Stacking the Shelves #18: July 13 – 18

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews

I don't think much could've prepared me for this week of chaos! Every day felt like a Monday... haha. Thank goodness I have the world of YA to escape in and make it all better!

I'm waiting on sooo much book mail but it looks like it'll have to be in next week's post.

Also this week, I posted two 4-Star reviews: Breath, Annie, Breath and The Kiss of Deception!
Two very different reads but they hit the feels spot all the same.

And last but not least, the reason we're all here... This is what I added to my shelves this week...

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click cover photos for Goodreads

In the Mail

Sooo... I won a book of my choice from Susan over at The Book Bag. Thanks Susan!

I chose Eleanor & Park since I originally read this from a borrowed copy and I have been waiting FOREVER to get my own copy. Now I finally have it, yipeee!!!!

Digital Review Copies

 

Simon Pulse 2015 releases, thanks Simon!

   

 

What did you add to your shelf this week?

[Hot Topic] YA that has been parading around as classical lit for too long

There's a great deal of controversy surround whether "adults" should be reading novels written for "young adults". I could rant about this in a 10-post series but I thought I'd look at the list of "greatest novels of all time" and see what's there in terms of YA.

This post has been inspired by a Tweet... this Tweet.

Breaking: YA is a modern marketing concept that would include much of the great fiction literature throughout history. Stop hating.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) June 5, 2014

For reference purposes I used TIME magazine's "All-TIME 100 Novels" list, which can be found here and in no particular order (except alphabetically, so I guess that's the order).

Sound off in the comments: 

What makes a novel YA? 

What's missing from this list?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novels that are not on TIME's list but I feel are worth mentioning:

 

 

 

 

 

Just my two cents... as I said earlier in the post, civil discourse in the comments is encouraged.

#IreadYA Week, May 19 – 23: #IfMoviesWereYA + Giveaway!

#IreadYA Week!

May 19 – 23, 2014

hosted by This Is Teen

All week long This Is Teen, a part of the Scholastic family, is hosting #IreadYA week. All week I'll be blogging to their prompts. To help support the cause I'll do a drawing for a Scholastic book of choice at the end of the week!

Today's Topic is #IfMoviesWereYA

The idea is to mash up your favorite movie and book titles to create hilarious new titles. Check out the feed below and join in the fun!

*Throughout the day, I'll embed a few that I really liked.*

Tweets about "#IfMoviesWereYA"

Giveaway is open internationally as long as The Book Depository delivers to you for free. List here.

Must be 13 years or older to participate. Duplicate entries or false entries will result in all entries being invalid. Full giveaway rules available here.

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#IreadYA Week, May 19 – 23: You Recommend!

#IreadYA Week!

May 19 – 23, 2014

hosted by This Is Teen

All week long This Is Teen, a part of the Scholastic family, is hosting #IreadYA week. All week I'll be blogging to their prompts. To help support the cause I'll do a drawing for a Scholastic book of choice at the end of the week!

I have a particular soft spot for Scholastic books because they opened up the world of obsessive penny saving, book fairs and book catalogs. Getting that order form from my teacher was like gold. My family did not have a lot of money to spend on fun stuff like books so Scholastic was my shot at mini-christmases and to read. I distinctly remember filling plastic sandwich bags of pennies and whatever change I could find around the house to negotiate for books. 

Topic of the Day: YOU Recommend!

Click on the photos for their Goodreads page.

    

       

Recently Read Recommendations

  

   

Giveaway is open internationally as long as The Book Depository delivers to you for free. List here.

Must be 13 years or older to participate. Duplicate entries or false entries will result in all entries being invalid. Full giveaway rules available here.

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