Today is Support Teen Literature Day! The purpose of this annual event is to raise awareness among the general public that young adult literature is a vibrant, growing genre with much to offer today’s teens.
Each year on Support Teen Literature Day, YALSA launches the Teen Read Week website (www.ala.org/teenread) and announces the Teens’ Top Ten nominations (www.ala.org/teenstopten).
Earlier today, YALSA announced the nominated titles for the 2011 Teens’ Top Ten. Between August and September, teens around the country will be able to vote for their favorite books on this list and the ten most popular will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 16-22.
2011 TTT Nominations
Drought by Pam Bachorz
I am J by Cris Beam
You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin
Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier
The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Love, Inc. by Yvonne Collins
Matched by Ally Condie
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Lies by Michael Grant
Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Red Moon Rising by Peter Moore
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
The False Princess by Eilis O’Neal
Angel by James Patterson
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
And, in just a couple of weeks The Hub will begin 30 Days of Teens’ Top Ten. Every day in May stop by to read a post related to the Teens’ Top Ten!
-Kate Pickett, currently listening to The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
What a fantastic list of books! I am proud to say that I have read the majority of them…and um, I’m 29!! Love YA!
I’m 46 and I’ve read four of them. Plan to read four others. Pretty good for an old lady.
Dude that’s for freaking awesome list and wow totally going to checking the website outand vote
Did I say what an amazing book list that is?!?!?!
Well I love it!!!
Eep, what a fantastic list of books! Can’t wait to find out the winner, I know who I’ll be rooting for :)
I am 57 and have read 3 of them. I will have to check out the others.
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I love the Teens’ Top Ten graphic in this post. Did you make it? What did you use?