Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Monday, October 15, 2012

Teens' Top Ten

The 2012 Teens' Top Ten list was announced to kick off Teen Read Week.  Each year, teens nominate and vote for their favorite books of the previous year.  See the winners and nominations in our catalog here.

We've made our own top ten lists of books published  last year based on how many times there were checked out. 

How many have you read?  Which one is your favorite?

Here are the top ten from our teen section:

1 (tie) What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
1 (tie) Flawless: A Pretty Little Liars Novel by Sara Shepard
1 (tie) Angel: A Maximun Ride Novel by James Patterson
4  Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton
5 (tie) I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
5 (tie) Crossed by Allyson Condie
7 (tie) The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer
7 (tie) Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz
7 (tie) Matched by Allyson Condie
7 (tie) Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
7 (tie) The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan

Here are our top ten teen books from our juvenile section:

1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 
2 The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
3 (tie) Wonderstruck by Brian Selznik
3 (tie) Sign of the Moon by Erin Hunte
5 Ten Rules for Living with my Sister by Ann Martin
6 The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
7 (tie) A World without Heroes by Brandon Mull
7 (tie) Spirits in the Stars by Erin Hunter
7 (tie) Quest for the Spark by Tom Sniegoski
7 (tie) The Emerald Casket by Richard Newsome

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