Synchronicity: What We Learned on the Cybils YA Lit Panel
Synchronicities: 1. the quality or fact of being synchronous 2. the coincidental occurrence of events and especially psychic events (as similar thoughts in widely separated persons or a mental image of an unexpected event before it happens) that seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of causality —used especially in the psychology of C. G. Jung —Merriam-Webster Online.
This list of similarities and coincidences among the 2010 Cybils YA Fiction nominations is humbly submitted to you by the 2010 Cybils YA Fiction Panel. It is no way to be considered completely exhaustive, as we are certain nominated books will have been missed. This list was originated out of amusement as the seven panelists read their way through the 182 titles. If you know of a nominated title that should be included in one of the synchronicities below, please feel free to submit it in the comments! To get the entire list, you’ll have to visit all seven of the panelist’s blogs.
I’m covering synchronicities #53-63. You can read #1-10 with Amanda, #11-21 with Ami, #22-32 with Cheryl, #33-42 with Jackie, #43-52 with Justina, and round out our list with #64-72 with Melissa.
Enjoy!
52: Religion as a theme in the story
- Beautiful by Cindy Martinuson-Coloma
- City of Cannibals by Ricki Thompson
- Eighth Grade Super-Zero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Freaks and Revelations by Davida Wills Hurwin
- The Karma Club by Jessica Brody
- The Less-Dead by April Lurie
- Losing Faith by Denise Jaden
- Saving Maddie by Varian Johnson
- Sorta Like a Rockstar by Matthew Quick
- This Gorgeous Game by Donna Frietas
- What Momma Left Me by Renee Watson
53: Main characters who are runners
- The Deadly Sister by Eliot Schrefer
- Split by Swati Avasthi
- The River by Mary Jane Beaufrand
- When I Was Joe by Keren David
54: Books that are sequels or companions to other titles (bonus: one is a sequel to another one nominated in this category!)
- After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
- The Agency: A Spy in the House and The Agency: The Body in the Tower by Y. S. Lee
- Beat the Band by Don Calame
- Carter’s Big Break by Brent Crawford
- Dirt Road Home by Watt Key
- The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty
- It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
- Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
- Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson
- Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs by Ron Koertge
- So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones
- Sweet, Hereafter by Angela Johnson
- Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles
- Runaway Storm by D. E. Knobbe
55: The use of sign language
- The Dark Days of Hamberger Halpin by Josh Berk
- Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
56: Silkworms doin’ their thing
- Dark Water by Laura McNeal
- A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
57. Watch out for the snakes in Australia — they bite! (Folks, I cannot believe there are THREE books in this category)
- A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
- Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty
- Stolen by Lucy Christopher
58. Spanish speaking characters
- Dark Water by Laura McNeal
- Dirt Road Home by Watt Key
- The Firefly Letters by Margarita Engle
- Life, After by Sarah Darer Littman
- Love Drugged by James Klise
- Red Umbrella by Christina Gonzales
- Addicted to Her by Janet Nichols Lynch
When I Was Joeby Keren David(There were 3 other languages but not Spanish. Forgive us. We make mistakes when trying to recall the things we’ve read in 182 books).
59. State mottoes make an appearance
- Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
- The Things a Brother Knows by Dana Reinhardt
60. Stockholm Syndrome
- The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
- Stolen by Lucy Christopher
- Girl, Stolen by April Henry (Debatable!)
61. Unique or repetitive names
- Bronwyn in I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan and Bronwen in Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
- Cydar in Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett
- Jace in Stringz by Michael Wenberg, Split by Swati Avasthi, and Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams
- Tank in Exit Strategy by Ryan Potter
- Xander in Freefall by Mindi Scott and Swoon at Your Own Risk by Sydney Salter
- Xanda in Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupala
- Will in The Less-Dead by April Lurie, Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan, and Will by Maria Boyd
- Ty in Stolen by Lucy Christopher and When I Was Joe by Keren David (note: both of these books ALSO take place in part in Britain)
- Poppy in Lifted by Wendy Toliver and Six by Karen Tayleur
- Tessa in The Naughty List by Suzanne Young, The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride, Losing Faith by Denise Jaden (a big thank you to Denise for this one!)
- Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford gets an award for (nearly) an entire cast of wonderfully unique names
62: Suicide, attempted suicide, or suicidal thoughts
- By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
- Compromised by Heidi Ayarbe
- Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams
- Hold Still by Nina La Cour
- Hush by Eishes Chayil
- Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
- Tangled by Carolyn Mackler
- When I Was Joe by Keren David
- Abe in Arms by Pegi Deitz Shea
Twitterview: Tara Kelly of Harmonic Feedback
Welcome to another installment of Stacked’s Twitterview series. We bring an author in to answer our questions in 140 characters or less, giving us a flavor of who they are and what their books are all about.
This month, we are bringing in Tara Kelly, author of the Cybils shortlisted title Harmonic Feedback, which I read, adored, and reviewed right here. Those of you who haven’t read it should get on it: Drea is one of the most real and fully fleshed characters I’ve read in a long time. She’s one who will stay in your mind long after you’ve finished the book. And lucky you: I have a finished copy to send off to one lucky reader. You can enter at the end of the post!
And now a few words from the author:
Pitch HARMONIC FEEDBACK in 140 characters or less
A music obsessed aspie girl starts a band, falls in lust, and learns to question what normal really means.
A girl with a great guitar and horrible stage fright. A surly boy bassist with a ’71 Camaro. Lots of music. Lots of kissing.
What’s been the biggest surprise — something you may not have anticipated — to come from publishing HARMONIC FEEDBACK?
How many people not only relate to Drea, but love her!
How did you do your research on ADHD and Aspergers to make such a convincing and likeable character in Drea?
I drew a lot from my personal experience with family and friends on the spectrum. Read Tony Attwood’s book abt girls with Asperger’s.
What is your writing ritual? How do you yourself jazzed to do it?
Playlists for every character that I listen to on repeat. In the car. At work. Even in the shower!
Since each character has a play list for them, give us a sample of Drea’s, Naomi’s, and Justin’s play lists (I graciously granted permission for up to 420 characters – all links hit youtube):
What’s the best piece of writing advice you ever received?
Write what you love.
Who are your writing influences?
Growing up I read a lot of Joyce Carol Oats, Poppy Z Brite, Kurt Vonnegut. Countless YA books as well, especially Christopher Pike.
Who do you think is doing groundbreaking stuff in today’s YA market?
Too many to list, but check out http://yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/ . We pride ourselves on pushing the boundaries of YA.
You are inspired and influenced by music. What three songs are always in your rotation?
Can’t narrow it to three! But you can always count on something by Placebo, something by Catherine Wheel, and something by Skinny Puppy.
Your teen years were some of your most intense years. What one memory sticks out most?
A night involving two cute boys, a dark alley, and undercover cops. Long story.
I won’t ask the inevitable favorite ice cream question. I want to know your favorite kind of cheese!
Provolone!
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Want to win a copy of Harmonic Feedback for yourself? Fill out the form below and we’ll pick a winner on or around January 20. As long as you can get shipment from bookdepository.com, I’ll send it to you.
The Great YA Librarian Blogger Meetup @ ALA Midwinter
If you’re a YA book blogger, author, or publisher/publicist heading to ALA Midwinter this coming week, we’ve got details on our meet up. We hope you come out!
We’ll get together on Friday night starting at 8:30 at the Odysea bar inside the Hilton Bay Front hotel. This is a casual get together, and we will likely hang around a few hours. Bring money for your own food and drinks, but come prepared to talk books, blogging, and all things YA.
Questions? Email midwinteryabloggerfest@gmail.com. I’ll check my email during the convention, so feel free to get in touch. You can also reach me personally by Twitter.
Hope to see you there!
AudioSynced, January Edition
Welcome to the new year and welcome to another installment of AudioSynced! We’ve got a lot of reviews this month. If you have a link to share, either of an audiobook review, news, best-of list, or anything else related to audiobooks, share it in the comments and we’ll pop it up.
We seem short on news this month, so if you’re a publisher, blogger, or other audiophile who has some sort of audiobook news from December, let me know.
The Best of 2010
What would a round up of audiobook news from December 2010 be without a few best of lists? Here’s just a sampling (and bonus! You can read blogger reviews of many of these titles in the next section).
Amazon.com editors give us a wide selection of favorite audiobooks of 2010.
Audible offers their best ofs here.
Audiofile gives us their favorites here.
Lee of Reading with My Ears offers her first list of favorites.
Audiobook reviews
I’m pretty blown away with the number of audiobooks reviewed this month. This is incredible, and the variety of titles this month means that surely, there is something here for everyone. Check them out!
Amanda at A Patchwork of Books reviews one of the Cybils shortlist titles, Swati Avasthi’s Split, this month.
Lee at Reading with My Ears offers up a ton of reviews this month (from middle grade to young adult to adult!), including Stieg Larsson’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Frank Cottrell Boyce’s Framed, Charles Portis’s True Grit, T. H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, and Laini Taylor’s Blackbringer.
Laura at Ramblings of a (Future) Librarian offers up a wealth of reviews this month, too. Check out her takes on John Green’s An Abundance of Katherines, Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, Andrea Cremer’s Nightshade, Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, Jandy Nelson’s The Sky is Everywhere, and John Green and David Levithan’s Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
Lanea at Books for Ears reviews Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of a Hedgehog.
Lenore at Presenting Lenore offers up a review of the Zombies vs. Unicorns anthology. I think this would be one heck of an awesome book to listen to!
Abby at Abby (the) Librarian gives us her take on Beverly Cleary’s classic Ramona and her Father.
Shelf Employed shares a review of Sara Pennypacker’s Clementine: Friend of the Week.
Jen of STACKED gives us her thoughts on the full cast production of Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl.
From the Audio News Files:
Audiogo, home of BBC America Audiobooks, is offering a free download of Bill Pronzini’s Book Taker this month. This sleuthing tale should be an excellent way to kick off your audio listening for 2011. Check it out!
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