blondein2ways ([info]blondein2ways) wrote in [info]yalitlovers,
@ 2008-12-18 22:22:00
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Current mood: crappy
Current music:Taylor Swift // Love Story

Obviously doctor, you've never been a 13 year old girl
   Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
When Clay Jensen plays the casette tapes he recieved in a mysterious package, he is suprised to hear the voice of dead classmate Hannah Baker. He's one of 13 people who recieve Hannah's story, which details the circumstances that led to her suicide.




   Nick & Norah's Infinate Playlists by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Nick, the "nonqueer bassist in a queercore band," is playing with The Fuck Offs, when he spots his ex-girlfriend, Tris. Once offstage, he propositions a girl he has never met, hoping to make Tris jealous: "Would you mind being my girlfriend for five minutes?" Norah, also heartbroken (and hoping Nick will drive her home), agrees. What begins as a spontaneous ploy turns into something surprising and real in the course of one night as Nick and Norah roam Manhattan, listen to bands, confront past hurts, and hurtle toward romance.




    The Opposite Of Invisible by Liz Gallagher
Alice and Jewel have been best friends since grade school. Together, they don’t need anyone else, and together they blend into the background of high school. Invisible. To Alice, Jewel is the opposite of invisible. Jewel is her best friend who goes to Indie concerts and art shows with her. Jewel scoffs at school dances with her. Alice is so comfortable around Jewel that she can talk to him about almost anything. But she can’t tell him that she likes the cool, popular Simon. And then Simon asks her to the school dance the same day that Jewel kisses her for the first time. Still, she can’t say no to Simon.




   The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
"On the morning the last Lisbon daughter took her turn at suicide... the two paramedics arrived at the house knowing exactly where the knife drawer was, and the gas oven, and the beam in the basement from which it was possible to tie a rope."




    A Certain Slant Of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Helen died 130 years ago as a young woman. Unable to enter heaven because of a sense of guilt she carried at death, she has been silent and invisible but conscious and sociable across the generations. Her spirit has been sustained by its attachment to one living human host after another, including a poet and, most recently, a high-school English teacher. While she sits through his class one day, she becomes aware of James and he–unlike the mortals all around them–is aware of her as well. James, who also died years earlier, inhabits the body of a contemporary teen, Billy. James and Helen fall in love, he shows her how to inhabit the body of a person whose spirit has died but who still lives and breathes, and the two begin to unfold the mysteries of their own pasts and those of their adolescent hosts.




    Sweethearts by Sara Zarr
After years working to achieve popularity, Jenna tries not to think about elementary school: the lisp, the tears, the fat. When her childhood soul mate Cameron Quick miraculously reappears, Jenna's carefully cultivated persona begins to unravel. Tension builds as readers wonder how long Jenna can keep up appearances, what made Cameron vanish so many years ago and whether the two will consummate their love.




   Sticky Fingers by Niki Burnham and Rodrigo Corral
Jenna receives Early Action admission to Harvard just before Christmas break of her senior year. Her boyfriend, Scott, thinks it's the perfect time for her to let loose–literally–and have sex with him. Though she is in love with him, Jenna knows she's not ready. Meanwhile, her friend Courtney is acting out of character, shoplifting, lying, and losing too much weight. Jenna also notices that Courtney and Scott are spending time together without her and she overhears heated arguments between them.




   Wake by Lisa McMann
For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.
 




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[info]expressionsofme
2008-12-19 05:10 am UTC (link)
I just got Thirteen Reasons Why from the library today. :)

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[info]lisa_schroeder
2008-12-19 05:13 am UTC (link)
Oooh, you have excellent taste!!!! Are we sisters separated at birth? :)

And even in music - Taylor Swift's latest is at the top of my Christmas list!

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[info]lylaskisses
2008-12-19 06:43 am UTC (link)
so a few of these books sound amazing.
i'm gonna go hunting.
thank you for these!

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[info]writerfreek
2008-12-19 09:13 pm UTC (link)
Thirteen Reasons Why and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist!!!! Two of the most amazing books in the entire world I have to say!

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[info]catinthehat
2008-12-20 05:49 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for reminding me, The Virgin Suicides has been on my to-read-list for a long time :)

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[info]unwritten_book4
2008-12-21 01:25 am UTC (link)
I loved 13 reasons why. Great book.

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[info]unwritten_book4
2008-12-21 01:26 am UTC (link)
Oh- and could you tell me if the 2nd and 3rd one have sex in them? I'm looking for books for my 8th graders (my more mature ones) but I have to watch out for the sex.

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[info]blondein2ways
2008-12-21 02:10 am UTC (link)
Nick and Norah does have some sexual situations. And a lot of swearing, if that's an issue. Like, a lot.

The Opposite of Invisible should be good though.

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