Daily Archives: December 31, 2010

The Best Teen Books & Graphic Novels of the Year

cadl-teenLists, lists, lists…it seems that’s what December is made of.  Wish lists, shopping lists, resolutions for the new year.  These lists can help you with your best-of-the-year lists, gift-giving, or if you’ve resolved to read more in 2011.

My top 10 2010 books for teens:

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

They Called Themselves the K.K.K. by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve

Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whelan Turner

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

Trash by Andy Mulligan

Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld

My Top 7 Graphic Novels for Teens:

Trickster by Matt Dembicki

The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds

Mercury by Hope Larson

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri

Kill Shakespeare by Connor McCreery and Anthony Del Col

Brain Camp by Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan

Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites by Evan Dorkin

What are your favorite teen books and graphic novels of 2010?

-Lynn H., CADL Youth Services Specialist