Best of the Year

While I read a bit of YA before this course, the past eight weeks have opened my eyes to how good today's young adult lit is. I really enjoyed it; as a reprieve from my normal reading of children's books, and also because there are some very talented and gifted writers currently writing for young adults. Hunger Games and Unwind are new favorites. (Gossip Girl, not so much.) Publisher's Weekly put out their Best of 2009 list recently and there are several here that I'll add to my to-read list. When you Reach Me, Marcelo in the Real World, Tales from Suburbia and Catching Fire all sound terrific.

One of the fiction titles listed is Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls. I read it over the summer, and talk about scary. OOoo-Bony chilling scary, to see how anorexic girls view themselves and life. That would have been fun to discuss.