Welcome to this week’s Top Ten Tuesday – a feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Today we got to choose what kind of setting to feature. My choice: schools. Above all else, if a book features a school I am more inclined to read it (even more so than dragons, and that’s saying something). So without further ado:
Top Ten Favorite Books with School Settings!
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- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
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- Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
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- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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- Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep
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- Magician’s Guild by Trudi Canavan
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- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
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- Heart of the Mirage by Glenda Larke
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- The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe
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- Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
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- Dragon Games by Niki Hawkes (forthcoming)
All of these books feature schools in one way or another, and most of them include people learning things that I will never have a chance to study in reality. Magic of all different sorts, space ship navigation, and dragonriding – to name a few. Many of these books are among my all-time favorites.
You may notice that my final choice is not a typical cover but in fact a mockup one I converted from a free stock photo online. I debated for quite a long time whether or not to include my own book on the list, but finally came to the conclusion that it’s one of my favorite school stories, despite the fact that I’m the one writing it. It combines two of my favorite subjects (dragons and schools) and is literally the story I’ve always wanted to read. I hope to produce a novel of the same caliber as the other books on my list.
What books made your list?
Also, don’t forget stop by and vote your favorite book in this month’s Your Pick for Nik! Book Club:
Remember, you can vote for up to 3 books.
May the best book win! :-)
The Obsessive Bookseller 
I am totally excited about The Dragon Games coming out!!!! Can’t wait! I really like the cover design if that is what you will be using. It is really awesome.
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Thank you! I am excited too! I doubt the cover will be the same – it was merely for my own amusement. :-)
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I adored HP and VA, among my all-time favorites. I have yet to read the rest that you listed.
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The others are all almost as good as those two – enjoyable nonetheless. :-)
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I loved the Harry Potter, Vampire Academy and Hex Hall books. I haven’t read any of the others, but clearly I need to check them out!
My TTT, in which I explore my favorite books set in NYC.
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If you liked those three, you would probably like some of the others on my list. :-)
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I loved the Vampire Academy series and I read Hex Hall and really enjoyed it, but I still haven’t gotten around to finishing that series :( Great list!
Here’s mine: http://christysbookaddiction.blogspot.com/2013/08/top-ten-tuesday-13-books-set-in-post.html
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I think once you do you will find it worth the effort. :-)
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Vampire Academy! Mythos Academy! Two awesome boarding school books – love your list!
TTT @ Krista’s Dust Jacket
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Thank you – I absolutely loved those too! :)
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Love Vampire Academy series.
Mine
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Me too – Mead is the best!
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Harry Potter made my list too. Great list!
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It’s the best! And great minds think alike… ;)
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Great setting choice. :) I’m reading Pretty Little Dead Girls right now and so far really like it. It’s boarding school and creepy secret society people! Another great bs book was Breathless.
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Oh! Thank you for those recommendations, I haven’t read those yet (adding those to goodreads as we speak)! :-)
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You’re welcome! Oh I thought of another – The Name of The Star by Maureen Johnson. Although that’s also about ghosts and Jack the Ripper, so that’s cool.
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Yay, Harry Potter! Hex Hall has been on my TBR list forever- I should really get to that one of these days.
Thanks for stopping by My TTT!
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It was in my TBR until a couple of months ago… holy cow, I can’t believe I waited so long! It was amazing!
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Oooh, we have the same topic, but very different books with an exception to Vampire Academy! This means more books to add to my TBR :)
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Giveaways: Paperback of The GAP Club & 5 signed YA books
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Yay – it means more to add to mine, too. :P
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