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Anyone want to do a young adult fiction swap with me - two books - details in post
I really like YA fiction. I like contemporary stuff. Fante is my favorite author period, so maybe that helps understand what I like even if he is definitely not YA. I really like Cormier's Chocolate Wars, but his other stuff not so much.
I have: (both links go to Goodreads)
Both are just sitting around and I'd like to swap them out. So if one or two people want to swap, I'll send them to you and pay for postage if you send me a book in return. One for one please. Continental US only please. I am in OK if it helps you estimate shipping.
Thanks
I think True Diaries is amazing and a way better book, but both are good.
I would be down if no one else is. I have a home library of just under a thousand books and am always looking to keep it fresh.
Anything specifically you want?
My YA section is kinda limited and hasn't been updated since I was actually reading the genre actively (10ish years ago). Give me a few mins and I will get you a small list of what I have.
I don't care as long as it isn't overly romantic (A good example is how Cormier always kept the romantic stuff kind of light, but it was there.), and along the contemporary lines. Not really into sci fi and monster stuff.
So, a lot of these are dated like I said and honestly there is a lot of stuff I am not sure is YA, but here is a lot of what I have. Most of which I consider YA.
Also, if you haven't read them I have some of the more famous (infamous?) series;
I don't mind dated at all. I've read most of those sadly. Except Twilight and I don't think I'd read it honestly. Thanks though! It doesn't necessarily need to be YA I guess as long a it is contemporary. When I say contemporary I don't really mean the exact present, I more so mean realistic fiction. BtT is a classic!
How about Homecoming or Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voight?
Kira Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry
Under the Blood Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
Because of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Have you not read some of these? :)
Steven Gould has some good YA, give it a search and see if any of the summaries are interesting to you. I really like Jumper and Wildside!
I'll second this. I read Jumper and Wildside both when I was in high school—sadly, they were the only Steven Gould books the school library had—and I thoroughly enjoyed them both. I'd actually almost forgotten about them (well, moreso about Wildside; Jumper has teleportation, which is near and dear to my heart) so thank you for the reminder that they exist!