Best Young Adult
- Description
- Fiction, Nonfiction, any genre.
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64,929 members
3,497 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 138.37
Added 2012-02-01, 09:05 PM
- 48 Members
- generalkala, SqueakyChu, Herenya, jain, foggidawn, MikeBriggs, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, amysisson, acenturyofsleep, kiwiflowa, codewell, bestem, aeleone, Myyst, sturlington, ncgraham, keeneam, susiesharp, elkiedee, justablondemoment, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, eclecticdodo, rretzler, trisarahdactyl, ahef1963, amockens, Bduke, qingxin, Peace2, anelfloresmendieta, emkeri, auroraejade, maureenreads, Quimbynge, mimopoko, lamaisol, mattias_books, michaela_vy, Emily_Hartman, ManWithAnAgenda, bcbc6000, Laceya24, Readatron, 25mmiller, KipKat, Cassandralilithanne, ,lipi ,PitcherBooks
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by Harper Lee
78,966 members
1,434 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 91.15
Added 2012-02-02, 07:35 AM
- 31 Members
- Quaisior, generalkala, SqueakyChu, Herenya, longway, Moomin_Mama, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, acenturyofsleep, kiwiflowa, lipi, CapitalHackels, PitcherBooks, merrystar, sturlington, pwaites, ncgraham, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, ahef1963, kara.shamy, anelfloresmendieta, Savoym, auroraejade, maureenreads, mattias_books, mugenurargun, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Award-Winner. 1. It's a well-written, interesting and altogether compelling piece of historical fiction. 2. You can't live in America without reading it at least once. 3. If you love the movie (who didn't?), the book is even better. 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner. "Deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published book, it led to Lee being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States for her contribution to literature in 2007. Lee has also been the recipient of numerous honorary degrees..." per Wikipedia. Simply the most outstanding & compelling read ever!sturlington: Should be read by everyone, regardless of age.
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134,688 members
2,065 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 86.79
Added 2012-02-02, 07:29 AM
- 34 Members
- generalkala, Herenya, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, PitcherBooks, aeleone, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, ncgraham, susiesharp, justablondemoment, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, JqnOC, trisarahdactyl, fitzgage, ahef1963, Bduke, kara.shamy, Peace2, auroraejade, el_len, Quimbynge, mattias_books, michaela_vy, bcbc6000, Laceya24, AlejandroSalas, 25mmiller, Cassandralilithanne,_Zoe_ , ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Multiple award winner. The 1998 book that started it all, first & best of the 7-book series. Harry Potter learns he's to be a student wizard at Hogwarts and so escape his awful Muggle relatives. Despite the dire predicaments his new status brings him, he is buoyed up with new friends and a wizard mentor. If you read one, you'll end up reading them all ... Barney: There's nothing new under the sun.aspirit: Not YA
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- 22 Members
- Quaisior, longway, KimarieBee, SunnySD, lipi, aeleone, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, ncgraham, justablondemoment, meliarose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Jarandel, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, el_len, mattias_books, michaela_vy, ManWithAnAgenda,aspirit
- Explanations
- aspirit: Not YA
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107,810 members
989 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 48.53
Added 2012-02-02, 07:30 AM
- 22 Members
- generalkala, Herenya, enrique_molinero, acenturyofsleep, merrystar, sturlington, pwaites, ncgraham, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, JqnOC, fitzgage, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, auroraejade, el_len, michaela_vy, Cassandralilithanne,_Zoe_ ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- aspirit: Not YA
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- 23 Members
- Quaisior, enrique_molinero, amysisson, acenturyofsleep, kiwiflowa, lipi, aeleone, merrystar, sturlington, susiesharp, elkiedee, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Jarandel, ahef1963, Peace2, el_len, mattias_books, ManWithAnAgenda, Laceya24,generalkala ,_Zoe_ ,pwaites ,keeneam , , ,aspirit
- Explanations
- aspirit: Not YA
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39,784 members
963 reviews
4
Score 43.59
Added 2012-02-10, 05:07 PM
- 19 Members
- Quaisior, acenturyofsleep, kiwiflowa, SunnySD, lipi, codewell, PitcherBooks, aeleone, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, meliarose, rretzler, ahef1963, StefanieGeeks, kara.shamy, YellowHedgehog, ManWithAnAgenda, bcbc6000
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1962 Multiple Award Winner. SF&F classic. Loved this as a kid. Still do. First and best of the four book series.
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101,919 members
936 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 41.11
Added 2012-02-01, 09:06 PM
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25,003 members
533 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 40.07
Added 2012-02-01, 09:04 PM
- 17 Members
- generalkala, _Zoe_, MikeBriggs, kiwiflowa, aulsmith, codewell, merrystar, LisaMaria_C, rretzler, Jarandel, ahef1963, el_len, SCrumrine, michaela_vy, bcbc6000, Laceya24, Curran2,PitcherBooks
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- 15 Members
- SqueakyChu, _Zoe_, jain, foggidawn, KimarieBee, acenturyofsleep, sturlington, pwaites, keeneam, whiteknight50, meliarose, ahef1963, kesser, Peace2, Laceya24
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97,156 members
1,572 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 39.74
Added 2012-02-01, 09:06 PM
- 19 Members
- generalkala, Herenya, MikeBriggs, acenturyofsleep, merrystar, ncgraham, susiesharp, eclecticdodo, rretzler, JqnOC, fitzgage, ahef1963, ellezze, kara.shamy, Peace2, el_len, michaela_vy, bcbc6000, Cassandralilithanne,_Zoe_ ,lipi ,ManWithAnAgenda
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- 16 Members
- Quaisior, generalkala, Herenya, aulsmith, merrystar, SylviaC, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, rretzler, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, NareHon, ManWithAnAgenda, Cassandralilithanne,TashMason
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101,536 members
864 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 36.19
Added 2012-02-02, 07:30 AM
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- 15 Members
- Quaisior, SqueakyChu, Herenya, longway, amysisson, sturlington, pwaites, justablondemoment, ahef1963, daphneyj10, maureenreads, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, burniereads, bcbc6000
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103,032 members
887 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 31.97
Added 2012-02-07, 05:04 AM
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6,414 members
117 reviews
4.2
Score 27.52
Added 2012-02-02, 07:36 AM
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- 11 Members
- Quaisior, SunnySD, bestem, merrystar, SylviaC, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, Peace2, auroraejade, el_len
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111,099 members
1,002 reviews
4.2
Score 25.47
Added 2012-02-26, 05:30 AM
- 14 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, JqnOC, fitzgage, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2, el_len, michaela_vy, bcbc6000, Cassandralilithanne,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- aspirit : Not YA
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- 15 Members
- generalkala, Herenya, foggidawn, SunnySD, codewell, justablondemoment, meliarose, fitzgage, ahef1963, Bduke, StefanieGeeks, Peace2, maureenreads, el_len, michaela_vy,PitcherBooks ,sturlington ,pwaites ,aspirit ,Curran2
- Explanations
- sturlington : Just bad.pwaites : Full of action, but over-hyped and ludicrous plot-line.
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2,220 members
27 reviews
4.2
Score 24.56
Added 2012-02-02, 07:37 AM
- 11 Members
- Quaisior, jain, aulsmith, merrystar, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, Jarandel, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, Devinoconnor,PitcherBooks
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by C. S. Lewis
46,134 members
770 reviews
4.1
Score 24.14
Added 2012-02-07, 05:02 AM
- 16 Members
- enrique_molinero, SunnySD, codewell, PitcherBooks, aeleone, ncgraham, meliarose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, YellowHedgehog, maureenreads, el_len, TashMason, bcbc6000, Cassandralilithanne,keristars ,merrystar ,sturlington ,Dilara86 ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1950 BritLit fantasy adventure classic. Equally appealing to both boys & girls. The first and best of the somewhat uneven seven book Narnia series.sturlington : Better for younger children
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- 13 Members
- Quaisior, _Zoe_, jain, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, merrystar, SylviaC, pwaites, ncgraham, maureenreads, el_len, SCrumrine,PitcherBooks ,justablondemoment
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by John Green
27,158 members
1,557 reviews
4.2
Score 23.27
Added 2012-02-10, 09:38 AM
- 12 Members
- Herenya, foggidawn, amysisson, codewell, SylviaC, keeneam, meliarose, StefanieGeeks, kara.shamy, bcbc6000, emiliacavero, Cassandralilithanne,generalkala ,
- Explanations
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7,585 members
193 reviews
4.1
Score 23.08
Added 2012-05-16, 08:04 AM
- 9 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, _Zoe_, codewell, merrystar, trisarahdactyl, YellowHedgehog, el_len, Devinoconnor
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12,334 members
439 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 22.47
Added 2012-02-24, 02:30 PM
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- 15 Members
- foggidawn, longway, codewell, bestem, aeleone, merrystar, sturlington, pwaites, LisaMaria_C, rretzler, ahef1963, bcbc6000, Laceya24, Curran2, Cassandralilithanne,enrique_molinero ,lipi ,PitcherBooks ,ManWithAnAgenda
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by Rick Riordan
32,077 members
1,256 reviews
4.1
Score 21.92
Added 2012-02-24, 02:32 PM
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10,851 members
260 reviews
4.2
Score 20.99
Added 2012-02-04, 08:29 PM
- 11 Members
- foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, merrystar, pwaites, susiesharp, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, Jman8910, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,
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- 9 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, jain, foggidawn, bestem, aeleone, ncgraham, ManWithAnAgenda, burniereads
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- 9 Members
- bestem, aeleone, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, fitzgage, ahef1963, auroraejade, ManWithAnAgenda, Cassandralilithanne
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- 9 Members
- Quaisior, SunnySD, merrystar, SylviaC, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, Peace2, el_len
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- 5 Members
- Emily_Hartman, Diana-Book-Fan, DorothySKT, Readatron, AlejandroSalas
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- 8 Members
- PitcherBooks, sturlington, ahef1963, DorothySKT, ManWithAnAgenda, Laceya24, Readatron, AlejandroSalas
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2011 Multiple Award-Winner. SF&F, Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Quest, Adventure, Mystery, Suspense. Even this non-80s kid and non-gamer loved it! If you like SF&F in the least, this is a must-read. I believe a large percentage of non-SF&F fans would go for it too. Seriously good!
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- 9 Members
- enrique_molinero, CapitalHackels, aeleone, susiesharp, ahef1963, YellowHedgehog, ManWithAnAgenda, bcbc6000, Laceya24,
- Explanations
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by Neil Gaiman
22,305 members
1,264 reviews
4.2
Score 17.37
Added 2012-02-10, 05:08 PM
- 9 Members
- aulsmith, PitcherBooks, aeleone, sturlington, pwaites, meliarose, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2008 Multiple Award Winner. BritLit, Fantasy. After his family is murdered, a baby is raised to boyhood by the departed denizens of the local graveyard. Interesting concept. Fun read. Equally appealing to boys & girls.
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by Diane Duane
3,331 members
66 reviews
3.9
Score 17.12
Added 2012-02-13, 09:02 PM
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11,200 members
209 reviews
4
Score 17.03
Added 2012-02-24, 02:31 PM
- 9 Members
- jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar, ncgraham, meliarose, rretzler, ahef1963, auroraejade, Curran2
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1958 Award Winner. Historical Fiction. Colonial Era, 1687 New England. 16 y/o orphan Katherine "Kit" Tyler leaves the relaxed and open Barbados islands to live with her aunt & uncle in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Superstitious Puritans immediately think her a witch for knowing how to swim. The strict and odd beliefs of the Puritans seem to continuously put Kit at risk for what would be non-issues for normal everyday peoples. A sometimes frightening culture clash. Excellent read!
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by Judy Blume
7,745 members
241 reviews
3.8
Score 16.8
Added 2012-02-09, 08:53 AM
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- 8 Members
- bestem, aeleone, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, ahef1963, SCrumrine, ManWithAnAgenda, Cassandralilithanne
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- 8 Members
- Quaisior, merrystar, SylviaC, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, ahef1963, Peace2, el_len
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- 7 Members
- SqueakyChu, foggidawn, KimarieBee, aeleone, Jman8910, ahef1963, Curran2,ManWithAnAgenda
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13,345 members
401 reviews
4.1
Score 15.99
Added 2012-02-01, 09:03 PM
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- 6 Members
- KimarieBee, pwaites, Emily_Hartman, DorothySKT, Readatron, Curran2
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- 10 Members
- Quaisior, aeleone, merrystar, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Jarandel, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,_Zoe_ ,enrique_molinero ,PitcherBooks
53
- 7 Members
- Herenya, aeleone, merrystar, pwaites, Jarandel, Friederike.Geissler, Peace2,PitcherBooks
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- 5 Members
- countrylife, keeneam, meliarose, trisarahdactyl, Jman8910
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29,717 members
563 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 13.96
Added 2012-11-15, 03:02 PM
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by L. A. Meyer
1,801 members
117 reviews
4.2
Score 13.52
Added 2012-02-04, 08:31 PM
- 5 Members
- foggidawn, keristars, codewell, susiesharp, SCrumrine
57
- 7 Members
- Herenya, SunnySD, aeleone, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, StefanieGeeks, mattias_books,
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- 7 Members
- SqueakyChu, PitcherBooks, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Laceya24
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Multiple Award-Winner. 1953 SF&F Classic. One of Bradbury's best. Dystopia. Societal ban on all books with book burning as the solution. One of the few high school reading assignments that I adored!
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- 7 Members
- ncgraham, LisaMaria_C, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, DorothySKT, AlejandroSalas,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
60
2,032 members
31 reviews
4.1
Score 11.37
Added 2012-02-03, 12:25 PM
- 4 Members
- dara85, countrylife, elkiedee, Jman8910
61
by C. S. Lewis
29,618 members
366 reviews
3.9
Score 11.02
Added 2012-02-02, 07:33 AM
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- 7 Members
- pwaites, meliarose, Grcelee, ahef1963, YellowHedgehog, SCrumrine, mattias_books,PitcherBooks ,aeleone ,Peace2
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by Mark Haddon
44,527 members
1,335 reviews
3.9
Score 10.36
Added 2013-08-25, 03:50 PM
- 6 Members
- SqueakyChu, KimarieBee, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, emiliacavero,PitcherBooks
64
by Michael Ende
12,183 members
229 reviews
4.1
Score 10.25
Added 2015-10-19, 06:05 AM
- 4 Members
- longway, merrystar, DorothySKT, Readatron
65
by Rae Carson
2,547 members
183 reviews
3.8
Score 9.78
Added 2012-02-17, 05:33 PM
- 4 Members
- Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, StefanieGeeks
66
- 5 Members
- Quaisior, Moomin_Mama, justablondemoment, meliarose, bcbc6000,PitcherBooks
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- 4 Members
- jain, pwaites, Devinoconnor, Laceya24
69
- 5 Members
- Herenya, jain, foggidawn, justablondemoment, ahef1963
70
- 4 Members
- keristars, aeleone, Jarandel, Peace2,PitcherBooks
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20,568 members
798 reviews
4.2
Score 8.49
Added 2014-03-30, 03:15 PM
- 4 Members
- SqueakyChu, dara85, PitcherBooks, ahef1963
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2005 Multiple Award Winner. NF, Autobiography. The author and her siblings were raised in a severely dysfunctional family. Living proof that roses spring from dung heaps and we each have the ability to choose our own lives (eventually). An amazing & inspiring life.
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- 4 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, Moomin_Mama, SylviaC
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- 4 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, LisaMaria_C, YellowHedgehog
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- 4 Members
- acenturyofsleep, meliarose, ManWithAnAgenda, Curran2
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5,790 members
148 reviews
4.2
Score 8.4
Added 2014-05-17, 05:46 PM
- 5 Members
- Quaisior, jain, merrystar, pwaites, ManWithAnAgenda
77
3,121 members
64 reviews
3.9
Score 8.07
Added 2012-02-02, 07:41 AM
- 4 Members
- enrique_molinero, aulsmith, LisaMaria_C, ManWithAnAgenda
78
464 members
10 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.95
Added 2012-03-24, 10:53 AM
- 3 Members
- foggidawn, pwaites, Friederike.Geissler
79
- 9 Members
- aeleone, merrystar, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,jain ,foggidawn ,enrique_molinero ,PitcherBooks ,pwaites
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- 4 Members
- PitcherBooks, merrystar, ahef1963, TashMason
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1968 SF&F classic. The first of the Dragonriders of Pern series. Read one, you'll read 'em all. Because they're that good! ... The author was the first woman to win a Hugo award & Nebula award. In 2005, she was named a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master & inducted into the SF&F Hall of Fame. - wiki ... Don't miss her books!merrystar: While I loved this when I was younger, it hasn't aged all that well for me.
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1,598 members
42 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.6
Added 2014-03-30, 02:52 PM
- 4 Members
- Herenya, jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1974 Multiple Award Winner. Historical Fantasy. The 'Tam Lin' legend retold [human kidnapped by & kept by the faerie]. Set in 16th century Elizabethan England. Very well done.
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- 3 Members
- jain, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 3 Members
- SunnySD, pwaites, Friederike.Geissler
85
2,632 members
69 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.2
Added 2012-11-15, 03:05 PM
86
- 3 Members
- jain, kara.shamy, TashMason
87
- 3 Members
- Herenya, LisaMaria_C, YellowHedgehog
88
- 4 Members
- KimarieBee, aulsmith, pwaites, SCrumrine,PitcherBooks
89
- 4 Members
- Quaisior, merrystar, LisaMaria_C, ManWithAnAgenda
90
- 3 Members
- Herenya, LisaMaria_C, YellowHedgehog
91
- 4 Members
- SqueakyChu, sturlington, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,PitcherBooks
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by Lian Hearn
4,729 members
125 reviews
3.9
Score 6.61
Added 2012-10-25, 08:35 AM
- 3 Members
- PitcherBooks, Jarandel, Peace2
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2002 Multiple Award Winner. Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure. Feudal Japan. "The story of a 16 y/o orphaned & traumatized boy, Tomasu, who is taken under the wing of a professional assassin and a 15 y/o girl, Kaede, who has been held hostage for her family's good behavior for the past 8 years."
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3,155 members
88 reviews
3.9
Score 6.55
Added 2014-05-17, 05:47 PM
- 4 Members
- Quaisior, merrystar, pwaites, ManWithAnAgenda
94
9,736 members
665 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 6.52
Added 2012-02-04, 08:28 PM
- 4 Members
- susiesharp, rretzler, YellowHedgehog, ManWithAnAgenda,keristars
95
- 4 Members
- merrystar, pwaites, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
96
1,044 members
20 reviews
3.9
Score 6.43
Added 2020-04-23, 04:03 PM
- 3 Members
- jain, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
97
by Judy Blume
1,762 members
19 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 6.2
Added 2012-02-09, 08:54 AM
- 4 Members
- Moomin_Mama, amysisson, justablondemoment, ahef1963,PitcherBooks
98
- 2 Members
- countrylife, elkiedee
99
892 members
70 reviews
3.9
Score 6.18
Added 2012-03-24, 12:54 PM
- 3 Members
- foggidawn, PitcherBooks, SCrumrine
- Explanations
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2006 Multiple Award Winner. Historical Fantasy. The plague comes to a rural medieval village. Ketarah bargains with Lord Death personified to save her family and friends. Oh, the magic and romance!
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2,952 members
271 reviews
3.8
Score 6.15
Added 2012-03-24, 10:57 AM