I am a bookworm. There is no doubt about it. How could I not be? English Major and a Masters in Biblical Studies. Love of books was an understood prerequisite.

While I do believe that many books should have a recommended reading age (based on maturity not ability), I do not believe that books should be banned. In fact, a number of my favorite books I was surprised had made the most banned list.

To celebrate the month of October our family took a break from the semester reading list and started a new tradition. Every year we will be reading one of the Harry Potter books in October. I can’t wait to torture my kids with the wait the way J.K.Rowlings tortured me.

October 12-18, 2014 is Teen Read Week. I don’t know about you but I love YA Lit. In fact here are a few of my favorites:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Really I love all of them but you have to start at the beginning)
• The Giver
• Number the Stars
• The Catcher in the Rye
• Jacob Have I Loved
• The Hunger Games Trilogy Box Set
• A Wrinkle in Time
• Bridge to Terabithia
• The Drowning of Stephan Jones

Do you have a favorite YA book? Share with us in the comments below.

Of course my fun geeky family couldn’t just start off Teen Read Week with a few extra chapters. We had to celebrate. Here are a few pics from our trek across the galaxy to Barnes ‘N Noble.

I don’t just love to read, I also love to write. October may be all about reading but November is all about writing. If you are a writer it is not to early to start thinking about the Nano Writing Challenge.