30 days of books: Day Thirteen

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Day 13 – Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)

I’m going to answer both with one book here.

I remember being around eleven or twelve and running to the YA shelf (Yes, *shelf* – at the time there was only one) in the library, searching through for books that were more grown up than the children’s books I’d been reading.  I may have been even younger, I’m not sure.  I just know that I wanted something more to read, and the adult shelves were as yet too intimidating.

I don’t remember why I picked up The Changeover.  I suspect that I actually read Mahy’s Aliens in the Family first, after seeing the miniseries based on the book.  I just remember being utterly enchanted.

This was before I had any real inkling of what genre was.  I just read what I liked, and didn’t care what anyone thought of it.  Since I read that library copy, I hunted up my own and have had it on the shelf almost constantly ever since.

Young readers are so lucky these days – there’s such an awesome variety of young adult fiction, much of it genre.  I hope it leads to a generation of adult readers.

Day 01 – A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 – A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 – The best book you’ve read in the last 12 months
Day 04 – Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 – A book or series you hate
Day 06 – Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 – Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 – A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 – Best scene ever
Day 10 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 – A book that disappointed you
Day 12 – A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 – Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 – Your “comfort” book
Day 16 – Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 – Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 – Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 – Favorite kiss
Day 21 – Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 – Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 – Most annoying character ever
Day 24 – Best quote from a novel
Day 25 – Any five books from your “to be read” stack
Day 26 – OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 – If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 – First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 – Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 – What book are you reading right now?

Mirrored from Stephanie Gunn.

Comments

[willow-cabin.livejournal.com]

That's a childhood favorite of mine, too, found at the library. :)