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Road Trip Wednesday #89: Best Books Of The Month

Welcome to our 88th Road Trip Wednesday!

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.

We'd love for you to participate! Just answer the prompt on your own blog and leave a link -- or, if you prefer, you can include your answer in the comments.




This Week's Topic:
What was the best book you read in July?

And today, the first 10 participants get SHATTERED SOULS by Mary Lindsay bookmarks-- and one of our members is giving away an ARC of Sara Zarr's How to Save a Life!!


Road Trip Song of the Week:
"Best Is Yet To Come" by Red
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Kody Keplilnger

Kody is the NYT bestselling author of The DUFF, Shut Out, and A Midsummer's Nightmare, all from Little Brown/Poppy, as well as Lying Out Loud, Run, and the middle grade novel The Swift Boys and Me, from Scholastic. Born and raised in Kentucky, she now lives in NYC.

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41 comments:

  1. LoraJuly 27, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    Ooh, loved this topic! Too bad I haven't had the chance to get much reading done this month.

    http://lorarpfictionblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-july-read.html

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  2. Rebecca BJuly 27, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    I couldn't choose--but it's not my fault. July was a really good reading month. :) http://www.rebeccabehrens.com/2011/07/rtw-best-book-of-july.html

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  3. Laurel SymondsJuly 27, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    This was such an easy question for me this month (everything I read was good, but one book was GREAT) that I can answer really early today!

    http://theunemployedbooklover.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-of-month.html

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  4. KatyJuly 27, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    This month I picked--gasp--and ADULT book! (I also read lots of excellent YA.)

    katyupperman.com

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  5. KO: The Insect CollectorJuly 27, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Always a favorite. here's mine

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  6. KO: The Insect CollectorJuly 27, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    AND FYI- I just figured out how to make mine a hyperlink, here's how, if you're interested:
    http://rachellewrites.blogspot.com/2009/03/blogging-for-dummies-how-to-leave.html

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  7. Dawn KurtagichJuly 27, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    I really adored Tabitha Suzman's Forbidden. It was powerful stuff. Another one I gobbled up was Divergent (read in about a day) and the DUFF (another book in a day).

    July was a good month for books! :)

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  8. Alicia GregoireJuly 27, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    This was such a no brainer: http://bit.ly/pEHEh2

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  9. Tracey NeithercottJuly 27, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    I'm so glad we're doing Best Book of the Month again! Here's mine:

    http://thewordsonpaper.blogspot.com/2011/07/rtw-best-book-of-july.html

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  10. Angelica R. JacksonJuly 27, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    I confess to reading two books this month (unless you count reading my own book over and over during rewrites) and only one was YA!

    It was Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies by Deborah Halverson. A very good overview of how YA has changed in recent years, steps you can take with improving your craft so that your book stands out (in a good way), and so on. Like all the Dummies books, different levels of writers will get different things out of it.

    Have fun with the road trip, everybody! I'll pop into a few blogs later today, because I'll be in a better position for reading in a few weeks.

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  11. Samantha ManzellaJuly 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    It was hard for me to choose favorites, so I choose two books that I love dearly. Loooove this topic. ;)

    http://www.nerdysam.com/2011/07/road-trip-wednesday-best-books-of-month.html

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  12. Alison MillerJuly 27, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Easy. Peasy. :)

    http://alisonmiller20.blogspot.com/2011/07/rtw-summer-lovin-part-ii.html

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  13. Sarah EnniJuly 27, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    So excited for this one!

    http://www.sarahenni.com/2011/07/rtw-best-book-o-july/

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  14. Pam HarrisJuly 27, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    It feels great to participate again!

    http://seepamwrite.blogspot.com/2011/07/rtw-best-book-of-july.html

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  15. RachaelJuly 27, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    I cheated because I didn't want to have to pick between my top two...

    http://writerschasm.blogspot.com/2011/07/rtw-best-book-of-july.html

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  16. Kate HartJuly 27, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    I also picked three-- and I'm giving away an ARC of one of them!

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  17. Francesca ZappiaJuly 27, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    I don't get to read much, so I just put all the books I got to this month. ^_^

    http://zapslobstertank.blogspot.com/2011/07/road-trip-wednesday-in-which-i-scavenge.html

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  18. ChelseyJuly 27, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    mine!

    http://www.chelseyblair.com/2011/07/rtw-favorite-book-of-july.html

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  19. Jennifer PickrellJuly 27, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    I always love this topic!

    I went old school this month and got lost in the adventures of Anne Shirley.

    http://tinyurl.com/3lzw5rr

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  20. Jessica LoveJuly 27, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    Here's mine!


    http://jessicalovewrites.blogspot.com/2011/07/road-trip-wednesday-best-book-of-july.html

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  21. Melanie StanfordJuly 27, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Easy one this week...

    http://daydreamertowriter.blogspot.com/2011/07/give-us-some-love-or-hate-whatever.html

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  22. TarynJuly 27, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    So many good ones, but I have to go with WILDEFIRE.

    http://www.tarynalbright.com/2011/07/super-books-that-are-on-fire-book.html

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  23. Jessie HumphriesJuly 27, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    Divergent was the best book I read this month. It is one of those reads that I find myself thinking about all the time, and wanting to talk about to complete strangers.

    http://jessie-humphries.blogspot.com

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  24. Stephanie AllenJuly 27, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Here's mine! Not too many books to choose from this month...

    http://ohthevoices.blogspot.com/2011/07/rtw-best-books-of-july.html

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  25. Michelle SchustermanJuly 27, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    You killed my father. Prepare to die.

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  26. A.J. MullarkyJuly 27, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    Mine is up at http://thewordthief.blogspot.com! Shame missed out on bookmarks...

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  27. Jennifer HoffineJuly 27, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Mine was a surprise to me again this month.

    http://jennhoffine.blogspot.com/2011/07/road-trip-wednesday-best-book-of-july.html

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  28. Kristin LenzJuly 27, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    It's not my week to post at http://yafusion.blogspot.com, but I'll leave my favorite July read here.
    Where She Went by Gayle Foreman - the very satisfying sequel to If I Stay.

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  29. EllenJuly 27, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Awesome topic!! And great for me, because I'm actually giving away my favorite July book on the blog this week (along with a few other fantasy ARCs):

    http://wordlarceny.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-of-month-mg-fantasy-giveaways-rtw.html

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  30. CrystalJuly 27, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Good topic! I love getting book recs. http://crystalschubert.com/2011/07/27/my-memory-sucks/

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  31. Aimee ReneeJuly 27, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Ooo great topic! I have the perfect book to answer with.

    http://aimeereneewrites.blogspot.com/2011/07/dancing-with-monster.html

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  32. KatyaJuly 27, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Hmm... definitely "Goliath" by Scott Westerfield, but it's a big tie in with "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman.

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  33. jaquira díazJuly 27, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Great topic.

    http://www.jaquiradiaz.com/1/post/2011/07/books-that-make-you-go-daaaymn.html

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  34. Jaquira DíazJuly 27, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    Great Topic.

    http://www.jaquiradiaz.com/1/post/2011/07/books-that-make-you-go-daaaymn.html

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  35. beck nicholasJuly 27, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    July was busy here but i found a best... http://beck-nicholas.blogspot.com/2011/07/books-and-fire-trucks.html

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  36. Emy ShinJuly 27, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    My favorite read this month -- this year, actually -- is DAUGHTER OF SMOKE & BONE by Laini Taylor.

    http://emyshin.com/blog/2011/rtw-best-book-of-july/

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  37. Kathy Ann ColemanJuly 27, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    The best book I read in July was The Hunger Games. Read this to find out what I thought:

    Best Book I Read In July

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  38. Bailey HammondJuly 28, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    I'm late, I know! Blame AT&T and my job. :)

    http://overyonderlit.blogspot.com/2011/07/rtw-best-of-july.html

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  39. AC GaughenJuly 28, 2011 at 1:32 AM

    This month, the best book I read was by far and away 13 REASONS WHY by Jay Asher. It was totally amazing!

    www.acgaughen.com

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  40. Scribbling ScarletJuly 28, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    I started the Hunger Games books at the beginning of July and currently I'm half way through Mockingjay.

    The best was Hungers Games. Ugh! I just loved it. Its brilliant. The story, the writing, the details. I'm there in Panem every step of the way.

    And rarely am I as enchanted by 2nd, 3rd or 4th books but Catching Fire proved to be only a hair less spectacular than it's predecessor. And so far Mockingjay is on the same path. I'm in love and don't want it to end.

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  41. Veela-ValoomJuly 28, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    That's easy. I've already reviewed it on my blog.

    Feed by Mira Grant was BY FAR the best book though July has been a month of really good books (Heartless, Raging Quiet, etc)

    http://galavantinggirlscout.blogspot.com/2011/07/feed-by-mira-grant-review.html

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