Modern Mommies discussion

I want to thank everyone who has been posting their own 2010 Challenges and responded to my own questions about the best way to create a challenge. For the first time ever, I am creating my own reading challenge. I've decided on young adult novels because those are what my students read, and when they need suggestions for interesting reads, I would like to be able to help. I've looked at a variety of lists for teen literature and even asked my students for their input. I came up with 40 titles to give me some wiggle room since it is my first challenge. If I finish with these, I have more books ready to go:).

13 Reasons Why Asher, Jay
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Baum, L. Frank
Tithe Black, Holly
Valiant Black, Holly
Ironside Black, Holly
Weetzie Bat Block, Francesca Lia
Forever Blume, Judy
Great and Terrible Beauty Bray, Libba
Rebel Angels Bray, Libba
Sweet Far Thing Bray, Libba
Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott
City of Bones Clare, Cassandra
City of Ashes Clare, Cassandra
City of Glass Clare, Cassandra
Hunger Games, The Collins, Suzanne
Chocolate War, The Cormier, Robert
Catherine Called Birdy Cushman, Karen
Maze Runner, The Dashner, James
Magic Under Glass Dolamore, Jaclyn
Once Upon a Marigold Ferris, Jean
Inkheart Funke, Cornelia
Inkspell Funke, Cornelia
Inkdeath Funke, Cornelia
Noah Confessions, The Hall, Barbara
Catalyst Halse Anderson, Laurie
Twisted Halse Anderson, Laurie
Juliet Club, The Harper, Susan
The Silver Kiss Klause, Annette Curtis
Gathering Blue Lowry, Lois
Messenger Lowry, Lois
Dairy Queen Murdock, Catherine
Little Prince, The Saint-Exupery, Antoine
Cather in the Rye Salinger, J. D.
Pretties Westerfeld, Scott
Specials Westerfeld, Scott
Extras Westerfeld, Scott
Dealing with Dragons Wrede, Patricia
Searching for Dragons Wrede, Patricia
Calling on Dragons Wrede, Patricia
Talking to Dragons Wrede, Patricia

Good luck Lydia! The covers of the City of Bones series call out to me every time I see them in Chapters. I'd be very interested in your thoughts on them. I adored The Little Prince. Such a sweet and profound little book.

Great challenge Lydia! I look forward to hearing about your progress. I read "A Great and Terrible Beauty" and didn't realize until afterwards that it was considered young adult lit. I enjoyed it. After my sons and I finish the Eragon series we are going to start the Inkheart series. So maybe we will read them at the same time.

Awesome!

What do you teach?

I teach high school -- 11th grade Language Arts, 9th grade Reading Intervention, and 2 Journalism classes. That's a good list!

wonderful list. I just might have to copy some of these to read myself

I just finished Ella Enchanted but was disappointed at the end when it was revealed as a retelling of Cinderella. I thought it should have been it's own original story, and it would have taken so little for that to be the case. Overall, it was a fun read and would be great for kids in grades 3-5 depending on reading level.