Friday, July 17, 2009

Vote on Teen's Top Ten!

-What is teen's top ten?... It is the "teen choice" book list that the Young Adult Library Services Association creates each year.

-Who chooses the nominees and the winner?... Teens from book clubs across the nation meet and nominate the books. The Grand Junction Bistro Book Club helped nominate this years picks. Then, any teen, ages 12-18, can vote for the winners!

-When can you vote on the teen's top ten?... Voting will take place August 25th through September 18th. Then the winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 18-24th.

-Where can you vote?... Vote online at www.ala.org/teenstopten

-Why vote?... Because you can! Help libraries decide what goes on the teen book shelves.

Drum roll please ....... the nominees are:

*Graceling by Kristin Cashore
*Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast
*City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
*The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
*Truancy by Isamu Fukui
*Truancy: Orgins by Isamu Fukui
*The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
*Paper Towns by John Green
*Runemarks by Joanne Harris
*Identical by Ellen Hopkins
*Eternal by Cynthia Leitich-Smith
*The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
*Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott
*Wake by Zoe McMann
*Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
*Bloodline by Katy Moran
*The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
*Evermore by Alyson Noel
*Geek Charming by Robin Palmer
*Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce
*Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
*Flygirl by Sherri Smith
*Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten
*Impossible by Nancy Werlin
*Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee

Check these books out at our library!
~Shanna
Teen Librarian

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