Top Teen Picks of 2008

I tend to fall head over heels in love with teen novel, and I love all the ones listed below.  So here we go, the links are to my previous reviews.

January

Sweethearts by Sara Zarr

Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

February

Debbie Harry Sings in French by Meagan Brothers

The Surrender Tree by Margarita Engle

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

March

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce

Season of Ice by Diane Les Becquets

April

Peeled by Joan Bauer

Looks by Madeleine George

Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr

May: read no teen novels?!

June

Newes from the Dead by Mary Hooper

The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner

July

Ivy by Julie Hearn

How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier

Impossible by Nancy Werlin

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

August

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Paper Towns by John Green

September

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

October

Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

November

Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle

Janes in Love by Cecil Castellucci

December

Skim by Mariko Tamaki

Absolute Brightness by James Lecesne

 

Any lovely novels I missed?

Best Children's Books of 2008!

Continuing my retrospective of the year, these are my top picks each month for children’s chapter books and easy readers.  The links are to my previous reviews of each title.

January

Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

February

Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

March

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

April

Forever Rose by Hilary McKay

Clementine’s Letter by Sara Pennypacker

The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

May

Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli

Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall

June

Savvy by Ingrid Law

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

July

Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick

August

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-You Notes by Peggy Gifford

Guardian by Julius Lester

Cicada Summer by Andrea Beaty

September

Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka

What the World Eats by Faith D’Aluisio

Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse

October

The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman

November – interestingly didn’t review any books from this age group!

December

Where the Steps Were by Andrea Chang

Keeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita Smith

The Savage by David Almond

 

So once again, please let me know what I missed!