Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week we talk about our top ten with a different topic provided by Jana. This week’s topic is Books for My Younger Self (These could be books you wish you had read as a child, books younger you could have really learned something from, books that meshed with your hobbies/interests, books that could have helped you go through events/changes in your life, etc.) These are all going to be middle-grade and YA books I wish existed when I was that age.
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell & Katie Cotugno
These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
The Art of Losing by Lizzy Mason
The Birds, the Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
These are just a few books that were pretty impactful on me when reading them and I wish they’d been around for me to read at an earlier age.
Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.
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Great list!
My post!
Thanks!
I see so many faves! You Should See Me in a Crown and The Rules for Being a Girl were so good. Feminism was thing when I was teen (in the 80s), but I cannot recall reading any YA fiction where it was the prominent theme. I also don’t recall (m)any LGBTQIA books.
I agree! I definitely think I read some, but these two just really hit me in the feels. They wll stick with me for a long time.
Great list! I don’t think I’ve seen a single negative review of Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, I need to check it out.
They’re so so goood!!