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| Read YA Lit : Suggestions for a 16 year old girl that loves to read! | | 57 | chimneysweep, Sunday 11:54am | |
| Read YA Lit : YA Book Reading for September 2009 | | 45 | purplepanther, October 26 | |
| The Green Dragon : Where are you in your reading? (mark IV?) | | 96 | WillSteed, October 22 | |
| Book talk : Teen Reading: HELP! | | 55 | Sparkie784, October 12 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of September 26, 2009? | | 216 | jnwelch, October 3 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Book Brought Home - September 2009 | | 215 | jdthloue, October 2 | |
| Read YA Lit : What are you reading in August 2009? | | 65 | jnwelch, August 30 | |
| Read YA Lit : lauren97224 YA reading list | | 27 | lauren97224, August 22 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Passionateaboutbooks's list for 2009, so far . . . | | 23 | alcottacre, July 11 | |
| Read YA Lit : Help me find good YA gay/*lesbian* fiction please? =) | | 97 | Miranda_Paige, June 23 | |
| Book talk : children's books | | 6 | emaestra, May 27 | |
| Read YA Lit : Unique reads for February? | | 16 | Whisper1, March 4 | |
| Girls Fiction : Message Board | | 19 | TheDaisy, January 29 | |
| Read YA Lit : Favourite 5 YA Reads of 2008 | | 74 | surfergirl123akv, January 19 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : legxleg's new years resolution for 2008 | | 122 | legxleg, January 1 | |
| 888 Challenge : Selkie's 888 | | 11 | selkie_girl, December 2008 | |
| Knock Your Socks Off Books : DL's Suggestions for Books | | 9 | cornpuff12, December 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : Looking for chick lit recs... | | 15 | katybear, December 2008 | |
| The Green Dragon : Please help my mom read | | 32 | Sodapop, December 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What books are next on your reading list? | | 355 | stevetempo, November 2008 | |
| Read YA Lit : Ultimate Teen Reading List | | 26 | TeenLibris, November 2008 | |
| Girlybooks : YA feminist books? | | 9 | sussabmax, October 2008 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : SaraHope's 2008 Book Challenge | | 39 | SaraHope, September 2008 | |
| Read YA Lit : 2008-09/10 Voting for September & October's Book | | 22 | _Zoe_, September 2008 | |
| Hogwarts Express : I Spy... | | 334 | suge, August 2008 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : SelkieGirl's 50 or more books of many different things | | 25 | selkie_girl, August 2008 | |
| Read YA Lit : Suggestions for September's book discussion | | 25 | SheReads, August 2008 | |
| Read YA Lit : female protagonist coming-of-age suggestions? | | 16 | maread, July 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : Book Challenge? | | 121 | The_Book_Queen, July 2008 | |
| Hogwarts Express : book list | | 22 | harrypotter41294, July 2008 | |
| Hogwarts Express : What did you read in 2007? | | 31 | ChelseaBottomley, May 2008 | |
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : Everyone needs a little romance.... | | 27 | jfoster_sf, April 2008 | |
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : Book Covers | | 5 | Jenson_AKA_DL, March 2008 | |
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : What's the best YA books you've read this year??? | | 10 | GeorgiaDawn, January 2008 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Demonlover's list of books | | 199 | Jenson_AKA_DL, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : Top books read 3rd quarter 2007 July-September (really) | | 77 | 3M3m, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 10 November 2007 | | 187 | teelgee, November 2007 | |
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| Dormant: Awful Lit. : Jumping the Bookworm | | 41 | ambushedbyasnail, September 2007 | |
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| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 August 2007 | | 129 | tapestry100, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : Books that Make You Laugh | | 42 | MaidMarianForever, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Favourite Book of July? | | 37 | quillmenow, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 14 July 2007 | | 181 | ellevee, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : What are you reading in April? | | 64 | elbakerone, May 2007 | |
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : April Discussion--The Glass Castle | | 27 | Jennie_103, April 2007 | |
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : What are you reading in November? | | 73 | Jenson_AKA_DL, December 2006 | |
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : What are you Reading in October? | | 35 | Jenson_AKA_DL, November 2006 | |
... Fire and Catching Fire, as well as The Graveyard Book, Wake, Marcelo in the Real World, Thirteen Reasons Why, Dairy Queen, and When You Reach Me.
Two mystery series I read were outstanding in 2009: Stief Larsson's, starting with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Louise ... #80, Milda-TX, I'm so glad that your daughter enjoyed Dairy Queen!
#81, I'm glad that you looked at and liked Bayou. I hope that you find a copy of Skin Folk and enjoy it as well. ... by Leslie Connor, which looks like a very good young adult novel that I hadn't heard of.
From my library, I recommend Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, a young adult novel whose main character D.J. will stick with you. You aren't helping me keep to my resolution to buy no more new books until I read half of what I own. Yesterday I bought Dairy Queen and The Maze Runner :) ... and lots of laughs, don’t hesitate to check out Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s books about D.J. Schwenk, starting with Dairy Queen. I’m sad that the series has to end, but beyond satisfied at how Murdock elegantly ties everything together for a hopeful future. This is a series that should ... #37: Just a little trivia: Catherine Gilbert Murdock, author of Dairy Queen is Elizabeth Gilbert's sister. In Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert refers to her highly accomplished sister quite often. Just finished Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, about a tough, honest farmgirl in Wisconsin, and liked it a lot. Happy birthday to both of you!
>kiwiflowa I finished Dairy Queen and liked it a lot. I think you'll particularly enjoy getting to know the main character, D.J.
Next up is The Girl Who Played with Fire. I'm in small town Wisconsin with farmgirl D.J. in Dairy Queen. ... executive.
Finished The Lost Symbol - well done diversion, although a bit long on the philosophizing.
I'm reading Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, a YA title, and Partners in Crime by Dame Agatha. ... an author my daughter recommends (she loves books, but also purses, and might have trouble choosing between the two!), and Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, a YA title that looks good. There's also a thrid book in the Dairy Queen series due to be released in October. It's called Front and Center. From reading the description of it, it looks like it might feature more about DJ's love life than the Off Season did.
Sdbookhound, looking at your library, I'm not sure if you' ... ... Laurens and Getting Lost with Boys by Hailey Abbott.
You probably already know this, but there is a sequel to Dairy Queen called The Off Season, which wasn't really romantic, but was an excellent story. Looking for good teen romances. I recently read Dairy Queen and love it. I'd like some written in the last 3-5 years. I want to compare them with some of the older teen romances in my collection.
Thanks in Advance ... it!
Review: soon
#72 Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Rating: 4 of out 5 stars
First Thoughts: what a great coming of age story. love these characters! need to read The Off Se ... 73. The Off Season by Catherine Murdock At first, I wasn't sure if this one would be as good as Dairy Queen, but I thought it was better! I can't wait for my library to get the third book (Front and Center)!
74. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder I am really liking this book so far. It ... ... This is a fantastic pick if you love funny, small-town Southern charm reminiscent of Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen series. Check it out!
139. Bedeviled: Daddy's Little Angel by Shani Petroff
 SaraHope in Book talk : Teen Reading: HELP! (Aug 25, 2009, 12:26pm) ... Shanahan--I'm such an advocate for this book--it's funny and entertaining, but also pretty touching I thought.
Dairy Queen and The Off Season by Catherine Murdock
I also just finished Dairy Queen and The Off Season by Catherine Murdock. Loved them both and can't wait for the third one in a few months.
Now reading The Luxe Just finished with:
The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
Dairy Queen and The Off Season by Catherine Murdock
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson Just finished Princess Ben which was pretty good - not quite as strong as Dairy Queen, but definitely readable. I'm re-reading Bad Prince Charlie next I think, unless the library has something new in. #53: Dairy Queen looks pretty good. Thanks for the recommendation! 57. First Kisses: Puppy Love by Jenny Collins Not my favorite First Kisses, but alright
58. Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock I really liked this book, and can't wait to read the next one (which is out) Off Season 57. First Kisses: Puppy Love by Jenny Collins Not my favorite First Kisses, but alright
58. Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock I really liked this book, and can't wait to read the next one (which is out) Off Season ... myself)
Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
anything by John Green
Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr
Dairy Queen series by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Trilogy beginning with A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray I second Suite Scarlett and also 13 Little Blue Envelopes also by Maureen Johnson. And her in general!
Dairy Queen and its sequel The Off-Season are awesome - everyone I've recommended them to has loved them.
Artichoke's Heart is one of my very favourites from last year.
While ... ... excellent series. I recommend listening to the audio book; the narrator does an excellent job.
2. The Off Season by Catherine Murdock - sequel to Dairy Queen, audio book
3. The Hunt Club by Brett Lott
4. Lizard People by Charlie Price - a quick read with an interesting twist ... I liked Dairy Queen and the Off Season as well. I just read Whale Talk and it has similarly great dialogue (though not as humorous) as John Green. You might also try Rats Saw God which is a more 90's era high school story, but fun too. Don't forget, if you like Dairy Queen there is the sequel called The Off Season. That was good as well. I really liked City of Ashes, City of Bones....just a suggestion. I second The Book Thief, Dairy Queen, and The Hunger Games and will add Graceling by Kristin Cashore to this list. Hmmmm. . . .
Here's what comes to mind, based on what you've said you're looking for:
The Book Thief
Dairy Queen
The Last Exit to Normal
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing
Maybe one of those will suit you. Good luck! ... of the Oracle by Victoria Haney
The Lightning Thief by Rick Rioden
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
The best book I’ve read this year would have to be Water for Elephants but since it’s an adult novel, it really couldn’t go on ... ... I never read it before, but glad I could read almost the whole series instead of waiting between book releases)
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (another one I ought to have read ages ago)
The Explosionist ... ... Mackler
3. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
4. Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci
5. Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
5. Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
6. Sail by James Patterson
7. Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
... to travel :-)
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Secrets by F. M. McPherson
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Saint Iggy by K.L. Going
Pagan’s Crusade ... Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock is a YA novel that I really enjoyed and would highly recommend. ...
-THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C. S. Lewis (Fantasy)
-THE COLOR PURPLE by Alice Walker (Fiction) ISBN: 0671727796
-Dairy Queen Catherine Gilbert Murdock (Fiction)-DANDELION WINE by Ray Bradbury (Fiction)
- ELLA ENCHANTED by Gail Carson Levine (Romance)
- ERAGON by Christopher Paoli ... ... in which a street urchin from London disguises herself as a boy to join the Royal Navy.
In a contemporary setting:
Dairy Queen and The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Fantasy:
Just read the debut book Graceling by author Kristin Cashore, and I just loved it--the ... ... title about sexual awakening.
You might also check out Totally Joe or The Misfits by James Howe.
And...Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock. ...
40. PS I Love you by Cecelia Ahern
July
41. Stolen Innocence by Elissa Walls
42. How I live now by
43. Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
44. Pillage by Obert Skye
45. One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey
46. Sail by James Patterson
47. Bras and Broomsticks
August ... I voted for Dairy Queen, So B It and The Lightning Thief ... a loudspeaker calling out names every five minutes, so pleasure-reading it was (it was such a hardship, too).
125 is Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock. This is a young adult book I'd been meaning to try for awhile, and I'm glad I did. The basic story is a farmgirl from a very athletic ... I'm throwing in two more possibilities: The Amulet of Samarkand and Dairy Queen. All of the suggestions look great so far! I third the recs for Dairy Queen and The Off Season, they are both contemporary and have female protagonists, but aren't "girly" stories.
I also enjoyed Shug by Jenny Han although it might be a little young for 10th grade.
Sweetblood by Pete Hautman was also a good story of a ... A second on Dairy Queen, and the sequel, Off Season is good, as well. I'd also recommend Beauty Shop for Rent by Laura Bowers. To Kill a Mockingbird would pair nicely with In search of Mockingbird for a modern look at an old classic - and it also has a heroine who runs away, shades of Ho ... If the group is girls only, the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares is good, as is the Dairy Queen series by Catherine Murdock (at least the first two are out, although I forgot the name of the second title...).
If the group is mixed and nonfiction would appeal, The Burn Journals ... Dairy Queen ... Knife: Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold (348 pages)
47. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris (385 pages)
48. Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock (277 pages)
49. Burn Zone by James O. Born (320 pages)
50. Tithe by Holly Black (331 pages)
51. Dark Needs at Night's Edge ... ... I'm not sure exactly what kind of books your mom I'll just suggest a few I've enjoyed and aren't very heavy in content:
Dairy Queen and The Off Season by Catherine Murdock
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer I'm not just suggesting it because of the hype, I really liked it.
Hawkson ... ... glossy color pages in the beginning of the books.
I also love covers with animals on them like the original cover for Dairy Queen with the cow and the cover of Flipped with the chick.
I always thought the cover of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer was very cool as well. ... The Diaries of Georgia Nicholson by Louise Rennison (this is a very tounge-in-cheek, funny series of books) and Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock. ... by Tom Standage
To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever by Will Blythe
Surprise Me by Terry Esau
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Acqua Alta by Donna Leon
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who C ... Ironside by Holly Black
Dairy Queen/The Off Season by Catherine Murdock
Wide Awake by David Levithan
Getting Lost with Boys by Hailey Abbott
Red Handed and Blacklisted by Gena Showalter
I think I'll stop there since the list could pretty much go on quite a ... ... for that matter) have the opportunity to hear her, GO!!
Interesting fact: her sister is Catherine Murdock, author of Dairy Queen, itself a wonderful YA book. I realize I'm a bit behind, but better late than never, right?!
1. Surprise Me, God by Terry Esau
2. Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
3. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
4. A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
5. To ... ...
Her Majesty's Dog by Mick Takeuchi (manga series)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Dairy Queen/The Off Season by Catherine Murdock
Getting Lost With Boys by Hailey Abbott
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
My top five adult fiction (with ... ... a single thing about A Wind in the Door or A Swiftly Tilting Planet, though, so maybe they qualify.
The sequel to Dairy Queen was way, way too heavy, and didn't pick up the themes that made the first one a good book. I finished The Off Season by Catherine Murdock last night. After loving Dairy Queen I didn't think I would really like this book as much, but I did. It is much more serious with the issues it deals with but it was incredibly well told and very interesting. ... a bit more of Fang and Fur Blood and Bone. I also started re-reading Her Majesty's Dog Volume 3 and plan to start the Dairy Queen sequel, The Off Season by Catherine Murdock during lunch today.
However, if Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer shows up in the mail this afternoon I might ... ... book of the month was a YA book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Two other YA books I really loved this month were Dairy Queen and the manga, Her Majesty's Dog.
For romances I really, really enjoyed Out of the Night and Seduced by the Night the first two of the Night Slayer ... ... read two book (well, a YA novel and a manga) that definitely have to be listed as favorites. I absolutely loved the novel Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock and the manga, Her Majesty's Dog. This was my first manga ever and I adored it! 109th Book - Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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D.J. Schwenk is on her summer vacation from school, but it is not much of a vacation. Ever since her father hurt his hip D.J. has almost single handedly worked the family's dairy farm. With her oldest brothers in college on ... Today I started Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock. After the book I'm reading now (Vanquished), I'll be reading Dairy Queen and Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone A Primal guide to Animal Magic. Three completely different books :-) I'm in the mood for variety. ... and the Chamber of Secrets in anticipation of seeing the new movie and release of the final book.
I also finished Dairy Queen yesterday. It is a YA book about a girl who lives on a dairy farm and in the process of helping a football player at a rival school train for the upcoming ... ... storm, which was a problem because I was reading it at work while I was in library school. I also agree with others about Dairy Queen, plus I got a good laugh out of The Gospel According to Larry and Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie . foggidawn--that is so true, I completely agree with your assessment of Dairy Queen and it didn't occur to me until just now! Just finished Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock, which I really liked, though it's not the sort of thing that would usually appeal to me. And, for fun, I read Bhangra Babes by Narinder Dhami, and now I want curry. I just read Dairy Queen, and I think it does a pretty good job of being a realistic novel that falls in between serious and funny -- it made me laugh out loud at times, but the author is definitely not afraid to tackle (pun somewhat intended, read the book) the big issues. ... by David Larochelle, Vegan, Virgin Valentine by Carolyn Mackler, An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock, The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty, and Lamb: the gospel according to Biff by Christopher Moore. These are ... ... Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
First Impressions by Marilyn Sachs
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Th ... ... The Year of Secret Assignments. Other audio book favorites of mine are Eragon and Eldest, the Harry Potter books, Dairy Queen. I also thought Day of Tears was very well done, but very depressing and sad. I read Twilight first then I listened to it, I thought the audio was ok. I ... I just picked up Dairy Queen from the library. I enjoyed it. I was a little unhappy with some twists in the book and the ending, but overall, it was solid.
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