches–James and the Giant Peach–Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryDashner, James. The Maze Runner (or a book in the series)De Saint-Exupery, Antoine. The Little PrinceDicamillo, Kate. –The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane –The Tale of Desperaux–Because of Winn DixieFrank, Anne. Diary of Anne FrankGaiman, Neil. –Coraline–The Graveyard BookGolding, William. Lord of the FliesGoldman, William. The Princess Bride.Green, John. –Fault of the Stars–Looking for AlaskaHinton, S. F. The OutsidersJuster, Norton. The Phantom TollboothKinney, Jeff. The Diary of a Whimpy Kid (or a book in the series)Kipling, Rudyard. Jungle BookLai, T. Inside Out and Back AgainLee, Harper. To Kill a MockingbirdL’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in TimeLewis, Carroll. –Alice in Wonderland–Through the Looking-GlassLewis, C.S. –The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (or a book in the series)Levine, Gail Carson. Ella EnchantedLowry, Lois, –The Giver–Number the Stars–Gathering BlueLu, Marie. LegendKnowles, John. A Separate PeaceMilne. A. Winnie the PoohNiven, Jennifer. All the Bright PlacesNorton, Mary. The BorrowersO’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue DolphinsPalacio, R.J. WonderPullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (or a book in the ‘Dark Materials’ series)Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief (or a book in the Percy Jackson series)Roland, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (or a book in the series)Roth, Veronica. Divergent.Sachar, Louis. HolesSewell, Anna. Black BeautySmall, David. –Stitches (graphic novel)–Home After Dark (graphic novel)Smith, Betty. A Tree Grows in BrooklynSmith, Dody. –I Capture the Castle–101 DalmatiansSnicket, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning or, Orphans! (or another book in the series)Thomas, Angie. The Hate You GiveTolkien, J. R.R. –The Hobbit–The Lord of the RingTravers, P.L. Mary Poppins.White, E.B. –Charlotte’s Web–Stuart LittleYolen, Jane. The Devil’s ArithmeticZusak, Markus. The Book Thief.
