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Daily Archives: December 18, 2013

YA Superlatives: Elements of Fiction

18 Wednesday Dec 2013

Posted by Dahlia Adler in Books, YA Lit

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17 & GONE, ALLEGIANT, DANGEROUS GIRLS, HOW TO LOVE, JUST ONE DAY, OCD LOVE STORY, The Vow

Most Envy-Inducing Plot (Or, the plot you wish you’d thought of yourself.) – THE VOW by Jessica Martinez

Most Formidable World (Or, the setting you most definitely would NOT want to travel to.) – ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth

Wanderlust-Inducing – JUST ONE DAY by Gayle Forman (or JUST ONE YEAR, for that matter)

Loveliest Prose – 17 & GONE by Nova Ren Suma

Most Dynamic Main Character – Alison in JUST ONE DAY by Gayle Forman

Most Jaw-Dropping Ending – DANGEROUS GIRLS by Abigail Haas

Best Performance in a Supporting Role – Lisha in OCD LOVE STORY by Corey Ann Haydu

Best use of Theme – HOW TO LOVE by Katie Cotugno

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