TTT
Teens' Top Ten

The official annotated final nomination list is at:
Teen Reading.

What is the Teens' Top Ten List?
In essence it is a list of ten books nominataed and voted on by teens.

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BBYA - Best Books for Young Adults

What is Best Books?

The Best Books Committee of YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of ALA, the American Library Association annually selects a list of the best books for teens published in the previous calendar year with books from the last four months of the year prior to that also eligible. Lists for the last 5 years as well as the nomination form and policies & procedures can be found at Best Books for Young Adults at the YALSA web site.

Teen comment for previous years' Best Books for Young Adults Lists

2005

2004

See what Canadian teens are saying about the books at Betsy's web site. Many of these titles are also discussed on YALSA-BK subscription list I rave about so often. For those who've asked, here is the subscription information:
Send a message to listproc@ala.org. Leave the subject line blank. For the message type "Subscribe YALSA-bk first name last name."

Book Club Meetings

In addition to regularly scheduled book club meetings at Grand Junction High School, Central High School, Family Tree School, and Grand Mesa Youth Services, a book group that is open to all teens is held every Wednesday at The Bistro, 1505 Chipeta, at 4 p.m.

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This page is a project of CAR - The Center for Adolescent Reading and Diana Tixier Herald, author of Teen Genreflecting

Teen Comments on Books Eligible for Teen Top Ten

Teen Comments on

Books Nominated for BBYA 2006

Teens, please send in your comments on books published after September 1, 2004 using the Comment Form.

Authors and publishers: For information on submitting titles for teen review please send email to:

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A huge thank you to the publishers, editors, and authors who have provided books for review.

1. Abrahams, Peter Down the Rabbit Hole
2. Adlington, L. J. The Diary of Pelly D #83 Teen Comments
3. Akbar, Said Hyder Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's Story #170
4. Allison, Jennifer Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator #199
5. Amateau, Gigi Claiming Georgia Tate
6. Anderson, Eric Chase Chuck Dugan is AWOL #90
7. Anderson, Laurie Halse Prom #20
8. Anderson, M.T. Whales on Stilts! #65
9. Armstrong, Jennifer Photo By Brady: A Picture of the Civil War #39
10. Aronson, Marc The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence #211
11. Auseon, Andrew Funny Little Monkey #120
12. Barron, TA Great Tree of Avalon: The Child of the Dark Prophecy #178
13. Bartoletti, Susan Campbell Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow # 17
14. Bauer, Joan Best Foot Forward
15. Bechard, Margaret Spacer and Rat #104
16. Black, Holly Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie #45
17. Blackman, Malorie Naughts and Crosses #69
18. Block, Francesca Lia Necklace of Kisses #06
19. Blumenthal, Karen Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: the Law That changed the Future of Girls in America #137
20. Bolden, Tanya Maritcha:A Nineteenth Century American Girl #91
21. Boring, Mel Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine #130
22. Boyd, Herb We Shall Overcome #55
23. Bradley, Alex 24 Girls in 7 Days #63
24. Brashares, Ann Girls in Pants #52
25. Bray, Libba Rebel Angels #67
26. Brooks, Kevin Candy #34 Teen Comments
27. Bruchac, Joseph Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two #07
28. Brugman, Alyssa Finding Grace #162 Teen Comments
29. Buckhanon, Kalisha Upstate, #99
30. Butcher, Jim Dead Beat #189
31. Caletti, Deb Wild Roses #202
32. Calhoun, Dia The Phoenix Dance #102 Teen Comments
33. Card, Orson Scott Magic Street #192
34. Castellucci, Cecil Boy Proof #02 Teen Comments
35. Cirrone, Dorian Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You #31. Teen Comments.
36. Coburn, Jake LoveSick #184
37. Cohn, Rachel Shrimp #53 Teen Comments.
38. Cooney, Caroline B. Code Orange #190
39. Corbet, Robert Shelf Life #22
40. Couloumbis, Audrey Summer's End #119
41. Crutcher, Chris The Sledding Hill #32 Teen Comments
42. Cummings, Priscilla Red Kayak #26
43. Curry, Jane Louise The Black Canary #43
44. Deems, James M. Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii
45. Delaney, Joseph Revenge of the Witch #160
46. Delano, Marfe Ferguson Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein #171
47. Delisle, Guy Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
48. Dendy, Leslie and Mel Boring Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine
49. Dunkle, Clare B. By These Ten Bones #132 Teen Comments
50. DuPrau, Jeanne Car Trouble #204 Teen Comments
51. Eisner, Will The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion #88
52. Every Man for Himself: Ten Short Stories About Being a Guy Nancy E. Mercado, ed #212
53. Farley, Terri Seven Tears Into the Sea #60
54. Farrell, Jeanette Invisible Allies: Microbes That Change Our Lives #103
55. Fensham, Elizabeth Helicopter Man #198
56. Flake, Sharon G. Bang! #127
57. Flanagan, John Ranger's Apprentice The Ruins of Gorlan #148 Teen Comments
58. Fleischman, Paul Zap #214
59. Fleming, Candace Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life #165
60. Flight Volume 2 Kazu Kibuishi, ed. #133
61. Flinn, Alex Fade to Black #92
62. Foer, Jonathan Safran Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close #113
63. Frank, E. R. Wrecked #164
64. Frank, Mitch Understanding the Holy Land: Answering Questions About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict #154
65. Fuqua, Jonathan Scott King of the Pygmies #210
66. Gaiman, Neil Anansi Boys #157
67. Galloway, Gregory As Simple as Snow #44
68. Garcia, Laura Gallego The Legend of the Wandering King #188
69. Garfinkle, D. L. Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl #155
70. Giblin, James Cross Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth
71. Gould, Steven Reflex #180
72. Grant K. M. Blood Red Horse #216
73. Green, John Looking for Alaska #04
74. Griffin, Adele Where I Want to Be #126
75. Grimes, Nikki Dark Sons #149
76. Growing Up in Slavery: Stories of Young Slaves as Told by Themselves Yuval Taylor, ed #121
77. Gruber, Michael The Witch's Boy #51
78. Gruenewald, Mary Matsuda Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese Internment Camps #197
79. Halam, Ann Siberia #144
80. Hale, Shannon Princess Academy #206
81. Hanley, Victoria The Light of the Oracle #129
82. Hartnett, Sonya Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf #111
83. Hautman, Pete Invisible #49
84. Hawes, Louise The Vanishing Point: A Story of Lavinia Fontana #30
85. Haworth-Attard, Barbara Theories of Relativity #143 Teen Comments
86. Hear Me Out! True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia #48
87. Hearn, Julie The Minister's Daughter #37 Teen Comments
88. Hiaasen, Carl Flush
89. Hill, Stuart The Cry of the Ice Mark Teen Comments
90. Holub, Josef An Innocent Soldier #203
91. Horowitz, Anthony Raven's Gate #68
92. Howe, James Totally Joe #209
93. Ibbotson, Eva The Star of Kazan #207
94. Ives, David Scrib
95. Jacobson, Jennifer Richard Stained #35
96. Jeapes, Ben The New World Order #71
97. Johnson, Maureen 13 Blue Envelopes #95 Teen Comments
98. Jurmain, Suzanne The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students #161
99. Kass, Pnina Moed Real Time #28
100. Katayama, Kyoichi Socrates in Love #208
101. Kelly, John The Great Mortality: an Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time # 40
102. Kennedy, Mike Superman: Infinite City #112
103. Kibuishi, Kazu Daisy Kutter: The Last Train #70
104. Kneece, Mark Trailers #213
105. Koertge, Ron Boy Girl Boy #147
106. Kogler, Jennifer Anne Ruby Tuesday #64
107. Koja, Kathe Talk #66
108. Koontz, Trixie Life is Good! Lessons in Joyful #12
109. Kostova, Elizabeth The Historian #169
110. Krovatin, Christopher Heavy Metal and You #93
111. Kushner, David Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids: How a Gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas #168
112. Lanagan, Margo Black Juice #58
113. Lane, Dakota Orpheus Obsession #05
114. Larbalestier, Justine Magic or Madness #72
115. Larochelle, David Absolutely Positively Not #151 Teen Comments
116. Laskin, David Children's Blizzard #101
117. Lavender, Bee Lessons in Taxidermy #193
118. Lawrence, Iain The Convicts
119. Lerangis, Peter Smiler's Bones #175
120. Lester, Julius Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue #03
121. Levine, Ellen Catch a Tiger by the Toe #191
122. Levithan, David Are We There Yet? #10
123. Lockhart, R. The Boyfriend List #42 Teen Comments
124. Lubar, David Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie Teen Comments
125. Lynch, Chris Inexcusable #114
126. Lynch, Jim The Highest Tide #166
127. MacCullough, Carolyn Stealing Henry #25. Teen Comments.
128. Marsalis, Wynton Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits #185
129. Martinez, A. Lee Gil’s All Fright Diner
130. Martino, Alfred C. Pinned #21
131. McCaughrean, Geraldine Not the End of the World #141
132. McGhee, Alison All Rivers Flow to the Sea #94
133. McGruder, Aaron Public Enemy #2: An All-New Boondocks Collection #215
134. McKernan, Victoria Shackleton's Stowaway
135. McKillip, Patricia A. Od Magic #97
136. McNaughton, Janet The Secret Under My Skin #15
137. Meyer, Adam The Last Domino # 179
138. Meyer, L. A. Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber #142 Teen Comments
139. Meyer, Stephanie Twilight #14 Teen Comments
140. Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today Lori Marie Carlson, ed #205
141. Moran, Lindsay Blowing My Cover: My Life As a CIA Spy #122
142. Moses, Sheila P. I, Dred Scott: A fictional slave narrative based on the life and legal precedent of Dred Scott #38
143. Mosley, Walter 47 #41
144. Myers, Walter Dean Autobiography of My Dead Brother #173
145. Myracle, Lauren Rhymes with Witches #194
146. Nelson, Marilyn Fortune's Bones: the Manumission Requiem #19
147. Nelson, Marilyn A Wreath for Emmett Till #36
148. Newman, Leslea Jailbait #115
149. Newquist, Harvey P. The Great Brain Book: An Inside Look at the Inside of Your Head #117
150. Nilsson, Per You & You & You #153
151. Nye, Naomi Shihab Going Going #50
152. Nye, Naomi Shihab A Maze Me: Poems for Girls #183
153. O'Donnell, Joe Japan 1945: A U.S. Marine's Photographs from Ground Zero #61
154. Oppel, Kenneth Skybreaker #109
155. Partridge, Elizabeth John Lennon: All I want Is the Truth #89
156. Patterson, James Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment #01 Teen Comments
157. Pearson, Mary E. A Room On Lorelei Street #16 Teen Comments
158. Peet, Mal Keeper #140
159. Pena, Matt de la Ball Don't Lie #159
160. Perkins, Lynne Rae Criss Cross #150
161. Peters, Julie Anne Far From Xanadu #13 Teen Comments
162. Pratchett, Terry Only You Can Save Mankind #145
163. Qualey, Marsha Just Like That #138
164. Rawles, Nancy My Jim #110
165. Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief #172 Teen Comments
166. Roberts, Kristi My 13th Season Teen Comments
167. Rosen, Michael Michael Rosen's Sad Book
168. Roth, Matthue Never Mind the Goldbergs #57 Teen Comments
169. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince #105 Teen Comments
170. Ryan, Darlene Rules for Life #195 Teen Comments
171. Salisbury, Graham Eyes of the Emperor #128
172. Scheeres, Julia Jesus Land: A Memoir #136
173. Scott, Elaine Poles Apart: Why Penguins and Polar Bears Will Never Be Neighbors #62
174. Shusterman, Neal Dread Locks #108
175. Simmons, Michael Finding Lubchenko #186
176. Sittenfeld, Curtis Prep #24
177. Spillebeen, Geert Kipling’s Choice #09
178. Staples, Suzanne Fisher Under the Persimmon Tree #123
179. Stauffacher, Sue Harry Sue #163
180. Stein, Tammar Light Years #11
181. Stolz, Joelle The Shadows of Ghadames #29
182. Tal, Eve Double Crossing #177
183. Thal, Lilli Mimus #182 Teen Comments
184. Thesman, Jean Singer #217 Teen Comments
185. Tiffany, Grace Ariel #135 Teen Comments
186. Tingle, Rebecca Far Traveler #59
187. Torres, J. Love as a Foreign Language, Vol. 1 #196
188. Tullson, Diane Red Sea #181
189. Twelve Hawks, John The Traveler #116
190. Updale, Eleanor Montmorency On the Rocks: Doctor, Aristocrat, Murderer? #23
191. Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways #124
192. Vaught, Susan Stormwitch #56
193. Velde, Vivian Vande The Book Of Mordred #176
194. Velde, Vivian Vande Now You See It... #33 Teen Comments
195. Volponi, Paul Black and White #106 Teen Comments
196. Waid, Mark Superman: Birthright - the Origin of the Man of Steel #152
197. Waite, Judy Trick of the Mind #54
198. Weaver, Will Full Service #107
199. Westerfeld, Scott Peeps #96 Teen Comments
200. Westerfeld, Scott Uglies #27
201. Whitcomb, Laura A Certain Slant of Light #131
202. Whyman, Matt Boy Kills Man #47
203. Wilson, Diane Lee Black Storm Comin' #46
204. Wizardology: The Book Of The Secrets Of Merlin #174
205. Wittlinger, Ellen Sandpiper #100
206. Wooding, Chris Poison Teen Comments
207. Wynne-Jones, Tim A Thief in the House of Memory #146
208. Yang, Gene Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order #134
209. The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden, eds. #201
210. Yolen, Jane and Adam Stemple Pay the Piper:A Rock 'n' Roll Fairy Tale #18 Teen Comments
211. Yoo, David Girls for Breakfast #167
212. Young Warriors: Stories of Strength Pierce, Tamora and Josepha Sherman, eds #118
213. Zeises, Lara M Anyone But You #187
214. Zenatti, Valerie When I was a Soldier: One Girl's True Story #98
215. Zevin, Gabrielle Elsewhere #125
216. Zusak, Marcus I am the Messenger #08