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Top Ten YA Books That Are Worth Reading EVEN if You Are Uncomfortable with Kissing in Books by Franki Sibberson and Katherine Sokolowski
Twitter, such an amazing spot for professional development, ideas for your classroom, and book recommendations. Over the years we have both developed strong friendships on Twitter. We trust our Twitter friends to steer us in the right direction when we are staring at an overwhelming “to read” stack. When we hear a Twitter friend has a book they cannot put down, we immediately write that title down. While our taste in books might vary a bit from friend to friend, we know that when they have found a great book, we should look into it as well.
Which is why when one Twitter friend, Colby Sharp, shared that he was reading a YA ARC that was “great” but then added the caveat that “there’s some kissing” and “kissing makes me uncomfortable in books,” we knew we needed to create a list. What kind of list you might ask? Why the Top Ten YA Books That Are Worth Reading EVEN if You Are Uncomfortable with Kissing in Books list! So, without further ado, check out the book trailers below. We highly recommend these books for their characters, their plot, and yes – for the little bit of romance that is thrown in as well. Mr. Sharp, please let us know which book is your favorite!
Matched by Ally Condie
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Every Day by David Levithan
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Chime by Franny Billingsley
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Franki Sibberson is an elementary teacher in Dublin, Ohio. She blogs with Mary Lee Hahn at A Year of Reading (http://readingyear.blogspot.com). You can find her on Twitter as @frankisibberson.
Katherine Sokolowski has taught for fourteen years and currently teaches fifth grade. She is passionate about reading both in her classroom and also with her two sons. When not recommending books to strangers in the library or the bookstore, Katherine can be found writing at her blog: http://readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com/. You can find her on Twitter as @katsok.
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Great list, but a little heavy on fantasy! I’ve noticed that a lot, lately. My boys would really like a football book with some romance thrown in, and there are very few of those!
Stupid Fast would be a perfect one to try. My boys also love Carter Finally Gets It.
That would be an awesome book. 🙂 I know many older kids that would enjoy it. I think Franki and I just both happen to read a lot of fantasy (other than John Green.) I’m reading YA books for me since they aren’t what my students should be reading (I teach 5th).
I think everyone should read HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN ROBOT by Natalie Standiford and KING DORK by Frank Portman. Because there’s only so much dystopia a girl can take in her YA before she feels like having a muffin and reading Winnie the Pooh to try to shake it out of her system. But that’s me.
I haven’t read either of those books, adding them to my list now. Thanks Julie!
I bought Graceling, Matched (my 16-yr old is on the 2nd one now), just finished Divergent and am reading Insurgent, loved Delirium and Pandemonium, LOVED A Fault in Our Stars and Every Day. I liked Chime ahd Shiver a lot, and of course, The Hunger Games. Another one that I thought was fantastic was Code Name Verity and very different from all the dystopian/fantasy ya lit out there. I need to put the Girl of Fire and Thorns and The Mark of Athena on my TBR list. Love the trailers!
Great list, Holly! I need to read the third in the Matched trilogy – Reached. Planning on it over break.
I have actually read two of these books: Hunger Games and TFiOS:)
Nice! Only 8 to go. And then you can add on the books from the comments. Endless YA reading list. 🙂
Celia Garth by Bristow– awesome historical fiction (older publication).
Thanks for the recommendation!