Best Books for Adolescents

Posted on November 27, 2009 by


Now for great (non-Twilight) reads for adolescents… Here is the top ten picks for 2009 for adolescents…

  • Bowman, Robin. It’s Complicated: The American Teenager
  • Conner, Leslie. Waiting for Normal
  • de la Pena, Matt. Mexican WhiteBoy
  • Dowd, Siobhan. Bog Child
  • Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games
  • Fletcher, Christine. Ten Cents a Dance
  • Monninger, Joseph. Baby
  • Pratchett, Terry. Nation
  • Tamaki, Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. Skim
  • Voorhees, Coert. The Brothers Torres

    • Up next… Best Books for Children!

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    I have been a high school teacher for 15 years and am ready to embark on a new project! I hope to promote classic literature and help book clubs rediscover these gems.
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    2 Responses to Best Books for Adolescents

    1. Monica says:
      November 27, 2009 at 1:44 pm

      We just read The Hunger Games for book club. It was a page-turner! I asked for the sequel for Christmas, and there’s supposed to be a third coming soon. My new guilty pleasure ;-)

    2. Kristen says:
      November 30, 2009 at 10:53 am

      Thank you, Monica! It’s on my TBR list!!

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