Awards!
Awards! Awards!
2004 Teens' Top Ten Books
Take a look at the list of teen-nominated books below and
start reading your way through them now. That way, during
Teen Read Week, October 17-23, you can vote for your three
favorite teen books. Visit this site for more information
and updates on nominations. http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/specialprojects/
teenstopten.htm
A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray
(Supernatural)
After her mother's death, Gemma must attend a London boarding
school where she feels like an outsider until she finds a
supernatural link with her mother. Teen nominator: "It's
fun to read about mean girls and visions and such."
The Princess & The Pauper
by Kate Brian
(Realistic Fiction)
After two girls switch identities in this retelling of Mark
Twain's classic, wild mayhem and comedy result. Teen nominator:
"A fairy tale written very nicely."
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
(Fantasy)
When characters escaped from a book her father was mending,
Meggie's mother became trapped inside Inkheart-how can they
get her out? Teen nominator: With "very cool and well-developed
characters, it is the kind of book you never want to put down.
It is much, much better than most fantasy stories."
Escape from Memory
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
(Science Fiction)
Transported to an old-world country hidden within California,
Kira learns that her parents invented computer chips that
stored memory in people's heads when she is held hostage by
someone who wants the invention. Teen nominator: "Not
the standard teen girl's novel, it's an exciting thriller,
mystery, and tale of friendship."
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (Fantasy)
Surviving a massacre of the royal family, a princess must
live disguised as a goose girl until she can figure out how
to regain her throne in this retold fairy tale. Teen nominator:
"In this amazing story of courage and learning how to
overcome your fears, Ani is a great heroine with such determination.
It's the kind of book I would read over and over."
The Farther You Run
by Davida Wills Hurwin
(Realistic Fiction)
In their San Francisco apartment, two college girls struggle
to live on their own in this sequel to A Time for Dancing.
Teen nominator: "It's like all my favorite writers got
together to write a book. It touches so many aspects of human
nature."
Eragon
by Christopher Paolini
(Fantasy)
Written by a talented teen author, this first volume in the
Inheritance Trilogy features young Eragon, whose adventure
begins when he finds a blue stone that is actually a dragon's
egg. Teen nominator: "The world is reminiscent of Tolkien
but not as complex and more human, thereby appealing to a
larger number of teens."
East
by Edith Pattou
(Fantasy)
Following a White Bear who is really an enchanted human boy,
Rose nears the treacherous Troll Queen's realm in this fantasy
set in ancient Norway. Teen nominator: "This creative
mix of fantasy, adventure, and romance never ceases to be
exciting. Despite its length [494 pages], I finished it in
3 days. That's how good it is!"
Pirates! by Celia Rees (Historical Fiction)
In the early 1700s, Nancy flees an arranged marriage to become
a pirate attacking merchant ships, her exploits exposing her
to brutal treatment of women. Teen nominator: "The adventures
in this story are every kid's dream, mixing action, romance,
and some of life's lessons. It's thrilling all the way from
start to finish."
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Blue Is for Nightmares
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
(Supernatural)
Stacey's nightmares about her boarding school roommate Drea
turn out to be premonitions of what really happens. Teen
nominator: "Suspenseful and mysterious, it will freak
you out."
Can't Get There from Here
by Todd Strasser
(Realistic Fiction)
Runaway teens band together for survival on the streets
of New York as they face hunger, drug abuse, and prostitution.
Teen nominator: "This intense book about teens who
have nothing left shows what makes them choose the streets.
The dramatic effect grabs and pulls the reader in."
Inside Out
by Terry Trueman
(Realistic Fiction)
Schizophrenic 16-year-old Jack hears two voices in his head
that tell him to kill himself. What can he do when he finds
himself in the middle of a coffee shop holdup? Teen nominator:
"It's a real issue, telling the story of a kid who
is sick and how his life is. Most people don't know how
it feels."
Restless: A Ghost Story
by Rich Wallace
(Supernatural)
Narrated by Frank, a ghost trying to contact his football-playing
brother Herbie, this story explores the extrasensory world.
Teen nominator: "It gives you a full ride of emotions
and expresses interesting ideas about the afterlife and
how the spirits feel about it."
The Revealers
by Doug Wilhelm
(Realistic Fiction)
Three seventh graders who are constantly picked on find
a solution when they start The Revealer, an e-mail newsletter
that publishes bully encounters to the entire school. Teen
nominator: "Three strangers become good friends and
teach the whole school what life can really be like. Many
people can relate to what's happening to them."
Buckeye Children's Book Award
Students in grades 6th-8th can cast their votes now for
the best book on the list below. Visit this web site http://www.bcbookaward.info/
to make sure that your favorite wins!
Darkness Before Dawn
by Sharon M. Draper
Among the Imposters
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Pictures of Hollis Woods
by Patricia Reilly Giff
How I Fell in Love And Learned to Shoot Free Throws by Jon
Ripslinger
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
Teen Buckeye Book Award
The Teen Buckeye Book Award Committee is pleased to announce
the first ever nominated list of books for the Teen Buckeye
Book Award (Grades 9-12)! Visit this site www.bcbookaward.info/teens/
to cast a vote for your favorite.
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Princess in Love by Meg Cabot
Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Gossip Times Three by Amy Goldman Koss
Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Chicken Soup For the Christian Teen's Soul compiled by Jack
Canfield
Better Than Running At Night by Hillary Frank
Bittersweet by Drew Lamm
First Part Last by Angela Johnson
The Presence by Eve Bunting
Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos
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