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 | 
 
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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