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Young Adult Appreciation Month: Join the Party!

Since July 19th, we have been celebrating all things Young Adult with guest posts, authors interviews, reviews and giveaways.

Now it is time to open the floor to you, dear reader so that you can be part of the party as well!

Throughout the day today, this post will be open to anyone with a blog to join in the fun. All you have to do is add your blog name (and the title of your post between brackets or at least an indication of what it is about!) and the url of your post in the form below and voila, all the posts will be listed here for everybody to read. Your post can be a review of a favorite oldie, a review of a new (or new to you) YA novel, a post reflecting on the genre, or even a piece on why you DON’T read YA. Anything at all, as long as it is about YA.

Let’s get this party started!


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  • Comment by Bart's BookshelfNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 1:18 am

    Sorry for double posting my link. Wordpress managed to create the url with the date I first drafted the post rather than today, I’ve corrected it, but the first link goes to 404 error page. So if you could please remove it from the MrLinky. Sorry for the hassle. :oops:

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  • Comment by AnaNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 2:51 am

    Bart – no problem. we just have to wait for Thea to come over and do it, cause I have no clue how to! :oops: :lol:

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  • Comment by NymethNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 7:13 am

    Oh no! I forgot that this was today and didn’t get around to writing the post on why I read YA I had planned – would it be okay to participate with an YA review from a couple of days ago?

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  • Comment by Ana on August 15, 2009 at 7:41 am

    Nymeth – yes, of course, no problem at all! :mrgreen:

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  • Comment by JenniferNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 7:44 am

    I’ll be out all day, but I’ll post tonight when I get home. I hope I can get it done before midnight. 8O

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  • Comment by KMontNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 8:40 am

    Ana, thanks so much for the reminder of today’s event! Good thing I wrote my review a couple of weeks ago lol. I entered my link for a review of The Demon’s Lexicon! Hopefully I can get around to check out all the other reviews soon. :)

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  • Comment by KMontNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 8:43 am

    Oops, I totally forgot to add in the title of my post with Mister Linky! Sorry. I so didn’t follow directions. Back to Kindergarten I go!

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  • Comment by katiebabsNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 8:53 am

    Just added to Mr Linky. WOO HOO PARTY!

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  • Comment by AngieNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 9:28 am

    Got mine in. What fun!

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  • Pingback by A Few of My Favourite… YA Books « Me and my books on August 15, 2009 at 10:16 am

    [...] today, they have invited all and sundry to join the party – if you’ve a YA-related post, just go over to their site and add your [...]

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  • Comment by LiNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 10:23 am

    Added mine – am now off to read everyone else’s!

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  • Comment by Bridget Chumbley -One Word at a TimeNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    This is a great idea…I love writing and reading Young Adult books!!!

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  • Comment by Amy (Park-Avenue Princess)No Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    Thank you BOTH for letting me participate! I would’ve written up an ariticle just for you (here with Book Smugglers) in the post, but I just found out about it. I’ll link this page back though in a separte post!

    Thanks again and stop by anytime! :D

    xoxo Amy (Park-Avenue Princess)

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  • Comment by Amy (Park-Avenue Princess)No Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    And of course…I did it wrong…Mr. Linkie HATES me! I’m sorry…now, I don’t know how to fix it!!

    :oops: :(

    Amy

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  • Comment by KarenNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    I’ve linked to my most recent review (at Teenage Fiction for All Ages). Many thanks for the inclusion.

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  • Comment by Book Pushers AnonymousNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    I linked our YA review. Thanks for letting us join in :)

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  • Comment by KrisNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    Darn. I forgot. Hope you don’t mind if I add a review from a couple of months ago. I mean really hope you don’t mind since I’ve done it already. LOL.

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  • Pingback by YA post party at The Book Smugglers « Renee’s Book Addiction on August 15, 2009 at 8:02 pm

    [...] All month, Ana and Thea have been hosting a Young Adult Appreciation month over at their place, The Book Smugglers. There has been lots of great reviews, interviews, and guest [...]

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  • Comment by Critically-YoursNo Gravatar on August 15, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    Hope I’m not too late!
    Thanks for letting me share my thoughts on what ya list is.

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  • Comment by oranniaNo Gravatar on August 16, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    Apologies for being so late with my post! Have thoroughly enjoyed the YA Appreciation Month – thank you SO much Ana & Thea :)

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  • Comment by HeloiseNo Gravatar on August 17, 2009 at 7:32 am

    Awesome party all month long. I love YA novels and did a review of Wicked Lovely and Marked a while back. Sorry I forgot to put title of blog in my linky. :(

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  • Comment by DottieNo Gravatar on August 18, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    Thanks Book Smugglers for having an awesome YA month! I linked two reviews, Betrayed – House of Night Series by P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast and Legacy by Cayla Kluver. Cayla’s a great young author. Everyone should give her book a try.

    Dottie :)

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