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pookarah	9:37pm Dec 8 2014 (last edited on 10:25pm Dec 8 2014)
Normal User Posts: 29	~~This is a generic place holder post, I will either update it with book lists or put an intro here :3~~ ANYTHING BY DIANA WYNNE JONES .A.N.Y.T.H.I.N.G. So! A List or two (or three or many) LIST #1: Dragons! -*"YA" (AKA I found it in YA or children's when I first found them):* -tle="Dragonsdale Series by 'Salamanda Drake'" href="http://the2steves.net/dragonsdale-series/">Dragonsdale by Salamanda Drake : Girls riding horses as though they were ponies, complete with having dressage and riding in competitions! Looks appropriate even to share with elementary students, which is nice :3 - tle="Joust series by Mercedes Lackey" href="http://www.mercedeslackey.com/books/joust.html">Joust Series by Mercedes LAckey : series set in an ancient Egypt/Ethiopia flavoured setting, with dragons and magic, I remember really liking it - tle="Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede" href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/40390-enchanted-forest-chronicles">Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede : These books are a LOT of fun, excellent characterization, one of a handful of books I have enjoyed rereading as a pretend adult as much as I loved them when I was a small human. Much use and loving mockery of fairy-tale tropes, to great effect. - tle="Pit Dragon Chronicles by Jane Yolen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pit_Dragon_Trilogy">Pit Dragon Chronicles by Jane Yolen : I had trouble with these as a kid because I couldn't deal with the dragon hurting each other, because in the setting they are often pitted against each other (basically alternate world dog fighting, with all that is problematic about it, handled in [as I recall] a sensitive way, it's just SAD, but done well) - *IDK if it counts as YA, but I'd consider it a safe bet:* - tle="Basil Broketail books" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazil_Broketail">Basil Broketail books by Christopher Rowley : I just remember loving these, and that Basil (the main character, a non flying dragon) stole the show all the time by being awesome. - tle="Dragonlance Chronicles" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dragonlance-Chronicles-Trilogy-Gift-Set/dp/0786926813">DragonLance Chronicles:Chronicles Trilogy by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weiss : Just read the first three Dragonlance books. They're well written, even if a little dated. Tasslehoff steals the show, and this is the first series in the list so far where the dragons are largely evil [D&D settings being what they are/were] *-Not YA* -Pern books by Anne McCaffrey, some are YA and some not, list is HUGE and I am getting lazy ...I feel too lazy to add more right now SORRY NOT SORRY
pookarah	9:37pm Dec 8 2014 (last edited on 10:38pm Dec 8 2014)
Normal User Posts: 29	<s>placeholder for book list!</S> it is too hard to list individual books and series sometimes... this list is authors I recommend :D DIANA WYNNE JONES: EVERYTHING SHE WROTE (also the one posthumous novel in the Chrestomanci series) Brandon Sanderson: loving everything so far, wide range of characters, fascinating magic systems, bad ass ladies both fighty badass and social badass and flavours in between and sideways, also generally wonderful writing David Weber: Solid Sci-fi, good fantasy, some really excellent stuff (my Faves are Path of the Fury and the War God series) Tamora Pierce : my faves are the Beka Cooper books and the Circle of Magic books idk, done for meow
pookarah	9:37pm Dec 8 2014
Normal User Posts: 29	another placeholder!
pookarah	9:38pm Dec 8 2014
Normal User Posts: 29	i only feel like managing three lists! :P someone else can manage other ones xD (a list will prolly go here too)
Juke	9:38pm Dec 8 2014 (last edited on 10:40pm Dec 8 2014)
Content Manager Posts: 3,122	So Pookah had this wonderfully brilliant idea to make LI S TS OF B O OKS and i love her god bless F A N T A S Y The Sight David Clement-Davies // In the shadow of an abandoned castle, a wolf pack seeks shelter. The She-Wolf is about to give birth, and her pups will not be able to survive the harsh Transylvanian winter. But something more threatening than snow and wind stalks the pack - a lone wolf, Morgra, possessed of a mysterious and terrifying power known as the Sight. And with her travels a raven, a bird that feeds on the dead. Morgra’s arts shows her that one of the pups born beneath the castle holds a key to power even stronger than her own- the power that that could give her control of this world and of the next. But the pack she hunts is brave and loving. They will do anything to protect their own, even if it involves setting in motion a battle that will involve all nature, including the creatures the wolves fear most, Man. Fell David Clement-Davies // Fell is the sequel to The Sight, although it can be enjoyed entirely on its own. It follows the fortunes of the lone black wolf who leaves his pack to go out into the dangerous world. His destiny becomes linked to a girl, Alina, who herself has a mysterious past and is thought a changeling. Their journey will take them into the wild to confront a future that is linked to the survival of nature itself. Fire Bringer David Clement-Davies // There is a prophecy among the deer. One day, a fawn will be born with the mark of an oak leaf upon his forehead. His courage will lead the other deer to freedom; his strength will defeat their greatest enemy. Rannoch was born on the night his father was murdered. In a herd where the hunger for power has destroyed all that is good, he must escape to survive. Hunted by stags with antlers sharpened for the kill, Rannoch begins his treacherous journey. But he will face the destiny that he was born for; to conquer the force that drove him away. In a dark, troubled time, the prophecy is about to come true. Watership Down Richard Adams // Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival follows a band of very special rabbits on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society. S C I - F I R E L I G I O U S N O N - F I C T I O N M A N G A C H I L D R E N ' S
Kina	10:06pm Dec 8 2014
Normal User Posts: 2,122	Just a list of books I think are good!!! The House of Night Series by P.C Cast and Kristin Cast After by Efaw The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Any books by Sarah Dessen Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras by Scott Westerfield Any books by Ellen Hopkins Cut by Patricia McCormick Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Hangover Soup by Louise Redd
Smuh	11:38pm Dec 8 2014 (last edited on 11:39pm Dec 8 2014)
Normal User Posts: 480	Okay using my Goodreads to post my various Shelves/Lists here... The books on the lists are in no order, just the way they come up on there. Some books are under more than one category. BTW, if you wanna add me on Goodreads, lemme know. Favorites Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick & Suzanne Young Erasing Time (series - 2 books) by C.J. Hill Pivot Point (series - 2 books) by Kasie West Glass Houses (series - 15 books) by Rachel Caine The Rules (series - 2 books SO FAR) by Stacey Kade The Name of the Star (series - 2 books SO FAR) by Maureen Johnson Mila 2.0 (series - 2 books SO FAR) by Debra Driza Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross Rockoholic by C.J. Skuse It's Our Prom by Julie Ann Peters 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad NERVE by Jeanne Ryan Monument 14 (series - 3 books) by Emmy Laybourne Starters (series? - 2 books) by Lissa Price Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors I Am Number Four (series - 5 books SO FAR) by Pittacus Lore Let's Get Lost by Sarra Manning 13 Little Blue Envelopes/The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson Born at Midnight (series - 5 books) by C.C. Hunter Darkness Becomes Her (series - 3 books) by Kelly Keaton Island Girls by Rachel Hawthorne Sorta Like a Rockstar by Matthew Quick Jurassic Park/The Lost World by Michael Crichton The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti Uglies (series - 4 books) by Scott Westerfield Hex Hall (series - 3 books) by Rachel Hawkins My Lost and Found Life by Melodie Bowsher Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten Hush Hush (series - 4 books) by Becca Fitzpatrick Better Than Expected A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn Dead Stop by D. Nathan Hillard How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Doktorski Zoo by Tara Elizabeth The Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Robin Palmer Million Dollar Dilemma by Judy Baer Sorta Like a Rockstar by Matthew Quick My Lost and Found Life by Melodie Bowsher The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin Brought Out My Emotions Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick & Suzanne Young [cried] "Unwind" series by Neal Shusterman [angry/cried] Impostor/Defector by Susanne Winnacker [angry] The Fall of Five/The Revenge of Seven (series) by Pittacus Lore [cried] Uninvited (series) by Sophie Jordan [angry] The Rules/The Hunt (series) by Stacey Kade [cried/happy] Pivot Point/Split Second by Kasie West [cried/happy] Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano [angry] The Madness Underneath (series) by Maureen Johnson [cried] "Gone" series by Michael Grant [angry] 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad [scared the hell out of me/edge of my seat] NERVE by Jeanne Ryan [edge of my seat] Starters (series) by Lissa Price [edge of my seat] Uglies/Pretties/Specials (series) by Scott Westerfield [angry/upset] Living Dead Girl (WARNING: VERY SENSITIVE TOPIC, lemme know if I have to remove this one from the list and I will) by Elizabeth Scott [was heartbroken for the main character] Sorta Like a Rockstar by Matthew Quick [cried] The Big Picture (series) by Jenny B. Jones [cried] My Lost and Found Life by Melodie Bowsher [cried] Modern Spins on Classic Fairytales A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn [Sleeping Beauty] Towering by Alex Flinn [Rapunzel] Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross [Main - Sleeping Beauty, but others in there too] Sweetly by Jackson Pearce [Hansel & Gretel] Bewitching by Alex Flinn [Main - Cinderella, but with others in there, too] Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce [Little Red Riding Hood] Devoured by Amanda Marrone [Snow White] Mushy but Loved Anyway Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick & Suzanne Young A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn The Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Robin Palmer Island Girls by Rachel Hawthorne Caribbean Cruising by Rachel Hawthorne "The Emily Series" by Katie Maxwell "A Katie Parker Production" Series by Jenny B. Jones Million Dollar Dilemma by Judy Baer Evermore by Alyson Noel The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson ...So I have a bunch of other Shelves/Lists on Goodreads like: -Childhood Reads -Could Not Finish (HORRIBLE to the point where I gave up on the book) -Disappointed Me -Media Reads (books I read because I'd seen the TV show/movie based on them) -Will Not Read More (Gave up on the series/author because I hated the book so much) -Wish I Never Read (hated the book) Because of the sheer number of books in some of these categories, the lists I have up (the best of my shelves) are all I'm putting up.
Lunasparkle	9:18am Dec 16 2014
Normal User Posts: 356	The alchemist The Maze runner Divergent I am number 4 series Pillage The 13th floor(for younger readers)
Titanium	6:27am Dec 19 2014
Normal User Posts: 417	David Gemmel. That is all. Roditore Queen Always

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