Teens, maybe you’ve noticed, but there are a ton of good-looking “young adult” books on the shelves at the book store lately. The problem is not all of them are good. If you’re like me, you sort the good books from the lousy books by going to the bookstore and reading the opening chapters of everything that looks shiny until your eyes bleed.
Or, if you’re more of what they call a “normal person” you can wait for someone else to make a list of books that are really good and choose all your reading from there. (*cough* Slacker. *cough cough*)
If that's your game, I have good news! The Teens' Top Ten Nominees are twenty five recent young adult books that teens across the nation have declared to be actually good.
"But, Tori," you say, "Why are there twenty five of these so-called Top Ten titles?"
That's where you come in. If you've read and enjoyed any of the titles from the list of twenty five nominees, from August 22 to September 16 you can visit the Teens' Top Ten official website to vote for your favorite book. The ten books with the most votes will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 16 to 22.
Every Monday until September 16, we'll be highlighting the twenty five nominees one genre at a time. When voting opens, we'll post links to the online ballot as well. If you see a title that interests you, come check it out from the library.
Action and Adventure titles
Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson
Patterson's Maximum Ride series follows the adventures of a "flock" of genetically engineered winged teenagers as they undermine the efforts of an evil organization of scientists determined to destroy the world. In this, the seventh book, Angel, the youngest member of the flock, takes a leading role as Max and the others face off against a doomsday cult. If you've never read the Maximum Ride series, this one probably won't make much sense to you; consider starting with book one, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. The books are action packed and fast paced with great, unpredictable plot twists.
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
In Leviathan, Alek, the Austro-Hungarian prince, fled for his life after the assassination of his father, the Arch Duke, and found himself aboard the airship Leviathan. Now, in the sequel, Alek and Deryn, a girl disguised as a boy, have escaped in the Ottoman Empire, where Alek may have found a way to stop a war. This series will appeal to fans of history and steampunk. Also, airships and explosions. Look forward to book three, Goliath, in late September.
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
John Smith is no ordinary teenager: he's an alien from the planet Lorien, one of only nine left alive, and has powers beyond those of mere humans. Unfortunately, his race is being hunted to extinction by their enemies, the Mogadorians. When John learns that three of the other Loriens are already dead, he knows that he is next. Will he run, or make his stand? This book was adapted into a movie starring Alex Pettyfer and is the first book in a planned series. Book two, The Power of Six, comes out this month.
Action and adventure not your thing? Tune in next week for some paranormal romance.
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