2009 Teens' Top Ten Nominees
Cashore, Kristin.
GRACELING
Lady Katsa is born with a Grace
(super talent) of killing and her uncle, the king, makes her his
brute squad. When she meets Po, a rival kingdom's Graceling, she
becomes more powerful as a woman of justice, self knowledge, and
romance. (YA Fic SF Cashore)
Cast, Kristin &
P.C. UNTAMED (House of Night, #4)
At finishing school for young vampyres, Zoey makes a shocking
discovery about the school's leader, but no one will listen to
her as her undead friends and 3 boyfriends turn against her. Loyalties
are strained, truths are revealed, and an ancient evil is awakened.
(YA Fic M Cast)
Clare, Cassandra.
CITY OF ASHES (The Mortal Instruments, #2)
The saga of Clary and her best friend Simon continues, as they
struggle to find their place in a magical world parallel to their
NYC home. Demon-fighting shadowhunters, vampires, warlocks, werewolves,
faeries, and a master villain named Valentine provide a heart-pounding
backdrop as Clary uncovers secrets about her past. (YA Fic SF
Clare)
Collins, Suzanne.
THE HUNGER GAMES
To save her young sister from competing, Katniss Everdeen takes
her place in the annual Hunger Games, a televised competition
in which only one person, the winner, survives. By turns an adventure,
a love story, and a futuristic thriller, this is the first in
a planned trilogy.
(YA Fic SF Collins)
Fukui , Isamu. TRUANCY
In the totalitarian society that Tack lives in, a rebel group
called the Truancy is fighting for freedom. But Tack vows revenge
on the Truancy when someone he loves is killed accidentally during
one of their attacks on the government. (YA Fic SF Fukui)
Fukui , Isamu. TRUANCY:
ORIGINS
Umasi and Zen, adopted and raised in a life of privilege, are
horrified to discover that their father is behind the restrictive
policies of their city. One brother will be driven to rebellion.
(YA Fic SF Fukui)
Gaiman, Neil. THE
GRAVEYARD BOOK
When a toddler wanders away from his home just before assassins
slay his family, he ends up in a graveyard. Named Nobody Owens,
the ghosts and other denizens of the cemetery adopt him and teach
him important skills he will need to survive. (YA Fic M Gaiman)
Green, John. PAPER
TOWNS
When they were little, Margo Roth Spiegelman was Q's best friend.
Now, a month before high school graduation, she disappears after
taking Q on a night of pranks involving dead fish and a depilatory,
sending him on a quest to find her. (YA Fic Green)
Harris, Joanne.
RUNEMARKS
Maddie is shunned by the town because of the mysterious rune mark
on her hand. This same rune mark will shatter her dull existence
as it propels her into the center of a war between the new controlling
religious government and the Norse gods of old. (YA Fic SF Harris)
Hopkins, Ellen.
IDENTICAL
Identical teenage twins, Raeanne and Kaeleigh, respond in totally
opposite ways to the abuse and abandonment from their parents.
One twin finds bulimia and cutting eases the pain and helps her
to maintain her passivity, while the other, more rebellious twin
sinks into the world of drugs and sex. (YA Fic Hopkins)
Lockhart, E. THE
DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS
When Frankie's boyfriend joins a secret society that she isn't
supposed to know anything about, she surprises everyone¡
- including herself - by trying to beat them and become the biggest
prankster of them all. (YA Fic Lockhart)
Marriott, Zoe. DAUGHTER
OF THE FLAMES
Zira bears scars from the battle that left her orphaned and in
the care of the Ruan people. When a tyrant king threatens her
home, Zira seeks help from an unlikely romantic interest and uncovers
the truth about her past. (YA Fic SF Marriott)
McMann, Lisa. WAKE
Going to sleep isn't a big deal for most of us, but for Janie,
falling asleep means getting sucked into other people's dreams.
The supernatural ability she's always considered a nuisance quickly
becomes a nightmare when she blunders into a dream and witnesses
a murder. (YA Fic M McMann)
Meyer, Stephenie.
BREAKING DAWN (Twilight series, #4)
In this, the fourth and final installment of the Twilight Saga,
Bella's new life as the wife of vampire Edward Cullen is wrought
with unexpected obstacles, difficult decisions, and potentially
overwhelming outcomes. (YA Fic M Meyer)
Moran, Katy. BLOODLINE
In the brutal world of Dark Age Britain, Essa fights for his life,
his identity and the lives of those he loves. Paolini and Tolkien
fans: pick this up! (YA Fic Moran)
Ness, Patrick. THE
KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO (Chaos Walking. Book 1)
Enter a world of danger, where men and animals hear each others'
thoughts. Because all the women died shortly after he was born,
Todd Hewitt is the last boy left in his town. When he discovers
an unsettling secret, he runs for his life with his dog and finds
something even more surprising: a girl! (YA Fic SF Ness)
No.l, Alyson. EVERMORE
Her life ripped apart by a tragic accident that killed her family,
Ever struggles with her newfound ability to hear people's thoughts.
Enter Damen, the new boy who seems the perfect distraction ¡ª
except he doesn't eat or drink, and soon Ever discovers a supernatural
new world of which she is now part. (YA Fic SF No.l)
Palmer, Robin. GEEK
CHARMING
Dylan's middle name is "crisis." It seems to follow
her wherever she goes. First she catches her boyfriend staring
at another girl. Then her beautiful designer bag takes a swim
in a fountain. However, along with crisis comes opportunity, and
Dylan's Beverly Hills world is about to be turned upside-down.
(YA Fic Palmer)
Pierce, Tamora.
MELTING STONES
All life, both plant and animal, on the Battle Islands is mysteriously
dying. Stone mage Evvy responds to the islander's call for help.
They need her magic to solve the mystery. Accompanied by her friend
and mentor, Luvo, she uncovers the deep secret revealed by the
stones and the volcano. Will it be in time to rescue the children?
(Juv Fic SF Pierce)
Scott, Elizabeth.
LIVING DEAD GIRL
Kidnapped when she was young, Alice is forced to pretend to be
a little girl to please Ray. She can't escape and wishes for death.
Soon her wish will come true, since she is now too old and must
find Ray a replacement for herself. (YA Fic Scott)
Smith, Cynthia Leitich.
ETERNAL
Zachary, a guardian angel has, against all rules, fallen in love
with his charge. When he sees Miranda sleeping in the shadow of
death, his attempt to save her hurls her into life as a vampire
princess and exiles him from heaven. (YA Fic M Smith)
Smith, Sherri L.
FLYGIRL
Because she wants to fly and to support her soldier brother, 18-year-old
Ida May Jones passes for white amidst obstacles of race and gender
and joins the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World
War II . (YA Fic Smith)
Weingarten, Lynn.
WHEREVER NINA LIES
Two years after 16-year-old Ellie's older sister, Nina, disappeared,
Ellie pieces together clues to her whereabouts and heads out on
a road trip that leads to murder and mystery with her hot new
boyfriend, Sean. (YA Fic M Weingarten)
Werlin, Nancy. IMPOSSIBLE
This gentle story details young teen Lucy's rape and subsequent
pregnancy, with an amazingly supportive cast of a faithful boyfriend
and loving parents. A fairy tale set in the present, with flashes
of realism and romance. (YA Fic SF Werlin)
Yee, Lisa. ABSOLUTELY
MAYBE
Maybe (short for Maybelline, her mother's favorite mascara) leaves
home and heads to California on a mission to find her biological
father, and avoid her mother's planned wedding number seven. (YA
Fic Yee)
9/21/09
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