The Teens are All Right

The best of lists have begun! I look forward to the best of 2011 book lists because, even though I might not agree with them all, it makes for interesting perusing--and I usually find a gem that I somehow missed during the year. NPR had a very interesting list called "The Teens are All Right: 2011's Top YA Novels". The library has 4 of the titles on the list (the 5th is on order) and they have all been very popular:

• Anna Dress in Blood by Kendare Blake (love the cover)


• Divergent by Veronica Roth (this one gets 5 stars from our readers)


• So Silver Bright by Lisa Mantchev (on order)


• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (can't go wrong with Maggie)


• Ashfall by Mike Mullin (post-apocalyptic fiction is very popular right now)