Anna Downs works in General Books and wrote this for the blog to share what books she's got her head in this summer. Enjoy! - Hillary
Every year after school ends I am overcome with the desire to keep my intelligence from dwindling into a summer oblivion, and form what I like to call “The Ultimate Reading List” filled with biographies, classic novels and self-help books. Yet inevitably I fail to finish my list, and my downfall can be blamed on that ever-enticing genre called Young-Adult Fiction.
Stacked
in the corners of my parents’ house, lining the shelf of the bookstore I
work in everyday, Young Adult novels tempt me from all sides. Though at
times reading
fiction meant for a 15-year old when I am myself well into college and
my twenties can be shameful, this summer I have come to the realization
that I like teen fiction, and that there is absolutely nothing wrong
with that. It’s a genre that is given a lot of
flak, but contains some of the best writers and the best books. So here
is my new summer reading list, containing the best of the best when it
comes to Young Adult Fiction. I have confidence I will have no problems
completing it.
1. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
2. Delirium - Lauren Oliver
3. Gone (series) - Micheal Grant
4. Monster - Walter Dean Myers
5. The Fault in our Stars - John Green
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian - Sherman Alexie
7. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore
8. Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
9. Divergent (series) - Veronica Roth
10. Where She Went - Gayle Forman
If
you want to find me over the summer you will have to recognize the back
of my head, because my face will be buried in a deliciously enjoyable
Young-Adult novel.
Happy reading to you all!
-Anna Downs, General Book associate
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