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DaughterofLaketown
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Jul 25 2014, 11:39pm
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So I realize there are young people on here and people above the demographic who enjoy this genre of book. Have you read any of these? Just curious?
I have only read Hunger Games of these and have considered Fault in our Stars. I tried Divergent and didn't finish it. But I'm very picky about what I read.
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Meneldor
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Jul 26 2014, 12:11am
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There's a few of us here on TORn who are fans of the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. I also loved Kenneth Oppel''s Airborn and Skybreaker.
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 26 2014, 12:20am
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It pays to include Other and/or None of the Above (when appropriate).
I haven't been a young adult for decades now (I still have the heart of a 10 year-old boy; I keep it in a mason jar--ba-da-bum!). But I still remember enjoying Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain.
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DaughterofLaketown
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Jul 26 2014, 12:47am
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I have read the first two Prydain books
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And have a friend who read all of them and enjoyed them even at fifteen. They seemd kind of Narnia like to me.
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DaughterofLaketown
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Jul 26 2014, 12:49am
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I did attempt the Ranger's Apprentice series
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But it just wasn't for me. However it seems to be popular with young adults along with T A Barron's Merlin series.
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Ataahua
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Jul 26 2014, 2:40am
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that you wanted people to click as many of the options as they had read although you hadn't set the poll to allow for multiple votes, so I changed it for you.
I've read the Divergent (meh), Twilight (hmmm) and Hunger Games (!!!) series, and I strongly recommend Garth Nix's The Old Kingdom Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, then a concluding short story in Across the Wall) - a blindingly good horror/fantasy series.
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DaughterofLaketown
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Jul 26 2014, 2:45am
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I meant for it to be multiple choice. Clumsy me.
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BlackFox
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Jul 26 2014, 8:16am
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Not my cup of tea.
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zarabia
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Jul 26 2014, 9:15am
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I've read and enjoyed YA novels, but none that you listed. Sorry :P
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I have read Harry Potter, of course. And I second Ataahua's recommendation for The Old Kingdom trilogy. It's awesome! I also enjoyed Spindle's End, a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, that is - there's no better word for it - charming. Loved it!
As for non-fantasy: The Outsiders. I had seen the film directed by Francis Ford Coppola (sp? :P) which was filmed in my hometown, but had never read the book until a few years ago. I wept like a baby! It was written by S.E. Hinton when she was a teen herself. And though it's a bit melodramtic and cheesy sometimes, it demonstrates compassion and an understanding of human nature beyond many novels written by and for adults. If you can get past the silly names like Pony Boy and Soda Pop, it's worth a read.
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Starling
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Jul 26 2014, 10:47am
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I haven't read any of the ones in the poll, but I think there is plenty of young adult fiction that is worth adults taking the time to read.
If you haven't read the 'Tomorrow' series (seven books) by John Marsden, I highly recommend them. My copies are very battered as they have been borrowed by most of the staff at my school, and I have read them a number of times. John Marsden has also written a lot of other very good young adult books.
One of my favourite authors K. M Peyton, writes mostly young adult fiction. My favourites of hers are the Flambards series.
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Arannir
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Jul 26 2014, 10:51am
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... Hunger Games and was shocked how badly I thought it was written. Couldn't get through the first part.
The basic idea is very interesting... I just do not believe it is executed very well.
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Starling
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Jul 26 2014, 10:59am
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The Outsiders was one of those books we had to read at school
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that everybody actually liked!
The movie came out when I was 16, perfect timing for an angsty teenager. I went to see it three times. I was normally in love with Matt Dillon or Rob Lowe, depending on my mood of the day.
I have found it interesting reading memoirs by Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez, in which they recount their experiences of making The Outsiders. The audition process in particular was rather unusual, with a large number of actors auditioning over a long period of time, and all the actors reading for multiple roles, often swapping around within the same audition. This went on for ages. Then, when the actors were finally cast, the East Coast and West Coast actors all met up at the start of filming, and hadn't really been aware of each other before.
Emilio Estevez was very disappointed not to get the role of Soda Pop, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as Rob Lowe lost the vast majority of his contribution to the cutting room floor, and Estevez was able to develop the character of Two-Bit in his own unique way.
It's fascinating to look at that film now and consider the post-Outsiders careers of those involved.
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Annael
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Jul 26 2014, 2:20pm
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some recommendations for good YA fantasy
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the Sabriel series by Garth Nix
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Coraline and Stardust by Neil Gaimon
The Earthsea Trilogy (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore) by Ursula Le Guin. There are more books in the series but only the first three are YA.
I consider the Harry Potter and Narnia series to be YA, as well.
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Magpie
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Jul 26 2014, 2:35pm
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L'Engle has written other YA novels, as well.
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I picked up A Ring of Endless Light which is part of the Austin family series from the library and it impacted me greatly (as a full blown adult).
http://www.goodreads.com/.../40338-austin-family
I never could get into A Wrinkle in Time but I loved A Ring of Endless Light.
I also like the Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper.
I read some books recommended to my son in middle school (which may be a little younger than the books being discussed here) and I found many of them just kind of depressing. I get that young people are working through a lot of angst but geez... It would be nice to see some lighter stuff for them to read.
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IdrilLalaith
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Jul 26 2014, 7:56pm
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I haven't read any of the other books on your list, but I know of most of them.
I don't read any where near as much as I would like to, so when I do I'm typically pretty picky. I don't like this trend that I often see in YA fiction of writing in the first person. IMO, it takes a lot of skill to write good stories in the first person. (Jane Eyre is the only novel that comes to mind that is really well-written in the first person.) It seems like most YA fiction is in the first person and it kind of annoys me.
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Rembrethil
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Jul 26 2014, 8:24pm
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Some books are better as movies. Though I do not care for the films, I do acknowledge that they are a vast improvement. Frankly, it surprises me that anyone could go much past the first chapter without a headache, but I suppose that in comparison to Dickens, Verne, Kipling, Dumas, and the other classics I grew up on, Collins can only do so well...
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Jul 26 2014, 11:58pm
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I very much enjoyed the Rangers Apprentice series. It really is an interesting idea, and I almost wish it was written for a more mature, adult audience. There's a lot of potential there. Still, I couldn't put them down. 
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Ethel Duath
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Jul 27 2014, 12:34am
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I read those aloud to my daughter a few years ago. Brilliant ideas, I thought.
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Ethel Duath
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Jul 27 2014, 12:39am
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I loved a Wrinkle in Time. One of my
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all time favorites, partly because I was also a social outcast at school, but more for the unusual mix of fantasy, space travel, unexpected creatures, and especially the exploration of the really very nuanced relationships between the main characters.
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Ethel Duath
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Jul 27 2014, 12:47am
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I think the Jungle Books (not the Disney) and the original Bambi
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books by Felix Salten in translation (he was German author) would fit here. Not too many people are aware of the original Bambi stories. There are two books, both in a quite serious and philosophical vein. I call it the the psychological portrait of (sentient) deer. They live in terror of the hunters, experience really deep and profound emotions and relationships, and are generally tragic, with some joyful and humorous elements. But they are not happy stories. Probably why I liked them as an older child into my younger teen teen years. 
Here's an interesting review: http://www.eyrie.org/...ews/books/bambi.html
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IdrilLalaith
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Jul 27 2014, 6:12am
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It's been years since I read it, but I couldn't put it down when I did.
Have you seen any of the movies? There was one that came out in 2011 that wasn't bad. My favorite is one from the '80s with Timothy Dalton as Rochester. He's too handsome, but his acting is amazing.
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zarabia
Tol Eressea
Jul 27 2014, 6:28am
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I thought you were going to finish the first sentence with, "and I hated it!" 
That was an extraordinary cast. C. Thomas Howell is the only one who didn't really make it big, but you still see him in movies now and then.
BTW, the scene where Pony Boy and a soc are sitting in a car by a little burger joint talking about how neither of them want to fight but feel like they have to was filmed less than half a mile from my house. Not really bragging because it's not that impressive a view of my town, but it still makes me giggle to know that's where my friends and I used to go for a Coke after school sometimes.
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Starling
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Jul 27 2014, 7:52am
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A lot of Heavenly Creatures was filmed in my old neighbourhood. I think I'd rather be famous for The Outsiders.
By the way, every time I read the word 'soc', my brain tells me it is 'sock', even though I know it's not.
Imagine a bunch of wealthy wool socks with fancy knives in a rumble, vs the poor polyester socks with chains.
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