JCPL Teens

AUGUST 17, 2011

Time to Vote!

Every year, the American Library Association hosts a contest where teens (like you) can vote for the best books of the year. It's called the Teens' Top Ten and previous years' lists (scroll way down) are a great place to browse if you are looking for a new good book.

They have been collecting nominations since April for this year's contest. Now it's time to vote! You *must* be a teen to vote in this! No cheating, adults!

The deadline for voting is September 15th and the winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 16-22.

The nominees are:

Bachorz, Pam. Drought.

Beam, Cris. I Am J.

Beaudoin, Sean. You Killed Wesley Payne.

Black, Holly and Justine Larbalestier. Zombies vs. Unicorns.

Card, Orson Scott. The Lost Gate.

Clare, Cassandra. The Clockwork Angel.

Collins, Suzanne. Mockingjay.

Collins, Yvonne. Love, Inc.

Condie, Ally. Matched.

Cremer, Andrea. Nightshade.

Fitzpatrick, Becca. Crescendo.

Grant, Michael. Lies.

Hawkins, Rachel. Demonglass.

Hawkins, Rachel. Hex Hall.

Kagawa, Julie. The Iron King.
Lore, Pittacus. I Am Number Four.

Moore, Peter. Red Moon Rising.

Nelson, Jandy. The Sky is Everywhere.
Oliver, Lauren. Before I Fall.
O’Neal, Ellis. The False Princess.
Patterson, James. Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel.
Pearce, Jackson. Sisters Red.
Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Blessed.
Westerfeld, Scott. Behemoth.
White, Kiersten. Paranormalcy.

I loved a lot of the books in this list, but if I were a teen, I would vote for Before I Fall by Oliver. What will you vote for?

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Comments

brownie said, on Aug. 17 at 6:51PM
Personally, I haven't read any of them so... I think my vote is by what I've been hearing... Suzanne Collins, Mocking jay :)

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Bubblez said, on Aug. 19 at 9:31AM
Yeah, I've only read mockingjay as well. So...I guess I'm going to have to go with it, even though I actually didn't enjoy the hunger games as much as other people. :P

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bubblez said, on Aug. 19 at 9:33AM
Oh and I saw the movie I am number Four, so I'll vote for that too, even though its probably nothing like the book. XD And if the fablehaven series was on there by Brandon Mull, then definitely! Its one of the best series ever, if you like fantasy and adventure. :) And Cloaked and Beastly by Alex Flinn are really good too. :]

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Jenna said, on Aug. 19 at 9:44AM
I love everything Alex Flinn writes! And you're totally right about Fablehaven - drink the milk! :)

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Jessie said, on Aug. 25 at 7:31PM
I would vote for Sisters Red. I love that book! It's little red riding hood--with werewolves!

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Em said, on Aug. 29 at 3:41PM
I like The False Princess by Ellis O'Neal