Literary Youth Fiction Nominations & Vote • January 2018 - Page 2

fantasyfan · 01-13-2018, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

I have checked out the book from the library, but I have to finish my current book first! I am reading A Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S. Durbin. It is a fantasy set during WWII England featuring a boy sent to live in the country with his grandmother and appears to fit into the young adult category. I think it would appeal to members of the literary club.

I am also listening to Turtles All the Way Down by John Green for entertainment during the daily commute. I thought it would be nice to pick out an audiobook by a contemporary young adult author to supplement this month's category. It is set in Indianapolis (where John Green lives) and is about a teenage girl trying to live the normal life of a high school student while struggling with anxiety and compulsion disorder.

Those both sound quite interesting.😊😊

Bookworm_Girl · 01-14-2018, 03:15 PM

I finished A Green and Ancient Light. It was a lovely story about the loss of childhood innocence. I definitely recommend it. In the Acknowledgments he explains that the inspiration for the sacred woods in the story is the real-life Park of the Monsters (Parco dei Mostri in Italian). It was built by Pier Francesco Orsini, called Vicino, to cope with his grief after his wife died. Fascinating!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens_of_Bomarzo

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Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	I finished A Green and Ancient Light. It was a lovely story about the loss of childhood innocence. I definitely recommend it. In the Acknowledgments he explains that the inspiration for the sacred woods in the story is the real-life Park of the Monsters (Parco dei Mostri in Italian). It was built by Pier Francesco Orsini, called Vicino, to cope with his grief after his wife died. Fascinating! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens_of_Bomarzo

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