Chaos Walking

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1. vorticalboxNov 2023
   I am the same, I found a book I could hyper focus on. That was the Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness

   I was so fully pulled into that world I was quite sad once I got to the end because I know I'm not probably never going to find a book like that again.

   I do this with most texts I have to read each sentence 3-4 times because I know I will have made up half of the words I just read.

   I have the same issue with my brain not really thinking about the current situation, if I'm talking to someone I will get bored in a minute or two and it's a real effort to force myself to pay attention.

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2. auxbussFeb 2018
   Try Frances Hardinge. The Lie Tree [0] won loads of awards. I'm not in the target age range obviously, but my favourite is Cuckoo Song. Her earlier books are definitely for a younger audience. All Hardinge's books have young female protags.

   Philip Pullman's, His Dark Materials trilogy [1]. The protag, Lyra, is one of the most interesting young female protags in literature. (This is one of those trilogies that you can reread at different stages of your life and get new things from each time.)

   Patrick Ness's, Chaos Walking trilogy [2]. (Read the dead tree versions, because the use of typography adds a lot.)

   Also, checkout Malorie Blackman.

   You might also want to take a look at the Carnegie Medal longlist [3] (released yesterday) for ideas.

   [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lie_Tree

   [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials

   [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_Walking

   [3] http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/press.php?release=pres_2...

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