Teens’ Top Ten Booklist

A WCCLS Booklist

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 Before I Die  Downham, Jenny
A terminally ill teenaged girl makes and carries out a list of things to do before she dies.
 City of Bones  Clare, Cassandra
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
 Diary of a Wimpy Kid  Kinney, Jeff
Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
 Eclipse  Meyer, Stephenie
Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob and her relationship with Edward, both vampires, but when Seattle is ravaged by mysterious killings, the three of them need to decide whether their personal lives are more important than the well-being of an entire city.
 Extras  Westerfeld, Scott
The only thing that matters in the world is fame, and all people are constantly monitored as though they are contestants in a global talent competition. In the blink of an eye, absolutely anyone can suddenly become famous.
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows  Rowling, J. K.
Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.
 Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports  Patterson, James
The time has come for Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel to face their ultimate enemy and, despite many obstacles, try to save the world from a sinister plan to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race.
 The Sweet Far Thing  Bray, Libba
At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.
 Twisted  Anderson, Laurie Halse
After finally being noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, 17-year-old Tyler enjoys his new reputation and the attention of a popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts.
 Vampire Academy  Mead, Richelle
Two years after a they ran away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots.

The photo in the upper left is called Getting Ready for "Harry Potter July", courtesy of Noël Zia Lee