Author Appreciation Week:Titans

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So I thought I'd end the week with the titans of YA that drew me into the genre as a kid and then back again as an adult.

As a kid I was always reading; a passion I inherited from my mother and one fostered by my Aunt Sheryl who endlessly supported my intellectual life. These two women introduced me to J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, William Golding and Francine Pascal.

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Fantasy, horror, mystery and romance. These authors filled my days with stories that transported me to other worlds and built me into the self confident girl I was.

As a teen, I veered away from authors that would now be considered YA and moved into horror, romance and beyond. But when my younger sister began picking up the Harry Potter books, I got hooked again.

First by J.K. Rowling's amazing world and then a decade later by the love story that Stephenie Meyer dreamed up. And I'm so glad I came back.

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YA is the best of all worlds: it has romance and fantasy, horror and mystery. Whenever I pick up a YA book, I know I'm in for something special.

So a big, end-of-Author's-Appreciation-Week thank you to the amazing titans of YA. I really do appreciate each and every one of you!