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"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark."
        
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2015 Young Adult Novels

A Year In Books

11/25/2018

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Every year I say I'm going to do something- sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't. I have felt lost this year. My family and I had a major move to Bulverde from Inez, and I have lost my footing. And it's not only me. Many people can relate- it's hard to see your children loose their footing as well. I have been off recently, and besides my kids, I feel it in my writing. In January of this year I finished Only the Guilty Sleep, and I was ready for something new- but nothing came. So I decided to spend more time reading instead of obsessing over what was NOT creating.

New Adult Novels:
Buried in Lies, T.L. Smith
Without Merit, Colleen Hoover
The Cabin, Alice Ward
Pestilence, Laura Thalassa
Living Out Loud, Staci Hart
A LIttle Too Late, Staci Hart
What He Doesn't Know, Kandi Steiner
WHat He Always Knew, Kandi Steiner
Lovin' On You, Fabiola Fransisco
The Masterpiece, Francine Rivers (not really NA, but close enough)

YA Lit:
The Raven Boys, Maggie Stiefvater
Doll, Miracle Austin
A Court of Wings and Ruin, Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Frost and Starlight, Sarah J. Maas
Between the Spark and the Burn, April Tucholke
The Becoming of Noah Shaw, Michelle Hodkin
The Hazelwood, Melissa Albert
In A Dark, Dark Wood, Ruth Ware
The Hate You Give, Angie Thomas
Dear Martin, Nic Stone
The Gay Teens Guide to Defeating a Siren, Cody Wagner
A Study In Charlotte, Brittanty Cavallaro

Tween Books: 
Wonder, R.J. Palacio
Lions and Liars, Kate Beasley
The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate
Wishtree, Katherine Applegate
The Wild Robot, Peter Brown
Evangeline of the Bayou, Jan Edleredge

Is this a lot?? It felt like a lot! And I'm not saying the year is over, but I have turned back to my computer after taking too much time off after reading and analyzing so  many different authors' crafts. I tried to read these books, not just as a reader but as a writer- thinking what can I learn from these people to create a better story, character,  better book hangover? And I'd like to think I accomplished that. 

Back to my manuscript.....


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    SOOO many choices and sooo little money!!!

    To read is to breathe!!!!.

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   It doesn't get any more real than this! Like all my social media indicates I am an English teacher at Reagan High School.  I love my students as much as I do my own four children.  I enjoy YA Lit and Cadbury eggs.  I spend most of my daylight hours in overdrive, like most mothers.  Many ask me how I manage to accomplish so much, and although I have answered in various ways, the one solid truth in my life is Jesus Christ who makes all things possible. 
   Borrego ​is the name of my current project. Check out this novel and more on my website or on Amazon.com.