VOYA’s list of the Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror is something I look forward to all year long.  The 2005 list has some of my favorites like Rebel Angels by Libba Bray and Ptolemy’s Gate by Jonathan Stroud.  But it also has so many titles that I haven’t read!  Hurrah!

The Los Angeles Times has an article “In Their Own Words” that talks about the trend of young adults writing books for teens.  One of the books featured is The Notebook Girls, a nonfiction title compiled from a series of notebooks passed between four friends.  There are also several other titles mentioned.  Now this is a much better trend than celebrity picture books!