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door Frances Hardinge
718 leden
34 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 144
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:01 PM
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- jain
2
door Diana Wynne Jones
1,244 leden
23 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 82
Score 7.43
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:02 PM
- 3 Members
- jain, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
3
door Elizabeth E. Wein
426 leden
22 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 200
Score 3.04
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:05 PM
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- jain
4
door M. T. Anderson
2,959 leden
160 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 108
Score 6.01
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:04 PM
- 3 Members
- jain, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
5
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves
door M. T. Anderson
846 leden
33 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 209
Score 2.68
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:04 PM
- Member
- jain
6
door Rosemary Sutcliff
284 leden
9 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 218
Score 2.56
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:02 PM
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- jain
7
door Elizabeth Marie Pope
1,596 leden
42 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 81
Score 7.6
Toegevoegd 2014-03-30, 02:52 PM
- 4 Members
- Herenya, jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar
- Verklaringen
- 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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door Ursula K. Le Guin
2,206 leden
27 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 26
Score 24.56
Toegevoegd 2012-02-02, 07:37 AM
- 11 Members
- Quaisior, jain, aulsmith, merrystar, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, Jarandel, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, Devinoconnor,PitcherBooks
9
door Patricia A. McKillip
2,823 leden
62 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 114
Score 5.64
Toegevoegd 2018-03-01, 07:57 AM
10
door Karen Healey
537 leden
49 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 230
Score 2.25
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:04 PM
- Member
- jain
11
door Cynthia Voigt
666 leden
9 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 235
Score 2.2
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:00 PM
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- jain
12
door Cynthia Voigt
1,076 leden
13 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 239
Score 2.15
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:00 PM
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- jain
13
door Holly Black
2,107 leden
104 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 242
Score 2.11
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:04 PM
- Member
- jain
14
door William Sleator
937 leden
42 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 152
Score 3.92
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:00 PM
- 2 Members
- jain, ManWithAnAgenda
15
door Elizabeth Wein
4,817 leden
387 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 86
Score 6.99
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:05 PM
- 3 Members
- jain, kara.shamy, TashMason
16
door Maggie Stiefvater
6,064 leden
399 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 68
Score 8.82
Toegevoegd 2014-05-17, 05:43 PM
- 4 Members
- jain, pwaites, Devinoconnor, Laceya24
17
door Maggie Stiefvater
3,296 leden
203 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 141
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-05-17, 05:44 PM
18
door William Sleator
416 leden
7 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 157
Score 3.83
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:01 PM
- 2 Members
- jain, ManWithAnAgenda
19
14,792 leden
721 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 69
Score 8.79
Toegevoegd 2012-03-24, 10:58 AM
- 5 Members
- Herenya, jain, foggidawn, justablondemoment, ahef1963
20
door Tanith Lee
906 leden
13 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 274
Score 1.89
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:03 PM
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- jain
21
door Lloyd Alexander
576 leden
11 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 162
Score 3.78
Toegevoegd 2018-02-28, 08:01 AM
- 2 Members
- jain, ManWithAnAgenda
22
door Vivian Vande Velde
708 leden
16 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 284
Score 1.85
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:01 PM
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- jain
23
door Frances Hardinge
1,613 leden
68 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 171
Score 3.72
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:01 PM
- 2 Members
- jain, kara.shamy
24
door Patricia C. Wrede
5,743 leden
148 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 76
Score 8.4
Toegevoegd 2014-05-17, 05:46 PM
- 5 Members
- Quaisior, jain, merrystar, pwaites, ManWithAnAgenda
25
11,057 leden
208 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 45
Score 17.03
Toegevoegd 2012-02-24, 02:31 PM
- 9 Members
- jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar, ncgraham, meliarose, rretzler, ahef1963, auroraejade, Curran2
- Verklaringen
- 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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door Susan Cooper
696 leden
11 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 195
Score 3.15
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:02 PM
27
door Francisco Stork
1,834 leden
153 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 178
Score 3.62
Toegevoegd 2012-03-24, 10:56 AM
28
door Robin McKinley
6,317 leden
201 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 27
Score 24.11
Toegevoegd 2012-02-07, 05:03 AM
- 13 Members
- Quaisior, _Zoe_, jain, foggidawn, guyalice, SunnySD, merrystar, SylviaC, pwaites, ncgraham, maureenreads, el_len, SCrumrine,PitcherBooks ,justablondemoment
29
door Megan Whalen Turner
5,183 leden
210 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 35
Score 20.96
Toegevoegd 2012-03-24, 12:54 PM
- 9 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, jain, foggidawn, bestem, aeleone, ncgraham, ManWithAnAgenda, burniereads
30
door T. Kingfisher
332 leden
25 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 196
Score 3.06
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:04 PM
31
door Frances Hardinge
578 leden
27 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 180
Score 3.56
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 05:53 PM
- 2 Members
- jain, kara.shamy
32
door Diana Wynne Jones
1,042 leden
20 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 96
Score 6.43
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:03 PM
- 3 Members
- jain, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
33
door Patricia C. Wrede
3,246 leden
135 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 129
Score 4.76
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 05:53 PM
34
door Suzanne Collins
64,413 leden
3,482 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 1
Score 136.54
Toegevoegd 2012-02-01, 09:05 PM
- 47 Members
- generalkala, SqueakyChu, Herenya, jain, foggidawn, MikeBriggs, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, amysisson, guyalice, 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, ,lipi ,PitcherBooks
35
door Mackenzi Lee
2,746 leden
159 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 177
Score 3.63
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:05 PM
- 3 Members
- jain, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda,Curran2
36
door Sherwood Smith
1,598 leden
51 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 130
Score 4.71
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:01 PM
37
door Markus Zusak
44,805 leden
2,124 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 13
Score 39.86
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 05:07 PM
- 15 Members
- SqueakyChu, _Zoe_, jain, foggidawn, KimarieBee, guyalice, sturlington, pwaites, keeneam, whiteknight50, meliarose, ahef1963, kesser, Peace2, Laceya24
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door Dodie Smith
9,196 leden
294 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 15
Score 37.93
Toegevoegd 2012-02-02, 07:29 AM
- 15 Members
- Herenya, jain, guyalice, kiwiflowa, merrystar, ncgraham, whiteknight50, susiesharp, elkiedee, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, ahef1963, Peace2, auroraejade, ManWithAnAgenda,TashMason
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door Isaac Asimov
140 leden
1 bespreking
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 173
Score 3.67
Toegevoegd 2015-10-17, 02:39 AM
40
door Vivian Vande Velde
325 leden
7 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 345
Score 1.59
Toegevoegd 2020-04-23, 04:01 PM
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- jain
41
door Bill Brittain
1,086 leden
19 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 192
Score 3.29
Toegevoegd 2014-03-30, 03:29 PM
- 2 Members
- jain, PitcherBooks
- Verklaringen
- PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1983 Multiple Award Winner. Fantasy of wishes gone awry set in New England. Be careful how you state your wishes!
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door Philip Pullman
23,597 leden
407 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 79
Score 7.77
Toegevoegd 2012-02-02, 07:33 AM
- 9 Members
- aeleone, merrystar, susiesharp, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,jain ,foggidawn ,enrique_molinero ,PitcherBooks ,pwaites
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door Harriet A. Jacobs
4,299 leden
78 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 366
Score 0.31
Toegevoegd 2014-03-30, 03:17 PM
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- PitcherBooks,jain
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- jain : Adult memoir.PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1861 NF Classic. One of those life-changing books! An autobiography and an American slavery exposé written by an escaped slave from the period. Not your typical overwrought melodramatic Victorian writing. Forget Uncle Tom's Cabin (which, btw, I like and respect). Not preachy. Not the self-pitying, poor me, whiny stuff from today. Not salacious but one gets the picture of a pretty young woman's lot. An honest, authentic, inspiring and amazing voice from the past. An excellent writer and an altogether admirable woman! You feel her joys, her pain, her loves, her hates. Her personality. Her life. You are there! And there but for the grace of God, you could have been her. Man, I wish I could have met this lady. An unsung hero! This book should be on every list of classics! Eminently readable and a compelling read. This is the kind of book that opens your eyes even when you didn't know they needed opening. I recommend this book to people of all races, creeds, colors, national origins, ancestry. To anyone who has ever felt sorry for themselves. To anyone who has ever struggled. To anyone who has ever followed their hopes. Her voice reaches out from the past and grabs your attention. You will never again take for granted the amazing opportunities that freedom gives us! More info at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Jacobs ... Free e-book at Gutenberg.org ... BTW, slavery still exists today.
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door Douglas Adams
38,766 leden
719 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 387
Score -2.57
Toegevoegd 2018-11-21, 08:40 AM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, sturlington,jain ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
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door Terry Pratchett
22,035 leden
447 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 394
Score -4.65
Toegevoegd 2014-03-30, 04:05 PM
- 2 Members
- PitcherBooks, merrystar,jain ,pwaites ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- jain : Adult fiction.PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1983, Fantasy, Humor. The first of Pratchett's amazing & funny Discworld Series. One of the few authors I've found who's been able to maintain a quality (& lengthy) book series due to his excellent writing & top-notch humor. A good number of the books are award-winners. Series best read in order. You read one, you'll want to read them all. And you won't be disappointed!pwaites : Not young adult (crosses age boundaries, but is primarily aimed at adults)
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door Bram Stoker
35,390 leden
624 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 390
Score -3.97
Toegevoegd 2018-11-21, 08:36 AM
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- sturlington,jain ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- jain : Adult fiction.
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door Agatha Christie
9,987 leden
323 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 377
Score -0.64
Toegevoegd 2018-11-21, 08:37 AM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, sturlington,jain ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- jain : Adult fiction.
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door Dorothy L. Sayers
5,453 leden
150 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 391
Score -4.03
Toegevoegd 2018-11-21, 08:37 AM
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- sturlington,jain ,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- jain : Adult fiction.
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door George Orwell
81,902 leden
1,270 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 392
Score -4.06
Toegevoegd 2018-11-21, 08:37 AM
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- sturlington,jain ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
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door Joseph Heller
39,986 leden
525 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 386
Score -2.41
Toegevoegd 2018-11-21, 08:38 AM
- Member
- sturlington,jain ,aspirit
- Verklaringen
- jain : Adult fiction.sturlington: Yes, I did read this as a young adult and it became a lifetime favorite.
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door Ursula K. Le Guin
15,948 leden
385 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 397
Score -8
Toegevoegd 2018-11-21, 08:38 AM
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door Daniel Keyes
15,779 leden
381 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 372
Score -0.12
Toegevoegd 2014-01-02, 04:08 PM
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door C. S. Lewis
23,266 leden
192 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 389
Score -3.64
Toegevoegd 2012-02-07, 05:03 AM
- 4 Members
- ncgraham, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963,jain ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Better for younger children.
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door Barbara Kingsolver
26,262 leden
501 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 396
Score -6.46
Toegevoegd 2014-03-30, 03:02 PM
- Member
- PitcherBooks,jain ,KimarieBee ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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- jain : Adult fiction.PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Multiple Award Winner. 1959, Historical Fiction, Domestic Fiction. A missionary moves his family from Georgia, USA to the small rural village of Kilanga, Belgian Congo, close to the Kwilu River. An altogether interesting book about a well-meaning but pretty clueless fundamentalist missionary in the 1950s Congo with his wife and four daughters who adapt much better than he to the realities of this new world. As the girls grow, age, & mature, they are able to interact with local people on a more human and realistic level than any of the white adults. A keeper to read more than once. ... Dystopias are a popular theme in YA lit today. This fits right in - just a bit more realism in highly readable literature.sturlington : Adult novel
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door Jonathan Swift
1,131 leden
11 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 398
Score -10.5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-30, 04:55 PM
- Member
- PitcherBooks,jain ,merrystar ,sturlington ,pwaites ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
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- jain : Adult fiction.PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Politically Correct Kids Versions Available. Swift's Masterpiece. 1726 BritLit Fantasy Adventure Satire Classic. The original adult edition contains 4 voyages: 1. Lilliput (tiny people); 2. Brobdingnag (Giants); 3. Laputa (Flying Island, Impractical Music & Math, Preposterous Schemes & Silly Science), Balnibarbi, Luggnagg (Aged & Infirm Immortals), Glubbdubdrib (Magician & Ghosts), and Japan; 4. Houyhnhnms (Intelligent horses rule, Human animals act as beasts of burden). Milo Winters did excellent illustrations for an unedited edition. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, poet. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org ... Gang: Seriously, there are JF & YA editions of just about every classic title. And classics are classics for a reason - they stand the test of time. YAs certainly are capable of understanding satire. I read the original as a young teen. I think that each of us has to realize that not every reader has the same interests or reading ability. I appreciate your comments and views and keep 'em coming... On the flip side, I will state, not all PopLit is worth reading (case in point: Twilight and its baseball-playing vampires - does anyone think this series should be listed as a must-read classic that generations to come will derive great insights from? Not me)sturlington : This is political satire, not YApwaites : Not all classics are young adult novels.