Shortly after reviewing "Losing Faith " for Denise Jaden, I received an email from Denise about The Contemps. The email contained a very awesome PDF explanation; because I can't really post a PDF on blogger (that I know of), I simply copied and pasted. THE CONTEMPS: YA Authors Keeping it Real Embrace the Real!
www.thecontemps.com Introducing The Contemps!
We're a group of YA authors with contemporary novels releasing over the course of a year. We are passionate about realistic fiction because these are the books that remind us we're not alone in this real world. Our mission is simple — to spotlight contemporary fiction for young adults through blog posts, author events, and (over)sharing from our teen years.
We hope you'll help us spread the word to readers about our group! We have fun things planned on the site
all year long, including a contest going on NOW through November 15, 2010.
Take the Challenge! Read 18 of our 21 books and enter to win all 21 of our books! The contest is open to anyone age 13 — 113! Visit the "Get Involved" page at www.thecontemps.com for more information.
Read, Write and Celebrate Realistic YA with:
Denise Jaden, LOSING FAITH (S&S/Simon Pulse, 9/2010)
Kody Keplinger, The DUFF (Little, Brown/Poppy, 9/2010)
April Henry, GIRL, STOLEN (Henry Holt, 9/2010)
Mindi Scott, FREEFALL (S&S/Simon Pulse, 10/2010)
Daisy Whitney, THE MOCKINGBIRDS (Little, Brown, 10/2010)
Sarah Ockler, FIXING DELILAH (Little, Brown, 12/2010)
Courtney Summers, FALL FOR ANYTHING (St. Martin's Press,12/2010)
Michael Northrop, TRAPPED (Scholastic, 1/2011)
Sara Bennett Wealer, RIVAL (HarperTeen, 2/2011)
Lindsey Leavitt, SEAN GRISWOLD'S HEAD (Bloomsbury, 3/2011)
Kirsten Hubbard, LIKE MANDARIN (Random House/Delacorte, 3/2011)
Micol Ostow, FAMILY (Egmont USA, 4/2011)
Emily Wing Smith, BACK WHEN YOU WERE EASIER TO LOVE(Dutton, 4/2011)
Jo Knowles, PEARL (Henry Holt, Spring, 2011)
Hannah Harrington, SAVING JUNE (Harlequin Teen, 5/2011)
Lisa Schroeder, THE DAY BEFORE (S&S/Simon Pulse, 6/2011)
Elizabeth Scott, BETWEEN HERE AND FOREVER (Simon Pulse, 6/2011)
Melissa Walker, SMALL-TOWN SINNERS (Bloomsbury, 7/2011)
Brent Crawford, Third CARTER book (Disney-Hyperion, summer, 2011)
Kristen Tracy, SHARKS AND BOYS (Disney-Hyperion, summer, 2011)
Sarah Darer Littman, WANT TO GO PRIVATE? (Scholastic Press, 8/2011)
I printed two copies of the PDF and have one up for my students to see (above) and one up with my own progress (which is very little right now, "Losing Faith" and "The DUFF") (below).
Since posting these I have had several students ask how they can get in on the "challenge" and what the prizes are. I've had such a great response that I have about six girls coming in after school on Wednesdays to talk about what they are currently reading and how far they have come in the challenge.
This has turned out to be a fantastic classroom activity that has really sparked the interest of my students. I only have one book on my shelf right now, "The DUFF," but students have really gone out of their way to find these books, at least the ones already released.
My class and I will be participating in this challenge, will you?