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Post by MommyofTriplets on Feb 19, 2018 1:28:27 GMT
My daughter is a freshman in high school and she's taking a creative writing class at school. She gets to choose a book to read, but it has to be written in a creative, unusual style. I read a lot, but I'm stuck on a suggestion that would be age-appropriate. I'd love to hear your suggestions! Thanks!
Amy
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Feb 19, 2018 1:33:08 GMT
Something in the young adult category that might work is Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. Some chapter are actually just text between her and the boy, summer doodles that she’s done, some are math equations or even dreams. Its kind a got a little mix of everything in with the writing of the actual story.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Feb 19, 2018 1:38:15 GMT
My first thought was e e cummings with his creative punctuation - but I kind of hated it so hope someone can suggest something better.
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Post by clarencelynn on Feb 19, 2018 1:43:04 GMT
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: by Annie Barrows (Author), Mary Ann Shaffer (Author)
This book is a series of letters written during the second World War.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Feb 19, 2018 1:54:05 GMT
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Post by pjaye on Feb 19, 2018 1:56:52 GMT
If she hasn't read it already The Book Thief by Markus Zusack - the story is told by an unusual "character"
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness - the main character in the story is told fables by a tree outside his window. Sounds very odd, but it is a very moving story about a child coming to terms with his mother's illness.
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly, about the French Revolution and the main character goes back in time.
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Post by RobbyKay on Feb 19, 2018 2:24:33 GMT
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff- it's the first book in a YA Sci-fi series about a renegade space station that is attacked by an unknown enemy. The story is told as if you are an agent reviewing a dossier of information collected about the incident. You see transcripts of conversations, computer reports, journal entries and other artifacts. I really enjoye this one.
And be sure to get your hands on the paper book; the illustrations are key to the story, and they don't translate well in ebook format.
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Post by donna on Feb 19, 2018 3:28:13 GMT
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. The main character is a twin. She also writes fan fiction about a character similar to Harry Potter. Parts of the book are her fan fiction that she writes. It is a ver interesting back and forth between reality and fan fiction.
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Post by freecharlie on Feb 19, 2018 3:30:17 GMT
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Post by Basket1lady on Feb 19, 2018 4:14:55 GMT
What about The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime? It’s narrator is told from a person with autism and the ending is quite a surprise.
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Post by Really Red on Feb 19, 2018 4:43:31 GMT
I love all the books mentioned. My suggestion is the Invention of Hugo Cabret. Ii is spectacular and told in words and pictures
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Post by flanz on Feb 19, 2018 5:07:27 GMT
My hands down fave would be ROOM by Emma Donoghue. So original and I couldn't put it down!
Sad subject matter, though, very sad.
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Post by Lindarina on Feb 19, 2018 13:12:29 GMT
How about The absolutely true diary of a part time indian?
It approaches difficult topics with humour and a cartoon like style.
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Post by melanell on Feb 19, 2018 13:18:17 GMT
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn. It's written as a series of letters, which alone can be interesting. But the kicker is that it is based on the premise that the government is systematically banning the use of letters of the alphabet, one letter at a time, so the correspondence between the main character (Ella) and her friend, cousin, etc. reflect that. By the end of the book (which is really just a short novel) your DD may find that she actually needs to read the letters aloud to figure out what they are writing. www.amazon.com/Ella-Minnow-Pea-Novel-Letters/dp/0385722435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519046251&sr=8-1&keywords=ella+minnow+pea |
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Post by wellway on Feb 19, 2018 13:21:56 GMT
Love that Dog by Sharon Creech
Blurp on the back says "This book is so quirky and original that it defies categorisation" Guardian
I loved this book and got copies for quite a few people.
ETA The book is about a boy in Miss Stretchberry's class who thinks poetry is for girls. Miss Stretchberry is one hell of a teacher.
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Post by Sparty on Feb 19, 2018 13:31:06 GMT
I recommend “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers. It’s about a teen on trial for a serious crime. It’s told in a screenplay format. It’s a quick read, which is good because most kids can’t put it down once they start reading it!
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Post by SabrinaP on Feb 19, 2018 14:11:24 GMT
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. It’s YA and written in a very poetic style.
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Post by lynnek on Feb 19, 2018 15:39:02 GMT
I recently read Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. It was amazing. A very gritty subject but written in beautiful verse. It is the story of a boy whose brother has been killed and he is going to get revenge. Most of the book takes place in the 60 second elevator ride down to the ground floor. He meets someone connected to him on each floor and the story of his brother’s murder comes out. It is amazing!
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Post by MommyofTriplets on Feb 20, 2018 1:16:25 GMT
Thank you so much for your suggestions! I'll be putting many of these on my own to-read list!
Amy
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Post by SockMonkey on Feb 20, 2018 3:48:14 GMT
I recently read Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. It was amazing. A very gritty subject but written in beautiful verse. It is the story of a boy whose brother has been killed and he is going to get revenge. Most of the book takes place in the 60 second elevator ride down to the ground floor. He meets someone connected to him on each floor and the story of his brother’s murder comes out. It is amazing! This would be one of my recommendations. Anything told in verse is going to fit that bill, and MANY YA titles are written in verse these days. Ellen Hopkins writes in verse, too. Another recent YA read for me was Dear Martin by Nic Stone, which is told in prose and diary entries/letters to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I haven't read it, but it's on my list: Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case by Patricia Hruby Powell. Told in verse. |
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Post by camcas on Feb 20, 2018 3:57:59 GMT
Breath by Tim Winton....doesn’t use standard use punctuation for speech in his novels.....and good book for young adult
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Post by flanz on Feb 20, 2018 6:25:47 GMT
Love that Dog by Sharon Creech Blurp on the back says "This book is so quirky and original that it defies categorisation" Guardian I loved this book and got copies for quite a few people. ETA The book is about a boy in Miss Stretchberry's class who thinks poetry is for girls. Miss Stretchberry is one hell of a teacher. This sounds wonderful! Just ordered the hardcover version for my 95yo poet friend.  |
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