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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 08:44 AM Original message |
Some of my favorite fantasy falls into the "young adult" category. |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-08-06 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. You can't beat "The Dark Is Rising" series |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I really like the "dark is rising" series. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 03:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Seconded! Glad to find another Susan Cooper fan :) |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-04-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Excellent Series |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. Christopher Paolini |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I'll be right back, lol. |
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leslieann (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm in the middle of 'Eragon' |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 07:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. You pretty much sum it up, |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-30-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I saw the movie this week. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. The best book I read as a young adult was Silver Kiss. |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 03:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. For me |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-04-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Christopher is a really good author.. |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
9. I prefer reading YA fiction. |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-04-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. The Golden Compass series, by Philip Pullman |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-16-07 06:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Yes indeed! "His Dark Materials"... |
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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
15. The Abhorsen series by Garth Nix |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-07-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Interesting that you say that about Tamora Pierce |
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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 07:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Have you read the Trickster novels yet? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-14-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I thought the trickster books |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-26-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. She's visiting my students this year. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Anything by Garth Nix is great. Also, Dianna Wynne Jones does good stuff too. |
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MalachiConstant (368 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-11-07 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
18. What about Potter? |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-26-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Potter is in a category all it's own, imo. |
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MalachiConstant (368 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-27-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. i think that's a pretty accurate assessment. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Not fantasy, but another " series of books that deliberately intends to grow up with a target |
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ms liberty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-30-07 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. Oh yes... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I vaguely remember McKinley's titles, |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. agreed |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'll add the Attolia trilogy |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:27 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I haven't read "Attiola" books; |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 04:49 AM Response to Original message |
29. Diane Duane's Young Wizard series. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-25-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Thanks for the recommendation! n/t |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
31. The Blue Girl - Charles DeLint |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
32. Earthsea series was awesome - tho it got kinda dull after the trilogy... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. All those are good. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I think it's that at that age, we're just starting to realize how big and complex the world is.... |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
37. I liked "His Dark Materials" |
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JPettus (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
38. The Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett |
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Nevilledog (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-07-07 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
39. The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud... a favorite. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-07-07 09:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. It's in my classroom library. |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
41. I just finished The New Policeman by Kate Thompson |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-13-07 09:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Tell me more about "the new policeman" |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. The main character belongs to a music-loving family |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Sounds like something to add to my wish list! n/t |
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