I've bolded the ones I've actually read and/or I own and will be read soon. There are lots I haven't even heard and look forward to acquainting myself with these. I also am a bit disappointed in a few of the choices on the list...
What ones have you read? Which ones are a disappointment? What do you recommend I should read next on the list? What one/ones should be on the list?
Persnickety Snark's Top 100 YA Novels for 2010
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Suzanne Collins (great dystopia series)
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J.K. Rowling (another must-read series!)
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Harper Lee
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Laurie Halse Anderson
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Philip Pullman
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Sarah Dessen
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Markus Zusak
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S.E. Hinton
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Stephenie Meyer
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Sarah Dessen
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John Green
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Sarah Dessen
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J.K. Rowling
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Louisa May Alcott
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Cassandra Clare
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Melina Marchetta
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J.D. Salinger
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J.K. Rowling
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Stephen Chbosky
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Sarah Dessen
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Maggie Stiefvater
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Richelle Mead
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Kristin Cashore
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Jay Asher
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Megan McCafferty
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J.R.R. Tolkien
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Tamora Pierce
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Orson Scott Card
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J.K. Rowling
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Scott Westerfeld
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Libba Bray
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John Marsden
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E. Lockhart
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Jane Austen
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Ellen Raskin
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John Green
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J.K. Rowling
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Suzanne Collins
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Betty Smith
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Sherman Alexie
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Sarah Dessen
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Philip Pullman
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Claudia Gray
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Garth Nix
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J.K. Rowling
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Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
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Judy Blume
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Dodie Smith
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Gail Carson Levine
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Meg Cabot
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Jerry Spinelli
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Diana Wynne Jones
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Susan Cooper
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Becca Fitzpatrick
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Melina Marchetta
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Megan McCafferty
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Sarah Dessen
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Stephenie Meyer
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Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (movie was fun)
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Kristin Cashore
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Robert Cormier
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Francesca Lia Block
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Anne Frank
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Melina Marchetta
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Meg Rosoff
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Cassandra Clare
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Sarah Dessen
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Stephenie Meyer
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Louise Rennison
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Gayle Forman
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Megan Whalen Turner
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Laurie Halse Anderson
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Robin McKinley
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Robin McKinley
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M.T. Anderson
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Ann Brashares (Cute movie, too)
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Anonymous
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Melissa Marr
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William Golding
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Sarah Dessen
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Carrie Ryan
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Katherine Paterson
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Patrick Ness
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Maria V. Snyder
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Richelle Mead
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Avi
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John Green
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Mark Haddon
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Madeleine L'Engle
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Rachel Caine
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M.T. Anderson
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Sharon Creech
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Chris Crutcher
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Simone Elkeles
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Jennifer Echols
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Nicholas Sparks
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Lauren Oliver
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Gary Paulsen (I might have read this as a kid...don't remember for sure, though)
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Paul Zindel
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Robin McKinley
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I've read about 35 of the books listed, i think. i kept loosing track because I was like, "Ooh, I've been meaning to read that," or, "I loved that book!"
ReplyDeleteSo I was thinking this was a great list to use for books to try to get my 15yo to read. But then you mentioned some you were disappointed by. Which ones, pray tell, so I won't foist those off on her and turn her permanently off reading?
ReplyDeleteLisa, my main gripe about the list is the Twilight series. It's an interesting take on the vampire mythology, but a horrible example for girls, imo. I wouldn't want my daughter to read this series until she could understand why Bella and Edward aren't great role models...if I had a daughter! I hear that Hush, Hush might be a little like that, too.
ReplyDeleteI read Catcher in the Rye this year--symbolic, yes, but confused as to what was so special about it. Really enjoyed Curious Incident in the Night time. I Capture the Castle was just okay for me.
ReplyDeleteJust read a great review for The Clockwork Three.
I remember loving The Westing Game when I was a young teen and I read The Pigman last year and loved it. It's old fashioned and wonderful.
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