YALSA just announced the winners of their Top Ten list for 2009. Teens nominate and vote for their favorite books of the year. You can visit their website for more information on the nomination and voting process. And here's the best news, we have ALL of this year's list in the Lackawanna County Library System! Here's the list with links to the catalog.
- Paper Towns by John Green*
- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer*
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins*
- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
- Identical by Ellen Hopkins
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- Wake by Lisa McMann
- Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore*
Of course, I've already told you about the Twilight Series as well as how much I loved Graceling and The Hunger Games. Paper Towns was also amazing and I'm really glad it's number 1. It's the story of a sort of dorky boy, Quentin, who has an adventurous night with his wild neighbor and long time crush, Margo. Then, she disappears. He makes it his mission to find her, searching for clues that she may have purposely left behind for him. There were moments reading it, where I was worried for Margo's well being and other moments where I was angry at her for leaving Quentin behind. I also love the relationship between Quentin and his group of friends. They're so close and supportive, but they fight and make fun of each other too, so it feels as real as my friendships. It's a fast paced story and I was super anxious to find out where Margo went and will he ever find her again.
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