YA Books for Adult Readers panet at Arisia 2013 Notes

Links lead to Goodreads

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
Ratters by Daniel Krause
Nicholas Flamel series
Seraphina by Rachel Hartmann
Tales from the Sinister Cities by Higgins
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Justine Larbalestier
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Lainey Taylor
Flora's Fury by Ysabeau Wilce
Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
Jumper by Stephen Gould
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
Ready Player One by Ernst Kline
Dresden Files
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Dragonriders of Pern
Gilman - Lunabooks
CE. Murphy - Lunabooks
Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
Incarceron by Katherine Fisher
Gregory the Overlander by Collins
The Shattering by Karen Healey
Planesrunner by Ian McDonald
Wolfmark by Bruchae
Pseudonymous Bosch
Terry Pratchett
Mothership by Leicht and Neal
The Dead Trilogy  by LeGuin
Patricia McKillip
Don Kurtz
Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep
Demon Trappers by Jana Oliver
Of Blood and Honey by Steina Leicht
And All the Stars by Andrea K. Host
Kronos Chronicles - Ursu
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standoferd

YA You Want To Read panel at Arisia 2013 Notes

Links go to Goodreads

Enclave byAnn Aguirre

Ship Breakerby Paolo Bacigalupi

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Chime byFranny Billingsley

White Cat byHolly Black

Anna Dressedin Blood by Kendare Blake

Blackwood byGwenda Bond

Unspoken bySarah Rees Brennan

The Crown ofEmbers by Rae Carson

Bitterblueby Kristin Cashore

TheSelection by Kiera Cass

The LastPrincess by Galaxy Craze

The MazeRunner by James Dashner

Vessel bySarah Beth Durst

Angelfall bySusan Ee

Spirit’sPrincess by Esther Friesner

The Hunt by AndrewFukuda

Black HoleSun by David Macinnis Gill

Blood Magicby Tessa Gratton

Destined byJessie Harrell

Seraphina byRachel Hartman

TheShattering by Karen Healey

XVI by JuliaKarr

Loss byJackie Morse Kessler

Origin by JessicaKhoury

Insignia by S.J. Kincaid

Every Day byDavid Levithan

Grave Mercyby Robin LaFevers

Adaptationby Malinda Lo

Son by LoisLowry

Legend byMarie Lu

Shatter Meby Tahereh Mafi

Planesrunnerby Ian McDonald

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund

Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon

Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Divergent byVeronica Roth

UnWholly by Neal Shusterman

The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman

Misfit by Jon Skovron

The Human by Janine Spendlove

Skylark by Meagan Spooner

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories by Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, andBrenna Yovanoff

This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making By Catherynne M. Valente

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle

All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin

Railsea by China Meiville

The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson

Finn Finnegan by Darby Karchut

Touch of Death by Kelly Hashaway

The Obsidian Pebble by R. A. Jones

Freakling by Lana Krumwiede

Radiant Days by Elizabeth Hand

Barry Lyga

Breaking Glass by Lisa Amowitz

The City's Son by Tom Pollock

Wolf Mark by Joseph Bruchac

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Digger

Gunnerkrigg Court

Jennifer Estep

Fox Chronicles by Mary Pearson

The Tiffany Aching by Terry Pratchett

Diana Wynne Jones

And All the Stars by Andrea K. Host

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Fair Coin by E. C. Myers

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Ashfall by Mike Mullin

Girl Power in YA Literature Handout

Books with a strong female lead:

Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Starcrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze

Mistwood by Leah Cypess

Angelfall by Susan Ee

Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep

Nobody’s Princess by Esther Friesner

Eon by Alison Goodman

Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton

Warped by Maurissa Guibord

Destined by Jessie Harrell

Clarity by Kim Harrington

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

XVI by Julia Karr

Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler

Liar  by Justine Larbalestier

Wolf Tower by Tanith Lee

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine l'Engle

Legend by Marie Lu

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Wake & Fade by Lisa McMann

Libyrinth, by Pearl North

Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy) by Garth Nix

The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

The Demon Trapper’s Daughter / Forsaken by Jana Oliver

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson

For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

The Darkangel (The Darkangel Trilogy) by Meredith Ann Pierce

Alanna: The First Adventure (The Song of the Lioness, Book 1) by Tamora Pierce

Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon

Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Summers At Castle Auburn by Sharon Shin

The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman

Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith

The Human by Janine Spendlove

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Heir Apparent by Vande Velde

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Dealing with Dragons: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book One by Patricia C. Wrede

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel

all these things i’ve done by Gabrielle Zevin

Trends in YA Literature Panel Notes

This list has not yet been checked for spelling or accuracy.
Blackwood by Gemma Bond
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Vodnik by Bryce Moore
Twilight
Hunger Games
Harry Potter
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Team Humans
The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda
Throne of Glass
Defiance
Kristin Cashore
Melina Marchetta
Seraphina
Gilt
A Brief History of Momorae
A Capture of the Castle by Fitzosbourne
Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Feed by M.T. Anderson
Libba Bray
Uglies and Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Maximum Ride by James Patterson
Sarah Rees Brennan
Angelfall by Susan Ee
Cindy Pon
Ship breaker by Paolo Bacgiolupi

Girl Power in YA Literature Panel Notes

This list has not yet been checked for spelling or accuracy.
Panelist books:
Edge of Time by Susan MacDonald
Insignia by SJ Kincaid
Down a Misterly River by Bill Willingham
Books mentioned:
Vampire Academy
Narnia
Podcane of Mars by Heinlein
Green Glass Sea and White Sands Red Menace by Ellen Klages
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Doris Bizarchia
The Witches of Karys by James H Schmidt
Timepiece by Myra McIntire
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Wild Girls by Pat Murphy
Matched by Ally Condie
Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Gulf Struck Island by Frances Hardinge
Partials by Dan Welles
Seven Against Mars
The Freedom Maze by Delia Shermann
Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. Meyer
City of Angels by Cassandra Claire
Sisters Grimm
Gulf Struck Island
Tender Morsels
Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Skyship Academy
Unwound by Neil Schustermann
Patrick Ness
Ash by Malinda Lo
Helper 12
Robin McKinley
The Clone Codes

WorldCon Schedule

I've got a few panels at ChiCon that are YA themed:

Fri 1:30 PM-3:00 PM    McCormick
Young Adult Trends
A look at the various current trends in the Young Adult book market, from the dystopias to paranormal romance.
Bryce Moore, Aurora Celeste, Gwenda Bond, Leigh Bardugo, Emily Jiang

Sat 10:30 AM-12:00 PM    McCormick
Girl Power in Young Adult Books
The panel will discuss female characters in YA and what makes them strong.
Aurora Celeste, Michael Levy, Susan MacDonald, Niall Harrison, Bill Willingham

If any of you show up please say hi!

Dystopian YA

From the handout made by me for the Hunger Games panel and the handout and discussion from the Dystopias for Teens panel at DragonCon.

Series are represented by the first book only to keep the list manageable.

Enclave by Ann Aguirre
Feed by M.T. Anderson
Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony
Candor by Pam Bachorz
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Pure by Julianna Baggott
Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess
Eve by Anna Carey
Dark Secrets by Elizabeth Chandler
Matched by Ally Condie
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde
Truancy by Isamu Fhkui
The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill
Flux by Beth Goobie
Gone by Michael Grant
Feed by Mira Grant
Dark Parties by Sara Grant
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines
The Line by Teri Hall
Nomansland by Lesley Hauge
The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch
Possession by Elana Johnson
Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
XVI by Julia Karr
In the Company of Whispers by Saillie Lowenstein
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Legend by Marie Lu
The Declaration by Gemma Malley
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Mayberry
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
The Unidentified by Rae Mariz
Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden
Bumped by Megan McCafferty
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Ashfall by Mike Mullin
Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Witch & Wizard by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Tankborn by Karn Sandler
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Memento Nora by Angie Smibert
Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari
Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine
Skinned by Robin Wasserman
Variant by Robison Wells
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Empty by Suzanne Weyn
The Children of the Lost by David Whitley
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America by Robert Charles Wilson

Hunger Games Resources for Dragon*Con

I haven't been posting here much because I've been preparing for (and attending) WorldCon in Reno and Dragon*Con in Atlanta. At WorldCon I did costuming stuff, but at Dragon*Con I'm lucky enough to get to give a panel on The Hunger Games. I know it's a few days away, but here are the essays I'm using to study up for the panel:

Hunger Games Essay By Andie R.
Hunger Games Study Guide
The Hunger Games Symbolism, Imagery, & Allegory
Why 'The Hunger Games' isn't the new 'Twilight' by Tina Jordan
Hogwarts Professor: Thoughts for Serious Readers' Hunger Games category
'The Hunger Games': How reality TV explains the YA sensation by Darren Franich
Panem for Thought: A Hunger Games Discussion Comm on LJ
A Speculative Map of Panem by aimmyarrowshigh and badguys
A Complete Entymology of the Names in Panem by aimmyarrowshigh and badguys
Katniss Everdeen: A Heroine For the Ages by Emmy


Finally, the most awesome, a book that looks critically at themes in The Hunger Games series:


The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy Edited by Leah Wilson

In fact, I liked this book so much that for my first YASFF Book Giveaway I'm going to give away a copy!

Contest Rules:

1. Comment with your name (or pseudonym you'd like to use publicly).
2. I'll give an extra +1 chance of winning if you're a follower of my blog.
3. Winner will be announced on Tuesday, September 27th with a post in the blog. The winner has 72 hours to contact me at yasffblog(at)gmail(dot)com with their address or I reserve the right to choose another winner.
4. Contest is open only to residents of the US and Canada. Sorry international peeps, I hope to figure out international contests soon but not for this one.

That's it! I want to keep my first contest pretty simple, but I hope it tides you over until I can get out of the con costuming rush and back to writing book reviews!