"Outside a dog a book is man's best friend, inside a dog it is too dark to read!" -Groucho Marx========="The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." -Jane Austen========="I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book."-JK Rowling========"I spend a lot of time reading." -Bill Gates=========“Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really.” -Jacqueline Kelly=========

Monday, October 6, 2014

TTT: Strong Character-driven YA Novels


1. Looking for Alaska by John Green---Miles, Alaska, The Colonel, and Pudge

2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green---Hazel Grace, Augustus, and Isaac

3. If I Stay by Gayle Forman--- Mia and Adam

4. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell---Eleanor and Park; Park's parents

5. Roger and Amy's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson--- um...Roger and Amy!

6. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green---Will Grayson, will grayson, Tiny

7. Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan---Lily and Dash!

8. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares---Bridget, Lena, Carmen, and Tibby

9. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen---Elizabeth, Jane, Kitty, Mary, Mrs. Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Lydia, Wickham, Mr. Bingley, etc.

10. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen---Marianne, Eleanor, Willoughby, Edward Ferrars, Col. Brandon, etc.


This was a harder list to generate than I thought it would be.