
YALSA Teens' Top Ten & Teen Read Week
The Young Adult Library Services Association will announce its Teens' Top Ten list soon. Teens can vote online through September 18 at www.ala.org/teenstopten for their favorite books of the past year. The winners of the 2009 Teens' Top Ten will be announced in a webcast featuring WWE Superstars and Divas during Teen Read Week, Oct. 18-24. Tell your book group, youth organizations you work with, and any other teen groups you know to visit www.ala.org/teenstopten through September 18 and vote. The more teens who participate, the more accurately the winning list will reflect the reading tastes of teens all over the country!
This year's nominating committee is made up of members of teen book groups in fifteen schools and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted on Support Teen Literature Day during National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year. Readers ages twelve to eighteen can vote online anytime between Aug. 24 and Sept. 18; the winners will be announced in a webcast featuring WWE Superstars and Divas during Teen Read Week.
New September fiction

Diary of a Witness, by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Alfred A. Knopf) Fiction. Ernie, an overweight high school student and long-time target of bullies, relies on his best friend Will to watch his back until Will, overwhelmed by problems at home and guilt over his brother's death, seeks a final solution.

Recipe for Disaster, by Maureen Fergus (KCP) Fiction. Francie's life is almost perfect before new girl Darlene shows up. She has her own business as a weekend baker, a best friend named Holly, and a crush on Tate Jarvis. But Darlene thinks Francie's obsession with baking is weird, she acts like Holly is her best friend, and she's somehow managed to steal Tate's attention away. Just as Francie's pastry-filled dreams are starting to slide, she gets a chance to meet celebrity baker Lorenzo LaRue. Francie is sure that if Lorenzo could only see how passionate she is about baking, he would help launch her career and possibly marry her.
Another Faust, by Daniel Nayeri (Candlewick Press) Fiction "On a single night, five children suddenly vanish from their homes in Paris, Glasgow, Rome, and London. Years later, five enigmatic teenagers make an impressive entrance at an exclusive New York holiday party with their strange but beautiful governess, Madam Vileroy. Rumor and intrigue follow the Faust children to the elite Manhattan Marlowe School, where their very presence brings unexplainable misfortune..."--dust cover flap.
Another Faust, by Daniel Nayeri (Candlewick Press) Fiction "On a single night, five children suddenly vanish from their homes in Paris, Glasgow, Rome, and London. Years later, five enigmatic teenagers make an impressive entrance at an exclusive New York holiday party with their strange but beautiful governess, Madam Vileroy. Rumor and intrigue follow the Faust children to the elite Manhattan Marlowe School, where their very presence brings unexplainable misfortune..."--dust cover flap.

The Stolen One, by Suzanne Carlisle Crowley (Greenwillow Books) Historical Fiction. Sixteen-year-old Katherine ("Kat") Bab lives with her kind but secretive foster mother, Grace. Kat is restless in their peaceful valley home and dreams of leaving it for London to discover the truth of her parentage. When Grace dies, Kat does go to London and is surprisingly invited into the court of Queen Elizabeth, where two devastatingly handsome men vie for her attention. Soon, Kat's fiery red hair and her favor in the court cause rumors to fly: is she the secret daughter of the Virgin Queen? Those fascinated with the customs and fashions of Tudor England--as well as fans of romance, scandal, and palace intrigue--will be entranced by The Stolen One.
Vamped, by Lucianne Diver (Flux) Urban Fantasy. One of fledgling vampire Gina Covello's first thoughts when she realizes that she has been "turned" is that--since she can no longer see her own reflection--she needs to make her personal stylist into a vampire in order to "stop the downward spiral from chic to eek." But while maintaining her status as a fashion plate may be Gina's biggest priority, it's far from her biggest problem. Not only is vampire vixen Mellisande after Gina's new boyfriend Bobby, she's also building an army of teenage vampires in order to dominate the world of the undead. This saucy vampire novel is a quick, fun read that's heavy on the witty banter and action and light on brooding and gore.
Either You're In or You're In the Way: Two Brothers, Twelve Months, and One Fil

No Such Thing as the Real World: Growing Up and Getting a Life, various authors (Harper Teen) Short Stories. A driver's license. High school graduation. Your 18th birthday. The first apartment you pay for all on your own. These are all tangible steps from childhood into the "real" adult world--but what truly marks the transition between being a kid and having your own life? And what if it's nothing like what you expected? Six popular authors ponder these questions in No Such Thing as the Real World, a thought-provoking, revelatory collection of stories that don't pull any punches.

Great write up. "Either You're In Or You're In the Way" www.inorintheway.com is a great book. I've read it several times.
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