The 2006 Best Books for Young Adults List

These are the 91 books (from the 217 nominated titles) that make up the final 2006 list. If you have read any of them, please let me know what you think of them!

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Adlington, L. J.The Diary of Pelly D.

Akbar, Said Hyder. Come Back to Afghanistan : A California Teenager's Story.

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth : Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow. 

Bechard, Margaret. Spacer and Rat .

Black, Holly. Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie.    

Blumenthal, Karen. Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America. nonfiction.

Bolden, Tonya. Maritcha : A Nineteenth Century American Girl.

Boring, Mel. Guinea Pig Scientists : Bold Self Experimenters in Science and Medicine. nonfiction

Bray, Libba. Rebel Angels.            

Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
       
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate .

Butcher, Jim. Dead Beat.

Castellucci, Cecil. Boy Proof

Coburn, Jake. Lovesick .

Cummings, Priscilla. Red Kayak.

Deem, James M. Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii.

Delaney, Joseph. Revenge of the Witch. (The Last Apprentice Book One )

Delisle, Guy. Pyongyang : A Journey in North Korea.

Eisner, Will. The Plot : The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Every Man for Himself: Ten Short Stories About Being a Guy. Ed. by Nancy E. Mercado.

Farrell, Jeanette. Invisible Allies: Microbes That Change Our Lives.

Flake, Sharon G. Bang!

Fleischman, Paul. Zap .

Fleming, Candace. Our Eleanor : A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life.

Frank, E. R. Wrecked .

Frank, Mitch. Understanding the Holy Land Answering Questions About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

Gaiman, Neil. Anansi Boys .

Galloway, Gregory. As Simple as Snow .     

Giblin, James Cross. Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth.       

Green, John. Looking for Alaska.

Griffin, Adele. Where I Want to Be .

Grimes, Nikki.Dark Sons.

Growing Up in Slavery: Stories of Young Slaves as Told By Themselves. Ed. by Yuval Taylor. nonfiction

Gruber, Michael. The Witch's Boy . 

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Halam, Ann. Siberia : A Novel.

Hartnett, Sonya. Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf

Hautman, Pete. Invisible .            

Hawes, Louise. The Vanishing Point: A Story of Lavinia Fontana.            

Hearn, Julie. The Minister's Daughter.        

Hiaasen, Carl. Flush .

Hill, Stuart. The Cry of the Icemark .

Holub, Josef. An Innocent Soldier Translated by Michael Hofmann.

Jacobson, Jennifer Richard. Stained .  

Johnson, Maureen. 13 Little Blue Envelopes.

Jurmain, Suzanne. The Forbidden Schoolhouse : The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students.

Kass, Pnina Moed. Real Time.            

Kibuishi, Kazu. Daisy Kutter : The Last Train.           

Krovatin, Christopher. Heavy Metal and You. nonfiction

Lanagan, Margo. Black Juice.            

Larbalestier, Justine. Magic or Madness.

Larochelle, David. Absolutely, Positively Not

Lavender, Bee. Lessons in Taxidermy .

Lester, Julius. Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue.

Levithan, David. Are We There Yet?

Lubar, David. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie: A Novel.

Lynch, Chris. Inexcusable

Lynch, Jim. The Highest Tide : A Novel.

 

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Martinez, A. Lee. Gil's All Fright Diner .

McGhee, Alison. All Rivers Flow to the Sea.

Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight : A Novel.

  • Twilight drew me into the story because of the miteryes of Edward. All the odd gestures like leaning away from Bella, and looking at her like her was something dirty. Also Bellas narative was exalent. There were also some very funny comments made through out this book, from the comments that Edward made about peoples minds to Bellas reaction! The plot is amazing, even though there alot of vampire books out there this one could stand with some of the best! A+ 5Q5P  Gr 10-12+. Katherine, 14.

Myers, Walter Dean. Autobiography of My Dead Brother.

Nelson, Marilyn. Fortune's Bones : The Manumission Requiem.

Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till .   

O'Donnell, Joe. Japan 1945: A U.S. Marine's Photographs from Ground Zero.

Oppel, Kenneth. Skybreaker.

Partridge, Elizabeth. John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth. nonfiction

Pearson, Mary E. A Room on Lorelei Street  
       
Peet, Mal. Keeper.

Peņa, Matt de la. Ball Don't Lie.

Perkins, Lynne Rae. Criss Cross.

Qualey, Marsha. Just Like That .

Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief : Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince .

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Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor.  

Spillebeen, Geert. Kipling's Choice.  
       
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Under the Persimmon Tree.

Stein, Tammar. Light Years: A Novel.
       
Thal, Lilli. Mimus . Translated by John Brownjohn.

Thesman, Jean. Singer

Tiffany, Grace. Ariel

Tingle, Rebecca. Far Traveler .  

Tullson, Diane. Red Sea.

Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways : Volume 1

Vaught, Susan. Stormwitch .       

Volponi, Paul. Black and White.

Waid, Mark. Superman : Birthright  the Origin of the Man of Steel.

Weaver, Will. Full Service.

Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps.

Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies

Whitcomb, Laura. A Certain Slant of Light.  

Wittlinger, Ellen. Sandpiper

Wooding, Chris. Poison

Wynne-Jones, Tim. A Thief in the House of Memory

Zenatti, Valerie. When I Was a Soldier: One Girl's True Story. nonfiction

Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger.

           

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02/06/2008