What's Your Favorite Teen Classic?

on August 14, 2009 at 11:30 AM

favorite teen classics a wrinkle in time

A new book called Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading (by Lizzie Skurnick) explores one author's favorite young adult books. The author re-reads these teen classics and writes about how they affected her as an adolescent and now as an adult.

Some of the books mentioned in the collection include:

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle
Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
Daughters of Eve, by Lois Duncan

My favorite teen classic is Blubber (also by Judy Blume). What's your favorite classic young adult book?

About the author Kim Conte

has shoes that make people stop her on the street and ask "Where did you get those?" but it doesn't work for taxi cabs as she was hit by one ... and lived to tell the tale. She has more freckles than Lohan but way less attitude. And she's a fierce cook with tons of recipes to share -- and wishes she could share some with Bourdain.

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Comments (9)

Daily Buzz Team

on Aug 14, 2009 at 12:39 PM

Oh, I loved A Wrinkle in Time! Wasn't that part of a series? My childhood favorite has to be the Chronicles of Narnia though.

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msnicole88

on Aug 14, 2009 at 12:49 PM

I absolutely loved The Giver and To Kill A Mockingbird.

ethans_momma06

on Aug 14, 2009 at 12:55 PM

Was never a huge fan of Judy Blume but maybe I should reread it to see if its changed as an adult?

I loved a wrinkle in time, the chronicles of Narnia, and most especialy The dark is rising series. Coupled by the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew (who most def. was NOT a little 13 yr. old girl).

Amaranth361

on Aug 14, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Are You There God, Its Me Margaret was a great book.

However, when I was a teen I loved Little Women and the Sweet Valley High series of books.

MorbidFraggle

on Aug 14, 2009 at 4:19 PM

The Box Car Children!

I love reading that and anything by R.L Stine!

Peajewel

on Aug 14, 2009 at 8:09 PM

I love A Wrinkle in Time and I kind of want to go get it and read it now. I think the last time I read it, I was in 6th grade. I also loved anything by Judy Blume. Gosh, how great it was to just be able top pick up a book and read it without anyone bugging you for snacks or juice or where did you put my keys or when is dinner. Maybe you should do a story on that. hee hee

AHamrick

on Aug 15, 2009 at 12:22 AM

I loved Baby Sitters Club, and RL Stine's Fear Street books

FIVEHAPPYHEARTS

on Aug 15, 2009 at 12:50 PM

lol the baby siters club

Bluebonnet72

on Aug 17, 2009 at 2:31 PM

L. M. Montgomery is my favorite. I'm about to finish reading the Anne series to my 13 year old. I don't now if we will do the Emily series next, or Chronicles of Narnia.