tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post6740718216484730098..comments2024-03-10T10:00:21.430-07:00Comments on A Tapestry Of Words: YA Reviews: YA Through The Ages: the '80sdanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-85705078908490248582022-03-14T14:41:11.895-07:002022-03-14T14:41:11.895-07:00I can not seem to find a book I read as a young te...I can not seem to find a book I read as a young teen. Probably around 1987. It was light blue and the cover may have been a girl on a swing. Her best friend (a boy) died in a car accident a d she was coming to terms with grief a d loss. meridithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908142105118039918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-8666592490014206452011-05-20T16:23:13.195-07:002011-05-20T16:23:13.195-07:00@ComaCalm: I agree, I think the graphic novel (and...@ComaCalm: I agree, I think the graphic novel (and using animals as main characters) was a very smart, creative take on WWII.<br /><br />@Laina: Wow, you certainly have read a lot of these! Yeah, I read quite a few of these '80s books as well — we went to the library very frequently when I was a kid and back then the library didn't have a lot of the newest books out. Some oldies but goodies here!<br /><br />@Emery Grey: I think that's true for quite a few people, that they didn't really see it as "YA" the same way that YA is viewed today, but nonetheless they were reading it!danyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-82492343522466556042011-05-20T14:05:03.934-07:002011-05-20T14:05:03.934-07:00Wow, I never realized how deep I was in YA as a ch...Wow, I never realized how deep I was in YA as a child! I recognized almost all of these titles. I wasn't expecting that. <br /><br />Reading about a decade I have lived has a very different feel to the previous posts!Emery Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14678463789196588203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-85049734078595096102011-05-17T15:53:22.791-07:002011-05-17T15:53:22.791-07:00*bounces* I was born in 92, but my elementary scho...*bounces* I was born in 92, but my elementary school was broke so most of our books were from the 70s/80s and I was a early reader, so I've read a TON of these!!<br /><br />I've read the entire Homecoming series (in high school, we had to read it for English and I wasn't allowed to *guess* what happened), Jacob Have I Loved, a bunch of Paula Danziger (I actually didn't know This Place Has No Atmopshere was 80s because our library had a reprint with a really cute cover).<br /><br />I went through a Lurlene McDaniel phase, too XD Sweet Valley was never my thing, though. I only read like three of those.<br /><br />I ADORE Alanna, I've read a bunch of Tamora Pierce's books, and Diane Duanne is still one of my favourite writers (I follow her on twitter now!!). Jane Yolen is a goddess. I've read tons of hers, but not that series. I'm pretty sure I've read Weetzie Bat, but I can't remember much about it.<br /><br />I've read a bunch of Monica Hughes (she's Canadian! Kinda), but not the Isis series, though I own a few. Read a lot of Eva Ibbotson, but mostly her MG. Which Witch, Island of the Aunts, her ghost ones... they're awesome. I've read most of Robin McKinley's books, the entire Austin series (love them!), too many R. L. Stine books, too many Christopher Pike books, Hatchet and the rest of the series. <br /><br />(Hatchet was another of those books we read in school that I had already read. I wasn't allowed to guess again.)Lainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134705793566699951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-65618379345206100402011-05-17T14:42:26.896-07:002011-05-17T14:42:26.896-07:00I have A Solitary Blue on my shelf, same cover! I ...I have A Solitary Blue on my shelf, same cover! I love Maus, I think it was pretty clever and I <3 Christopher Pike! =DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996595797067004954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-84713222524412589412011-04-28T16:27:05.891-07:002011-04-28T16:27:05.891-07:00@Sysha: Woah, you've read a lot from this deca...@Sysha: Woah, you've read a lot from this decade! Totally recommend Howl's Moving Castle, it is so much fun. And no, I haven't read Ender's Game yet but will keep your recommendation in mind :)<br /><br />@Cialina: I need to read Eva Ibbotson's novels as well, so you're not alone!<br /><br />@Small Review: LOL I'm so glad I made you laugh with this post! :D Thanks so much for always commenting with how much you like this series, it's so nice to hear! And I know I've recommended the Alanna series to you before but I will take this opportunity to do so again – Alanna rocks! Read it! :Pdanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-48994258574628637542011-04-27T10:48:48.617-07:002011-04-27T10:48:48.617-07:00"I went through a Lurlene McDaniel phase when..."I went through a Lurlene McDaniel phase when I was younger, but thankfully that was fairly short-lived (LOL, pun not intended)"<br /><br />And that's where I lost it with full out loud laughter. :P I love these posts. They're always filled with tons of information and your absolutely hilarious commentary! You = AWESOME!<br /><br />This post is like taking a walk down memory lane (and also seeing all those books I know I should have read already. Ahem, Alanna...)Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-749897860841792552011-04-26T17:24:11.325-07:002011-04-26T17:24:11.325-07:00Ah Sweet Valley! I actually did go through a Sweet...Ah Sweet Valley! I actually did go through a Sweet Valley phase when I was much younger. <br /><br />Also, I'm only getting around to reading Eva Ibbotson's books... but then again, I wasn't born in the 80s. :PCialina at Muggle-Born.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149012619221886587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-62781875654051698832011-04-26T14:01:03.899-07:002011-04-26T14:01:03.899-07:00I read a lot of these when I was in my early teens...I read a lot of these when I was in my early teens! Here’s some of the ones I’ve read:<br />-The Tillerman Cycle by Cynthia Voigt<br />-Jacob Have I Loved<br />-The Anastasia Krupnik series by Lois Lowry<br />-Quite a number of Sweet Valley High books<br />-The Lioness series by Tamora Pierce<br />-most of the Madeleine L'Engle books<br />-Ender’s Game series (not sure if you've read these but I quite liked them)<br />-a lot of Philip Pullman’s books (Sally Lockhart is awesome!)<br /><br />I still need to read Howl’s Moving Castle! I haven’t read anything by Dianna Wynne Jones but I feel I would really like her books! Also need to read “The Blue Sword” by Robin McKinley and more books about dragons :)Syshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068259511984382878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-47264285854833315752011-04-26T10:59:19.930-07:002011-04-26T10:59:19.930-07:00@Ashley: Thanks! Before I did this post I didn'...@Ashley: Thanks! Before I did this post I didn't realize all those Cynthia Voigt books were in the same series/saga, but apparently the same characters pop up in several of the books.<br /><br />@Najela: Glad you're enjoying this series! Yep, not only is Howl's Moving Castle from the '80s, but several other of Diana Wynne Jones' books (like some in the Chrestomanci series) are as well.<br /><br />@Sheila: Thanks! Yeah, I think lots of people think of YA as only recent books for teens, but it was indeed already getting established back in this decade.<br /><br />@Sharon: I don't believe I've read any SVH, Christopher Pike or R.L. Stine but they were certainly very popular back then!<br /><br />@Meg: LOL, yep, the Lurlene McDaniel books are quite formulaic. Once you've read one or two, you've basically read them all, more or less :D<br /><br />@marysgate: Thanks, I tried to be thorough! :D I know, I think there are a lot of books from this decade that are still being reprinted today, which explains the familiarity teens have with them despite the fact they date back to the '80s.<br /><br />@A Canadian Girl: Sounds like we like a lot of the same books! Yeah, I haven't read SVH but I did hear about the Sweet Valley Confidential book that came out recently and I think most readers had the same reaction you did.danyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-89750894289685546312011-04-26T10:26:25.969-07:002011-04-26T10:26:25.969-07:00Man, I went through a Lurlene McDaniel phase too. ...Man, I went through a Lurlene McDaniel phase too. I think I've read pretty much all of her books. I loved Howl's Moving Castle (I've watched the movie too), the Alice books, the Alanna books, L'Engle's books (A Wrinkle in Time was my favourite) and the two McKinley novels you mentioned. <br /><br />Unlike you, I grew up reading Sweet Valley. They just came out with a Sweet Valley book ten years later. I flipped through it just to see what happens to the characters and was like WTH? It wasn't what I was expecting at all.A Canadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127164685941412250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-308289988929459992011-04-25T21:06:28.617-07:002011-04-25T21:06:28.617-07:00Wow you really cover it all don't you? I didn&...Wow you really cover it all don't you? I didn't know that the Alanna books were written in the 80s! I read those not 5 years ago for the first time and loved them. Also, I read The Keeper of the Isis Light when I was about 13 and I did love that book. I can't believe some of these that I read are so old!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-77559078550599104102011-04-25T16:39:13.120-07:002011-04-25T16:39:13.120-07:00LOL, I had forgotten about the Lurlene McDaniel bo...LOL, I had forgotten about the Lurlene McDaniel books. I also went through a phase with them but they quickly started seeming all the same.Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-78281513210413639482011-04-25T14:45:29.951-07:002011-04-25T14:45:29.951-07:00Another interesting post in this series, I'm r...Another interesting post in this series, I'm really enjoying this.. I'm not familiar with many of these...My neices read a lot of Sweet Valley High, R.L. Stein, and Christopher Pike books in the 80s and loved them.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947271410329103836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-66485178892384396462011-04-25T12:22:25.757-07:002011-04-25T12:22:25.757-07:00Love this - I never thought about YA when I was gr...Love this - I never thought about YA when I was growing up... thought it was something newer but you are right - these are totally YA!Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-55257488865307129032011-04-24T22:52:00.636-07:002011-04-24T22:52:00.636-07:00I remember reading Hatchet and The Alice Series. I...I remember reading Hatchet and The Alice Series. I can't wait to read the 90's, that was when I was old enough to read and devoured everything I could. I love these posts, they are so great. I had no idea Howl's Moving Castle was so old.Najelahttp://bravenewadventure.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-37088932594412974562011-04-24T21:49:13.733-07:002011-04-24T21:49:13.733-07:00As always, an amazing post! I loved Cynthia Voigt!...As always, an amazing post! I loved Cynthia Voigt! I recognized and have read a lot of these, and even more are on my TBR!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895603279815878376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-77919150115672923812011-04-24T13:39:02.277-07:002011-04-24T13:39:02.277-07:00@Bekka: Glad you liked! :D
@T.B.: Aw, thanks, gla...@Bekka: Glad you liked! :D<br /><br />@T.B.: Aw, thanks, glad you've been enjoying this series of posts! Yeah, the Young Wizards series is really creative and different from most other YA fantasy.<br /><br />@Stephanie: Actually, I'm not sure if I've read any of the Eva Ibbotson books (or if I have I don't remember them)...*winces* Sorry! I know how much you recommend them so I will have to try one. Any book in particular you'd suggest starting with?<br /><br />@Rummanah: LOL, I haven't read the Christopher Pike books but judging by the covers I can bet that they were pretty formulaic!<br /><br />@dduane: Whoops, my mistake! I've corrected it now. Thanks for visiting my blog and pointing that out!<br /><br />@Audrey: Glad this post was so nostalgic for you! LOL, I'm kind of glad I never read SVH either :Ddanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947267082874389487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-70270467116514780472011-04-24T11:34:44.451-07:002011-04-24T11:34:44.451-07:00Oh, the MEMORIES! I remember the Tillerman cycle, ...Oh, the MEMORIES! I remember the Tillerman cycle, I've read every single one! so good, and Alanna! Probably my favourite fantasy YA, I can't believe it was published in the 80s! I never read Sweet Valley High (I'm kinda glad, haha). ANd Maus! And Hatchet! Haha, those books remind me of my childhood. I love this post, the ~nostalgia is awesome :)Audrey (holes In My brain)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02092399404120477032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-27809662316730418982011-04-24T11:19:14.854-07:002011-04-24T11:19:14.854-07:00Just a note on the "Deep Wizardry" cover...Just a note on the "Deep Wizardry" cover: those are sharks under the surface. And if Nita looks a little unsteady on her feet, it's because she and Kit are walking on the water, which isn't as easy as it sounds when the water is choppy. :)<br /><br />Seriously, though, those covers are favorites of mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-3140460352045783662011-04-24T10:47:52.828-07:002011-04-24T10:47:52.828-07:00I loved the Dicey series by Cynthia Voight. I comp...I loved the Dicey series by Cynthia Voight. I completely skipped the Sweet Valley High Series- couldn't get into it and jumped right in with the Fear Street and Christopher Pike books. I would read at least ten of those in a week. LOL, I realized later how formulaic those books were.Rummanah Aasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-91232085212937240522011-04-24T08:48:13.876-07:002011-04-24T08:48:13.876-07:00I've read the Eva Ibbotson books and I love he...I've read the Eva Ibbotson books and I love her writing! It's so sad she passed away last year before the release of her latest book. The new covers aimed at the YA market are much prettier and I'm glad to have the two you mentioned on my bookshelf. What did you think of them? I've also read Number The Stars and really liked it.<br /><br />I love all your captions for the Sweet Valley High covers- those photos are hilarious! I haven'r read any but I've seen them in 2nd hand bookshops.Stephanie (Books Are A Girl's Best Friend)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18209205559175407310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-16379758986744448122011-04-23T21:27:42.440-07:002011-04-23T21:27:42.440-07:00I'm actually reading So You Want To Be A Wizar...I'm actually reading So You Want To Be A Wizard on the side right now. It's actually pretty good and it's a fun and interesting story. Haha, a lot to take in at first. It's very well-written though! Thanks for these awesome Through The Ages posts!T.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12326693692811570135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076115639598447002.post-4618415534342776562011-04-23T20:44:04.430-07:002011-04-23T20:44:04.430-07:00"With a wolf perching on his forehead and a h..."With a wolf perching on his forehead and a hatchet buried in his skull, it's all he can do to carry on."<br /><br />Comic gold.Bekkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940606116740260845noreply@blogger.com