Best Young Adult

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Fiction, Nonfiction, any genre.
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6,145 membres
137 critiques
½ 4.3
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3 Members
Quaisior, SunnySD, merrystar,PitcherBooks
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merrystar: I read this book until it fell apart as a young teen.
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2,132 membres
59 critiques
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12,211 membres
440 critiques
½ 4.3
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133,526 membres
2,046 critiques
½ 4.3
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33 Members
generalkala, Herenya, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, PitcherBooks, aeleone, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, ncgraham, susiesharp, justablondemoment, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, JqnOC, trisarahdactyl, fitzgage, ahef1963, Bduke, kara.shamy, Peace2, auroraejade, el_len, Quimbynge, mattias_books, michaela_vy, bcbc6000, Laceya24, AlejandroSalas, 25mmiller,_Zoe_ , ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Multiple award winner. The 1998 book that started it all, first & best of the 7-book series. Harry Potter learns he's to be a student wizard at Hogwarts and so escape his awful Muggle relatives. Despite the dire predicaments his new status brings him, he is buoyed up with new friends and a wizard mentor. If you read one, you'll end up reading them all ... Barney: There's nothing new under the sun.
aspirit: Not YA
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6,312 membres
201 critiques
4.1
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1,593 membres
42 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 81
4 Members
Herenya, jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1974 Multiple Award Winner. Historical Fantasy. The 'Tam Lin' legend retold [human kidnapped by & kept by the faerie]. Set in 16th century Elizabethan England. Very well done.
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94,199 membres
1,187 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 4
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39,402 membres
958 critiques
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19 Members
Quaisior, guyalice, kiwiflowa, SunnySD, lipi, codewell, PitcherBooks, aeleone, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, meliarose, rretzler, ahef1963, StefanieGeeks, kara.shamy, YellowHedgehog, ManWithAnAgenda, bcbc6000
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1962 Multiple Award Winner. SF&F classic. Loved this as a kid. Still do. First and best of the four book series.
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24,792 membres
530 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 12
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7,039 membres
100 critiques
4.1
Rang global 24
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6,385 membres
117 critiques
4.2
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13
26,393 membres
398 critiques
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6,255 membres
68 critiques
4.1
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1,467 membres
36 critiques
4.1
Rang global 110
3 Members
PitcherBooks, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1975 Fantasy adventure classic. Sirius, former guardian luminary of the Dog Star, is helped by Kathleen, the luminary Sol (our sun), and his own quick wits as he tracks a lost cosmic tool in order to regain his former status. An intricate and intriguing tale. [Generally I am not a Diana Wynne Jones fan but this book is excellent.]
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41,065 membres
1,045 critiques
½ 4.3
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110,188 membres
993 critiques
4.2
Rang global 28
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78,358 membres
1,432 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 2
31 Members
Quaisior, generalkala, SqueakyChu, Herenya, longway, Moomin_Mama, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, guyalice, kiwiflowa, lipi, CapitalHackels, PitcherBooks, merrystar, sturlington, pwaites, ncgraham, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, ahef1963, kara.shamy, anelfloresmendieta, Savoym, auroraejade, maureenreads, mattias_books, mugenurargun, ManWithAnAgenda
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Award-Winner. 1. It's a well-written, interesting and altogether compelling piece of historical fiction. 2. You can't live in America without reading it at least once. 3. If you love the movie (who didn't?), the book is even better. 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner. "Deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published book, it led to Lee being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States for her contribution to literature in 2007. Lee has also been the recipient of numerous honorary degrees..." per Wikipedia. Simply the most outstanding & compelling read ever!
sturlington: Should be read by everyone, regardless of age.
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5,564 membres
41 critiques
3.8
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508 membres
17 critiques
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merrystar
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102,223 membres
878 critiques
½ 4.4
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7,518 membres
192 critiques
4.1
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2,824 membres
66 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 330
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merrystar
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11,156 membres
141 critiques
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10,779 membres
258 critiques
4.2
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11,044 membres
207 critiques
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9 Members
jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar, ncgraham, meliarose, rretzler, ahef1963, auroraejade, Curran2
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1958 Award Winner. Historical Fiction. Colonial Era, 1687 New England. 16 y/o orphan Katherine "Kit" Tyler leaves the relaxed and open Barbados islands to live with her aunt & uncle in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Superstitious Puritans immediately think her a witch for knowing how to swim. The strict and odd beliefs of the Puritans seem to continuously put Kit at risk for what would be non-issues for normal everyday peoples. A sometimes frightening culture clash. Excellent read!
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29,304 membres
557 critiques
½ 4.3
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24,885 membres
353 critiques
4.1
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10,765 membres
343 critiques
4.2
Rang global 50
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9,188 membres
294 critiques
4.1
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4,073 membres
74 critiques
4.1
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12,057 membres
226 critiques
4.1
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53,807 membres
994 critiques
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Rang global 57
7 Members
SqueakyChu, PitcherBooks, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Laceya24
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Multiple Award-Winner. 1953 SF&F Classic. One of Bradbury's best. Dystopia. Societal ban on all books with book burning as the solution. One of the few high school reading assignments that I adored!
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3,802 membres
260 critiques
4.1
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4,986 membres
91 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 376
2 Members
PitcherBooks, merrystar,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1977 Multiple Award Winner. Fantasy Adventure. First and best of the Xanth series (stop after book 3). Magic, puns & humor.
sturlington : I wouldn't recommend Piers Anthony to anybody.
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1,297 membres
53 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 183
2 Members
merrystar, pwaites
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252 membres
14 critiques
3.9
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merrystar
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3,104 membres
88 critiques
3.9
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22,019 membres
443 critiques
3.8
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PitcherBooks, merrystar,jain ,pwaites ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
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jain : Adult fiction.
PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1983, Fantasy, Humor. The first of Pratchett's amazing & funny Discworld Series. One of the few authors I've found who's been able to maintain a quality (& lengthy) book series due to his excellent writing & top-notch humor. A good number of the books are award-winners. Series best read in order. You read one, you'll want to read them all. And you won't be disappointed!
pwaites : Not young adult (crosses age boundaries, but is primarily aimed at adults)
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15,876 membres
561 critiques
3.9
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484 membres
42 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 337
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merrystar
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1,433 membres
88 critiques
3.8
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merrystar
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1,918 membres
78 critiques
4.1
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8,139 membres
167 critiques
4.1
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3,002 membres
24 critiques
4.1
Rang global 89
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9,057 membres
176 critiques
3.9
Rang global 80
4 Members
PitcherBooks, merrystar, ahef1963, TashMason
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1968 SF&F classic. The first of the Dragonriders of Pern series. Read one, you'll read 'em all. Because they're that good! ... The author was the first woman to win a Hugo award & Nebula award. In 2005, she was named a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master & inducted into the SF&F Hall of Fame. - wiki ... Don't miss her books!
merrystar: While I loved this when I was younger, it hasn't aged all that well for me.
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5,736 membres
147 critiques
4.2
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1,801 membres
42 critiques
3.8
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497 membres
36 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 336
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merrystar
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969 membres
36 critiques
4
Rang global 139
2 Members
merrystar, Bduke
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1,642 membres
97 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 332
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merrystar
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254 membres
14 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 338
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merrystar
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4,281 membres
180 critiques
4.2
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2,600 membres
69 critiques
½ 4.3
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23,589 membres
407 critiques
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2,821 membres
62 critiques
4.1
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1,935 membres
38 critiques
4.1
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merrystar
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1,202 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.7
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merrystar
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3,761 membres
33 critiques
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3,241 membres
15 critiques
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3,284 membres
19 critiques
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15,914 membres
370 critiques
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1,244 membres
23 critiques
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1,042 membres
20 critiques
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3,244 membres
135 critiques
4.1
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1,597 membres
51 critiques
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696 membres
11 critiques
3.8
Rang global 195
2 Members
jain, merrystar
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12,327 membres
338 critiques
4.1
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38,762 membres
718 critiques
4.2
Rang global 387
2 Members
merrystar, sturlington,jain ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
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jain : Adult fiction.
aspirit : Not YA
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9,979 membres
322 critiques
4.1
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2 Members
merrystar, sturlington,jain ,ManWithAnAgenda
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jain : Adult fiction.
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330 membres
25 critiques
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2 Members
jain, merrystar
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13,262 membres
400 critiques
4.1
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31,580 membres
1,242 critiques
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2,814 membres
40 critiques
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Rang global 361
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15,764 membres
381 critiques
4.1
Rang global 372
3 Members
sturlington, Peace2, TashMason,jain ,merrystar ,aspirit
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jain : Adult fiction, as well as vastly inferior to the short story.
merrystar : Read the short story instead
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5,442 membres
39 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 381
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14,006 membres
223 critiques
4.2
Rang global 395
2 Members
Lexxi, ahef1963,amysisson ,PitcherBooks ,merrystar ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington : Better for younger children.
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23,226 membres
191 critiques
3.9
Rang global 389
4 Members
ncgraham, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963,jain ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington : Better for younger children.
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45,595 membres
757 critiques
4.1
Rang global 32
15 Members
enrique_molinero, SunnySD, codewell, PitcherBooks, aeleone, ncgraham, meliarose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, YellowHedgehog, maureenreads, el_len, TashMason, bcbc6000,keristars ,merrystar ,sturlington ,Dilara86 ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1950 BritLit fantasy adventure classic. Equally appealing to both boys & girls. The first and best of the somewhat uneven seven book Narnia series.
sturlington : Better for younger children
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26,438 membres
235 critiques
3.9
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23,959 membres
193 critiques
3.9
Rang global 214
4 Members
ncgraham, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington : Better for younger children.
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25,335 membres
256 critiques
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ncgraham, LisaMaria_C, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington ,Dilara86 ,ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington : Better for younger children.
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25,483 membres
239 critiques
3.9
Rang global 153
4 Members
ncgraham, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington : Better for younger children.
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3,938 membres
68 critiques
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3,286 membres
27 critiques
3.9
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3,220 membres
30 critiques
3.9
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2,303 membres
31 critiques
3.9
Rang global 359
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MikeBriggs,merrystar
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merrystar : Great book, but more likely to appeal to younger children, not YA.
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5,446 membres
149 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 391
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sturlington,jain ,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
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jain : Adult fiction.
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3,438 membres
82 critiques
4.1
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sturlington,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
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merrystar : childrens, not ya
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16,141 membres
278 critiques
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sturlington,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
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merrystar : childrens, not ya
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11,122 membres
170 critiques
4.2
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sturlington,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda
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merrystar : childrens, not ya
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1,131 membres
11 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 398
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PitcherBooks,jain ,merrystar ,sturlington ,pwaites ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
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jain : Adult fiction.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Politically Correct Kids Versions Available. Swift's Masterpiece. 1726 BritLit Fantasy Adventure Satire Classic. The original adult edition contains 4 voyages: 1. Lilliput (tiny people); 2. Brobdingnag (Giants); 3. Laputa (Flying Island, Impractical Music & Math, Preposterous Schemes & Silly Science), Balnibarbi, Luggnagg (Aged & Infirm Immortals), Glubbdubdrib (Magician & Ghosts), and Japan; 4. Houyhnhnms (Intelligent horses rule, Human animals act as beasts of burden). Milo Winters did excellent illustrations for an unedited edition. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, poet. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org ... Gang: Seriously, there are JF & YA editions of just about every classic title. And classics are classics for a reason - they stand the test of time. YAs certainly are capable of understanding satire. I read the original as a young teen. I think that each of us has to realize that not every reader has the same interests or reading ability. I appreciate your comments and views and keep 'em coming... On the flip side, I will state, not all PopLit is worth reading (case in point: Twilight and its baseball-playing vampires - does anyone think this series should be listed as a must-read classic that generations to come will derive great insights from? Not me)
sturlington : This is political satire, not YA
pwaites : Not all classics are young adult novels.