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Spring 2017 YA Scavenger Hunt!

4/4/2017

90 Comments

 
You missed it! YA Scavenger Hunt runs each spring and autumn, so perhaps we'll see you next time.
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Anna
4/4/2017 05:44:40 am

I think my favourite contemporary YA I read recently was Ana and french kiss 🙂

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Michele Bacon
4/4/2017 10:18:06 am

And Stephanie Perkins is lovely!

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Katrina @ Bookish Things link
4/4/2017 12:05:26 pm

I think my favorite recently is Operation Prom Date by Cindi Madsen.

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Katy
4/4/2017 12:11:02 pm

My favorite YA contemporary book that I've read lately is "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" by Jenny Han. I also loved the sequel!!

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Deanna Babcock
4/4/2017 12:30:24 pm

I just finished the "All for the Game" trilogy by Nora Sakavic... Crazy, but I loved it! Thanks for the giveaway!

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Sue @ Crushingcinders link
4/4/2017 12:41:14 pm

The Hate You Give is the best YA contemporary I've read so far this year. Thank you for the additional giveaway

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Michele Bacon
4/4/2017 12:57:11 pm

It's in my TBR pile!

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Elisa
4/4/2017 12:43:22 pm

Red Queen. It was one of those I didn't want to like but ended up loving!

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Michele Bacon
4/4/2017 12:58:02 pm

I'm curious: why didn't you want to like it?

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Angie Bailey
4/4/2017 01:06:43 pm

Hi! Swinging by for the hunt and thank you for the extra giveaway!

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Joanydvv link
4/4/2017 01:47:29 pm

My favorite YA contemporain would have to be 'Struck by lightning' by Chris Folder. I just love the sassy main character and huis shemes 😝

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stephanie wang
4/4/2017 02:20:17 pm

fangirl!

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Stephanie T. link
4/4/2017 04:37:51 pm

The best YA contemporary I've read this year is Gilt Hollow by Lorie Langdon.

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Angela Wright
4/4/2017 04:50:22 pm

The best book I have read recently is FANGIRL by far. I LOVE this book.

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Erika
4/4/2017 05:03:15 pm

Best book I have recently read is Not After Everything by Michelle Levy. I was an emotional roller coaster for sure.

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Michele Bacon
4/4/2017 08:26:33 pm

I've added it to my TBR list.

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Kaci F.
4/4/2017 05:03:39 pm

The best contempory YA I have read this year is Adorkable by Cookie O'Gorman. So cute!

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Brianna C.
4/4/2017 05:32:28 pm

I think my most recent favorite YA contemporary novel is Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone. Thanks for the giveaway!

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Michele Bacon
4/4/2017 08:25:26 pm

Oooooh, looks good!

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Valerie Lawson link
4/4/2017 05:59:26 pm

Finally read DUMPLIN' by Julie Murphy and LOVED loved loved it!

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Rachel McKay
4/4/2017 06:14:17 pm

My favorite YA book that I read recently was Angelbound by Christina Bauer.

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John Smith
4/4/2017 06:47:41 pm

Best adult book I've read recently: Uzumaki by Junji Ito, a scary graphic novel about a town invaded by spiral shapes.

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Aisha Soto
4/4/2017 06:55:44 pm

A favorite YA contemporary I read recently is Lose Me by M.C. Frank.

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Katherine Paschal
4/4/2017 07:20:33 pm

Hmmm, the best book I have read recently was the Sarah Wolf series Lovely Visious and Renegade Red by Lauren Bird Horowitz

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Thais
4/4/2017 07:58:35 pm

My favorite contemporary YA that I read recently is Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins :)

Thanks for the giveaway! (I hope intl entries are okay ^^)

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Michele Bacon
4/4/2017 08:28:46 pm

International entries are welcome, always!

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Penny Olson
4/4/2017 08:13:10 pm

My favorite YA contemporary was Dig Too Deep by Amy Allgeyer.

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Michele Bacon
4/4/2017 08:30:11 pm

Amy and I have done signings together. She is a wonderful human!

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Kayl
4/4/2017 08:22:58 pm

My fave so far is the Drag Me to Hell series by Nadine Nightingale :)

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Jerricka Habib
4/4/2017 08:39:10 pm

I just finished A Distant Voice by Bridie Blake and I was crying so hard at the end. I seriously recommend it!

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Meagan Ashley link
4/4/2017 08:42:25 pm

My favorite YA series is a tough one between Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas or Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. My fave adult and series in general is Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson. The cover make look kinda cheesy but IT'S SO GOOD.

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Isabella link
4/4/2017 09:05:30 pm

The Hate U Give was by far the best contemporary that I read recently and a must read for everyone!

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Michele Bacon
4/4/2017 10:35:36 pm

I can hardly wait!

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Diane P
4/4/2017 11:55:04 pm

My favorite YA book I've read has to be Red Queen.

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Lily M.
4/5/2017 01:55:05 am

I read P.S. I like You by Kasie West a while ago, I thought it was cute 😊

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Nikole C
4/5/2017 06:08:00 am

I recently read P.S. I Like You by Kasie West and thoroughly enjoyed it!

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April
4/5/2017 06:28:08 am

Thank you for the giveaway!

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Destiny
4/5/2017 06:37:08 am

Definitely A Court of Mist and Fury!

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Kimberly Vanderbloom
4/5/2017 06:45:55 am

The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene

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Cassy K
4/5/2017 07:13:39 am

I haven't been reading much contemporary, but I recently reread Before I Fall because of the movie coming out, and I really loved that book.

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Betul E.
4/5/2017 08:21:46 am

The last Young Adult book I read and loved was The Tattered Gloves by J.L. Berg. I highly recommend it.

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Sandi T.
4/5/2017 08:24:56 am

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell!
:)

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Alyssa C.
4/5/2017 10:03:41 am

I'm in love with Things I should Have Known by Claire Lazebnik!!! It's about a girl who wants her autistic older sister to have a boyfriend before leaving for college. So good!!!

How about you? Any faves so far?

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Michele Bacon
4/5/2017 12:01:43 pm

I've added this to my TBR list!

I enjoy work by Nicola Yoon, Brittany Cavallaro, Jandy Nelson, Jeff Zentner, and Katie Kennedy.

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Siobhon
4/5/2017 11:02:25 am

I've been on a bit of a Kasie West binge recently and really enjoyed On The Fence

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danielle hammelef
4/5/2017 11:42:11 am

The best YA I've read recently was I'll Give You the Sun.

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Michele Bacon
4/5/2017 12:02:51 pm

I loved it!

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Bekah M. link
4/5/2017 11:47:03 am

I just finished reading Thirteen Reasons Why and that's definitely the best I've read recently!

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Kristia Miltiadou
4/5/2017 11:59:36 am

Kulti by Marianna Zapata is one of my favorite books! Thank you for the gveaway :)

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Caitlin Kling
4/5/2017 12:18:39 pm

When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore BLEW me away this year, but I recently reviewed a forthcoming book, Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia that is outstanding!!

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Michele Bacon
4/5/2017 02:22:41 pm

I hadn't heard of Eliza and Her Monsters! I've added it to my TBR pile.

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Kaytee Hawse link
4/5/2017 12:31:45 pm

My favorite Contemporary I've read lately would have to be My Life with the Walter Boys!

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Allie
4/5/2017 01:26:52 pm

My favorite recent contemporary YA is The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon. It's so beautiful! I'm also a big fan of Jeff Zentner's Goodbye Days and everything Carrie Mesrobian writes.

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Michele Bacon
4/5/2017 02:23:49 pm

I Loved The Sun Is Also a Star, and Jeff Zentner's book was one of my favorites from our debut class. I'll go look for Carrie now!

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Bethany Baldwin link
4/5/2017 03:52:58 pm

I haven't read a ton of contemporaries in a while, but one that sticks out to me that I've read is Both of Me by Jonathan Friesen.

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Rachel Lightwood link
4/5/2017 04:19:20 pm

My most recent contemporary fave is definitely A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard. It was such a relatable and heart-warming story!

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Ariana
4/5/2017 05:56:53 pm

My favorite recent book I have read is
extremely loud & incredibly close by Jonathan Safran Foer. It is definitely very different from the usual books I read, but it clearly has some impact on me! Thank you for this lovely giveaway! Crossing fingers!

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Shannon Fay
4/6/2017 12:30:17 am

Recently, my fave YA book I've read was the last two. I finalyl got aroundt o reading illuminae and gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kauffman.

They're amazing, and i'm dying for the next book to come out. the books are jsut so cool and unique and brilliant. I'm obsessed.

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Hannah Mac
4/6/2017 04:24:56 am

I've just finished The Wrath and the Dawn and it was amazing!

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Ashley
4/6/2017 09:01:50 am

Finding Jake by Bryan Reardon. It was heartbreaking and amazing.

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Belinda
4/6/2017 10:03:03 am

Without You (Changing Hearts Series by Yesenia Vargas was really good

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gresa
4/6/2017 10:10:33 am

Dark Places Gillian Flynn

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Chelsea Hunter link
4/6/2017 10:16:07 am

I recently read and loved Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia!

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Autumn Blackwood
4/6/2017 10:20:09 am

So far the best I've read is Cindi Madsen's Operation Prom Date!

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Courtney Whisenant
4/6/2017 11:42:14 am

Best recent contemporary: We Are All Made of Stars by Rowan Coleman

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Jenna Kilgore
4/6/2017 12:47:38 pm

The best book I've read recently is Eona by Alison Goodman

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Bethany Fetzer
4/6/2017 02:41:26 pm

Last book I read was Sasquatch, Love, and Other Imaginary Things. I quite enjoyed it.

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Ells
4/6/2017 04:01:56 pm

Ergh... Most recently probably Everything, everything. Very light but also, very deep. :)

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Nicole link
4/6/2017 05:57:42 pm

The Female of the Species is my favorite contemporary!

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Vickie
4/6/2017 09:31:57 pm

I don't usually read contemporaries, but I read one recently, "The Fill-In Boyfriend" by Kasie West, and I loved it! It's such a fun read ^_^

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Sarah Kalaitzidis
4/6/2017 10:55:01 pm

Best contemporary book ive read i guess would have to be the Hashtag series by Cambria Hebert

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Jenny Ziehler
4/7/2017 12:29:49 pm

I think my favorite contemporary YA book is and probably always will be, Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

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Ashley Rogers
4/7/2017 01:21:20 pm

Red Queen and it was amazing!!

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Brittany Howell-BLaszczyk
4/7/2017 01:28:00 pm

I'm not sure if this counts as Contemporary, but I just recently finished "The Things We Wish Were True" by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen. It was just recently published and oooooh my gosh it's one of the best books I've read in a while!!

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Rhi link
4/7/2017 01:46:13 pm

The best YA novel that I've read recently was Red Death by Jeff Altabef

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Courtney Pierce
4/7/2017 01:56:31 pm

My favourite YA contemporary romance has to be Anna and the French Kiss. I'm hoping to one day travel the country of France so the book definitely appeases my adventurous spirit til then!

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Gabi
4/7/2017 02:08:11 pm

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

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Brita Johnson
4/7/2017 03:06:12 pm

I really loved the Hush, Hush series!

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Saba H
4/7/2017 03:52:46 pm

The most recent contemporary book I've read is "Can you keep a secret?" by Sophie Kinsella. It's super funny!

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Angela L.
4/7/2017 04:07:34 pm

One of my favorite contemporary novels is All Lined Up by Cora Carmack

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Theresa
4/7/2017 04:56:25 pm

The most recent YA contemporary that I read and really loved is: The Slope Rules by Melanie Hooyenga! Skiing, confident MC, friendship, romance....I def recommend it!

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Laurel
4/8/2017 04:15:59 am

Red Queen, I just finished reading it for the second time!

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Stephanie (@TeacherofYA) link
4/8/2017 05:56:09 am

I haven't read a lot of contemporary, but I read MC Frank's Lose Me and I liked that a lot! I usually read more fantasy but I'm trying to get into the contemporary genre more!

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Cassandra
4/8/2017 08:33:21 am

I'm in the middle of Jeff Zentner's Goodbye Days and am just devouring it. His books sweep me away! Thanks for the additional giveaway!

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Gurlay link
4/8/2017 09:46:39 am

My favorite YA that I have read recently is Prince of the Moon by Kimberly Loth.

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J Lenni Dorner link
4/8/2017 11:05:35 am

The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul was the best contemporary fiction book I read in 2016.

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Nancy Hernandez
4/8/2017 02:30:55 pm

The book Speak had a great impact on me, introduced me to ya contemporary and many things. Really good book.

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Elayne
4/9/2017 08:07:29 am

My favorite contemporary book is The Duff by Kody Keplinger! I actually read the book before I got a chance to watch the movie!

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Michelle G link
4/9/2017 03:40:04 pm

I think my most recent fave YA contemporary was I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl by my very talented friend Gretchen McNeil! <3

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Lindsey Frost
4/9/2017 07:32:31 pm

The best contemporary YA novel I've read lately is What to Say Next by: Julie Buxbaum. It is amazing!

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