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[rosaleeluann]

This term is going to be INSANE. In short, I'm taking two English Lit classes that both require alot of reading. Most people probably wouldn't take them at the same time, but I'm crazy and I really want to take them both and considering how close I am to graduation, I may not have another chance. So

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[checkers65477]

Ooh, fun! You could not go wrong with any of these:

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Crutcher (Readit!Readit!Readit!)
A Long Way From Chicago by Peck (delightful and an easy read)
Sweetblood by Hautman (very good)
Miracle's Boys by Woodson (will make you cry your eyes out but so good)
Sugar Changed the World by Aronson is an excellent nonfiction book--written in a narrative style, rather than "informational"
American Born Chinese is both a Printz winner and a graphic novel--it's great

[pigrescuer]

The only author I recognise from the top list is Meg Cabot - I quite liked the books she wrote under the name Jenny Carroll (I'm assuming that would still be ok?). One series is called the Mediator series, about a girl who could talk to ghosts. The other is called Missing, about a girl who gets struck by lightening and develops a new super power that can tell where missing people are.

I have read some HILARIOUS girl's school stories written pre and during the first world war, by Angela Brazil. British, naturally. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Brazil

For fantasy I would suggest Tamora Pierce, if you haven't read her? My favourites are the Immortals series. I'm sure you can think of plenty of YA fantasy though!

The weirdest one I find on that list is non-fiction! Does non-fiction count as literature?

[charismitaine]

I'm not familiar with any of those authors so I can't give advise there, but the class sounds awesome!

Looking for Alaska won the Printz, I believe, that's my one real contribution :P I think you're familiar with just about any of the fantasy/SF YA novels I could recommend. Poetry is a tricky one, I can't think of much YA specific poetry!

[rosaleeluann]

Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions! I'll let you all know what I read and what I think of it.... that is, if I have time between reading everything...

[filkferengi]

For your pre-1920 requirement, I was going to recommend E. Nesbit, but got bitten by Howard Pyle