Published April 17, 2007
This thread is for nominating books for the YWS Top 100 Recent Books List (the number is subject to change). You may only nominate books that are newer than 50 years old.
NOTE: I would just like to add that while the Top Books list is a great place to put your favorite books, we do not want this list to be flooded with just young adult and speculative fiction books. I'm not demeaning those genres by any means, but there are a lot of other recent books out there that could also be considered for this list. I understand that this is the "Young Writers Society" and those are most likely going to be the type of books we read, but I'm pretty sure most of you have expanded beyond simply those genres. Thanks!
There is another thread for nominating classics, or books that are fifty years or older. Have fun!
Make sure you check out this thread for the list!
http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/viewtopic.php?t=15230
Please also be sure to list the full title, author, and if the book is in a series, list it as a series. Thanks![/b]
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---Jennifer Ashley
Be still my vampire heart
----kyerlon Sparks
Both a little adult but only the immature cannot handle it
Running with scissors - Augusten Burroughs
Eee my favourite book ever!
Lol, yes, I think you know now how actually involved all that copying and pasting is. ^_^
Thanks a ton for doing that. An IOU is in order, I think.
Consider it done, Tri. I'll add a few now.
EDIT: Well, I've added all the new ones. Took a while, but the list is nice and updated
I know that Sumi already nominated it, but I'd just like to reiterate that My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult was a wonderful book, and should be included in this list.
I'm sure I'll remember something else right after I post, but here's what I've got:
Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Half Magic by Edward Eager
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Jennifer Government by Max Barry
Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
To Jaykae: Life Stinx by Jean Davies Okimoto (Contains my favorite poem of all time.)
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards
The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce (She has written many great series, but this is by far her best work.)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Xanth series by Piers Anthony
Sorry I haven't been updating these threads. I'll get around to it sometime. And Kaz, I think you have the mod power to do so, so if you ever had the inclination, I wouldn't mind in the least.
The Margaret of Ashbury series by Judith Merkle Riley
Pure brilliance. =D
The Dark Is Rising Seqence by Susan Cooper
The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King
EDIT- I second the nomination for A Wrinkle In Time
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury [published in the sixties, so it makes the mark]
If On A Winter's Night a Traveller - Italo Calvino
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
The Plato Papers - Peter Ackroyd
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E.L. Konigsburg
I haven't read any novels by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, just bits and pieces - but I definately second those nominations based on the bits and pieces.
Montmorency - Elenour Updale.
This book is one of the best I've ever read, It deserves to be here.
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow, both by Orson Scott Card
The King of Attolia by Megan Whaelen Turner (also in series: The Thief and The Queen of Attolia)
The entire Bartimaeus Trilogy by Johnathan Stroud
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle (yes, it makes the 50-year requirement, I checked)
Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
I'll take that nomination back then lol. Thanks for clearing that up Kaz.
The Narnia series just manages to get into the classics nominations, by a year.
I'd have to nominate the Narnia series as a whole, unless it's too old.
And I'll second The BFG
For once in my life I second all of those!!!!
ESPECIALLY A CURIOUS EVEN OF THE DOG AT THE NIGHTTIME because I did a review about that
And the Series of UE... They was the shizz. *LOL*
CHarlie and the CHocolate Factory
The BFG
The Complete Adventures Of Charlie And MR WILLY WONKA.
A Curious Event of the Dog at the Nighttime.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Charlotte's Web is a wrong nomination here, sorry.
The Bronze Horseman - Paulina Simons
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
Cloudstreet - Tim Winton
and of course Harry Potter
[b]The Bartimaeus Trilogy[/b]
[b]A Series of Unfortunate Events[/b]
Charlotte's Web
[b]The Hobbbit [/b]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaben
CHarlie and the CHocolate Factory
[b]The BFG [/b]
[b]A Curious Event of the Dog at the Nighttime [/b]
Agatha CHristie: Death Comes as the End
The Chronicles of Narnia:The Horse ands His Boy
(not in order)
I'm dittoing The Abhorsen Trilogy, Harry Potter and His Dark Materials.
Other than that I think that Farseer Trilogy By Robin Hobb deserves to be on the list.
My nominations:
Twilight - Stephanie Meyers
The Witcher series - Andzrej Sapkowski
Green Rider - Kristen Britain
Also, echoing what has already been said: His Dark Materials and the H. Potter series.
Dittoing the Edward Eager, as posted above me.
Heehee... have to suggest this:
The Education of Robert Nifkin - Daniel Pinkwater
Mr. Fred - Jill Pinkwater
The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death - Daniel Pinkwater
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clark
well. This doesn't ACTUALLY have a series name, but my boxed set calls it 'Tales of Magic' by Edward Eager [containing Half Magic, Knight's Castle, The Time Garden, and Magic by the Lake.]
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Dittoing Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
Of course, that was a series, right? At least, I recall that books such as A Swiftly Tilting Planet and A Wind in the Door were about the same people...gosh, I really need to reread these.
I second [i]The Perks of Being a Wallflower[/b]. I'd consider that 'classic', but it falls into the category of Good Things That Very Few People Read.
Bloody Jack- L.A. Meyer
Night- Elie Wiesel
Looking For Alaska- John Green
Breath- Donna Jo Napoli
I'll most certainly think of more, but those are the uber-favorites that come to mind at the moment.
The Bad Mothers Handbook, Kate Long
Clau, this is a Young Writers Society, what do you expect? Don't be too concerned about every book being on there, let's just let everyone nominate and have *our* own Top 100 of *our* members.
The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
Postcards From the Edge by Carrie Fisher
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Shogun by James Clavell
The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster
Time Quartet - Madeline L'Engle
Beasts by Joyce Carol Oates.
One thing I see happening, is we have several YAs being picked, and then here or there, adult novels. This might be a problem? Though you could say adults read YA too but... they're still different? Hm, just a comment
I'd like to second the nominations for His Dark Materials and Harry Potter, if that's legit.
... and now, my additions:
Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick
Tithe, by Holly Black
What Happened to Lani Garver, by Carol Plum-Ucci
I'm not sure when it was released, but:
The Stand by Stephen King
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Tiger Magic Trilogy - Laurence Yep
The Colour Purple, by I-forget-who. Never actually read it myself (apart from the rather disturbing opening), but whatever.
Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton.
Howl's Moving Castle- Diana Wynne Jones
The Power of Five - Anthony Horowitz
Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve
Remember Me Saga - Christopher Pike
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K Rowling
The View From The Mirror Quartet - Ian Irvine
The Well Of Echoes Quartet - Ian Irvine
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket
Mortamorency-(I've forgotten author but boy I love this book)
Jeanie - Paul Galico
The Chainletter (Duet) - Christopher Pike.
Fantasy:
Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts
Magician by Raymond.e.Feist
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
The Belgariad by David Eddings
Legend by David Gemmel
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
The Prince of Nothing series by Scott. R. Bakker
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn:
Across the Nightingale Floor
Grass for his Pillow
Brilliance of the Moon
Harsh Cry of the Heron
A Sorcerer's Treason by Sarah Zettel
Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.
Crime Fiction:
The Analyst-by John Katzenbach
Christine by Stephen King
Cold Mountain by Charles Fraizer
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Legend by David Gemmell
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
2 for Hitchhiker!
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.
Terrier,Tamora Pierce
Eragon,or Eldest
Lady Knight,Tamora Pierce
Squire,Tamora Pierce
Lioness Rampant,Tamora Pierce
Star by Star,Troy Denning
The long way home,Lauraine Snelling
His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullman
Harry Potter - JK Rowling
The Belgariad - David Eddings
Shade's Children - Garth Nix
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Discworld (series) - Terry Pratchett
The Carpet People - Terry Pratchett
Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Old Man's War, John Scalzi
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
The Squire, His Knight and His Lady Gerald Morris
Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling
My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams
The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow Fuyumi Ono
The Thief Lord, Cornelia Funke