September: A Fiesta of Literature

The weird thing about being the school's "book lady" is that suddenly a lot of my pleasure reading is becoming professional reading. I'm in a situation now of actively seeking out YA literature to read and preview for my students. This is not a bad thing, but it's a shift in thinking. Some series that grow stale to me and that I would put down given my own devices I find myself pushing to finish. I'm currently working my way through three YA series.

The Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Stiefvater is a teen romance series that takes a twist on the werewolf idea. The Gemma Doyle series by Bray is another supernatural YA series centered around witchcraft and victorian era England. Both are heavy on the love angle and are aimed pretty squarely at highschool girls. The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series by Lasky is, by contrast, aimed at a middle school or even younger set and would possibly appeal more to boys although I suspect either gender could get into them.

1. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle)
2. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle)
3. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle)
4. The Outcast by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole)
5. The First Collier by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole)
6. The Coming of Hoole by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole)
7. To Be a King by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole)
8. The Golden Tree by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole)
9. The River of Wind by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole)
10. Exile by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole)
11. Reading Ladders by Teri S. Lesesne
12. The Case against Tomorrow by Frederik Pohl
13. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett (Discworld)
14. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Discworld)
15. Eric by Terry Pratchett (Discworld)
16. Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett (Discworld)
17. Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett (Discworld)
18. Our Children's Children by Clifford D. Simak
19. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls)
20. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls)
21. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls)
22. Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls)
23. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf