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Top Ten Teen Books of 2008, According to the Teens

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The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) asked select teen readers to nominate their favorite books from 2008. Then, more than 8,000 teens voiced their opinion by voting. The results have been announced. The YALSA 2008 Teens’ Top Ten , as selected by readers age 12 to 18, are …

1. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
4. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
5. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
6. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
7. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
8. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
9. Before I Die by Jenny Downham
10. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Other books that earned a nomination are:

Betrayed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Daemon Hall by Andrew Nance
Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
Genesis Alpha by Runes Michaels
Glass by Ellen Hopkins
Ironside: A Modern Faery’s Tale by Holly Black
Jango by William Nicholson
Jinx by Meg Cabot
The Luxe by Anna Godberson
Penelope by Marilyn Kaye
Saving Zoë by Alyson Noël
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
Tamar by Mal Peet
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier


Posted in Adapted for Film, Bestsellers, Young Adult on February 22nd, 2009

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