Remember that time we asked you vote on your favorite Teen Book for Teen Reed Week? So do we, and the results are in!
Congrats to the winners, and to all of you who have read and voted for any of the books on the list. You guys rock the most. My personal favorite from the list is The Hunger Games, although The Half Blood Prince is definitely my favorite from the Harry Potter series.
What's your favorite?
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
New Teen Books in October
Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry(Starcatchers #4)
Teen Fantasy
Release Date: 10/13/2009
It's 1901. Molly is now married to George Darling and is raising Wendy, Michael and John. James, one of Peter's original Lost Boys, tells Molly about the Others, creatures that are determined to find a cache of starstuff hidden in an underground vault which only has one key: the Sword of Mercy, a legendary weapon.
Request it!
Vanishing Girl by Shane Peacock(Boy Sherlock Holmes #3)
Teen Mystery
Release Date: 10/13/2009
When a wealthy young girl vanishes as if by magic in Hyde Park, Sherlock is once again driven to prove himself. In a heart-stopping race against time, an innocent boy's survival depends on Sherlock's ability to solve the mysterious puzzle of the Vanishing Girl. As complex as the maze that protects the missing girl's hiding place, this case takes Sherlock racing to the countryside, the coast, and into the lair of a menagerie of exotic, dangerous creatures.
Haunted by memories of his shattered family, goaded by his enemies, driven to heal the fragile relationship between him and the beautiful Irene Doyle, Sherlock makes an almost fatal mistake. In the end, his brilliant powers of deduction and the steadfast eccentric Sigerson Bell save the day. Soon, very soon, the world will come to know him as the master detective of all time.
How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
Teen Fiction
Release Date: 10/1/2009
New to town, Beatrice is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. But instead, the girls conspire to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who hasn't made a new friend since third grade. Something about him, though, gets to Bea.
Malice by Chris Wooding
Teen Horror
Release Date: 10/1/2009
Three kids become trapped in the world of a deadly comic book, in this middle-grade thriller from the author of "Storm Thief." Includes illustrations.
Ice by Sarah Beth Durst
Teen Fantasy
Release Date: 10/6/2009
Cassie encounters a Polar Bear King and a love that defies reason, and she learns that perhaps fairy tales aren't make-believe after all.
We Were Here by Matt de la Pena
Teen Adventure
Release Date: 10/1/2009
After "it" happens, Miguel is sent to juvenile hall for a year. The judge had no idea he was doing miguel a favor. Ever since "it" happened, his mother can't even look at him. "Any" home besides his would be a better place to live.
Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith
(Escape from Furnace #1)
Teen Science Fiction
Release Date: 10/27/2009
Furnace Penitentiary: the world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, sentenced to life without parole, Alex Sawyer knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign himself to a death behind bars.
Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
Teen Romance
Release Date: 10/1/2009
From a writer of unparalleled imagination and emotional insight come three stories of supernatural love--tales about the delicousness of wanting and waiting for that moment when lips touch. Includes illustrations.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
Teen Humor
Release Date: 10/1/2009
Kinney's "New York Times"-bestselling Wimpy Kid series returns with Book 4, which finds the sarcastic and sharp-witted ("Toronto Globe and Mail") Greg on summer vacation with his family.
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