Nu heter jag Nirak
by Peter Pohl
Title translated to English: Now My Name is Nirak

For the Young Adult reading challenge.
Swedish
240 pages
Alfabeta
ISBN: 978-91-501-0787-6
First line: Jag, ett damm, irrande i bländljusa stråk, vilse så som allting annat då, innan tiden föddes, innan rummet slöts inom sina gränser.
Back cover blurb:
Vuxenvärlden störtar sig över Karin, snart fjorton. Hon som [...]

Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: C, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

När kommer du tillbaka?
by Marika Kolterjahn
Title translated to English: When Are You Coming Back?

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
Swedish
202 pages
Tiden förlag
ISBN: 91-88879-77-1
First line: Innan jag hunnit längta eller ens tänka på det är tiden inne att flytta hemifrån.
Back cover blurb:
“Vi sätter oss på några stenar och ser ut över en åker. Vi [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Postcards from No Man’s Land
by Aidan Chambers

For the Young Adult reading challenge.
English
312 pages
Speak
ISBN: 0-14-240145-5
First line: Not knowing his way around, he set off back the way he had come.
Back cover blurb:
Jacob’s plan is to go to Amsterdam to honour his grandfather who died during World War II. He hopes to go, set flowers on [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A, English, Fiction, GLBT interest, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 4 Comments »

Messenger
by Lois Lowry

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
English
186 pages
Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0-385-73253-8
First line: Matty was impatient to have the supper preparations over and done with.
Back cover blurb:
For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. Once, [...]

Posted on January 30th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, D, English, Fantasy, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
English
218 pages
Bloomsbury
ISBN: 0-7474-5592-3
First line: “Mother?”
Back cover blurb:
In the tough, unforgiving society that Kira lives in, she is forced daily to prove her value in the village. Up until now she has had her mother to protect her. With her mother gone, Kira will need [...]

Posted on January 29th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, English, Fiction, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Det fattas en tärning
by Johanna Thydell

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
Swedish
211 pages
Månpocket
ISBN: 978-91-7001-571-7
First line: Svarta naglar på tangenterna, skärmen vit och tom.
Back cover blurb:
“Om ni hör någon ropa så är det jag. Jag är Puck. Jag är sexton år. Och jag är livrädd.”
Det här är boken om Puck, en ung tjej som [...]

Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 3 Comments »

Som jag vill vara
by Katarina von Bredow

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
Swedish
282 pages
Rabén & Sjögren
ISBN: 978-91-29-66699-1

First line: Det blev inte precis som hon tänkt sig.
Back cover blurb:
Arvid kommer till festen för hennes skull. Det påstår i alla fall Jessicas bästis Louise, och hon brukar veta. Med fjärilar i magen och dunkande hjärta [...]

Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | No Comments »

Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer

For the Young Adult, First in a Series and A-Z reading challenges.
English
434 pages
Atom Books
ISBN: 978-1-904233-65-7
First line: I’d never given much thought to how I would die—though I’d had reason enough in the last few months—but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this.
Back cover blurb:
When Isabella Swan moves [...]

Posted on January 16th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, English, Fantasy, First in a Series, Romance, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 10 Comments »

Boy Meets Boy
by David Levithan

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
English
185 pages
Random House
ISBN: 0-375-83299-8
First line: 9 P.M. on a November Saturday.
Back cover blurb:
Love is never easy. Especially if you’re Paul. He’s a sophomore at a high school like no other—and these are his friends:
Infinite Darlene, the homecoming queen and star quarterback
Joni, Paul’s best [...]

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, GLBT interest, Humour, Romance, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 3 Comments »

The Princess Diaries V: Give Me Five
by Meg Cabot

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
English
166 pages
e-book
First line: The week of May 5-10 is Senior Week.
Back cover blurb:
Mia is about to turn fifteen and can’t wait to dance the night away with Michael at the biggest, most romantic event of her life so far: [...]

Posted on January 13th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, Chick lit, English, F, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 3 Comments »