Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Amazon Top 10 Books of 2011, Teen Edition

It's hard to believe, but it's getting to be that time of year again when various magazines and publications list their favorite books of the year. Amazon has released their Top 10 books of 2011 lists. There are many different categories but here is what they have for Teen Fiction:

1. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
2. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
3. Exposed by Kimberly Marcus
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
5. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
6. The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
7. Divergent by Veronica Roth
8. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
9. You Against Me by Jenny Downham
10. Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans

I've made a good showing on these. Bolded titles are those I've read but haven't reviewed yet while linked titles will take you to my reviews. I've read several at any rate with a few of these being on my TBR pile.

I'm in definite agreement about The Scorpio Races. I just finished that this week (and will have a review tomorrow). It was a fabulous story. I read Between Shades of Gray and it is indeed well done but wow, it's a tough one to get through.

I do wonder why the Richard Paul Evans title is on there. I haven't read it myself but I'm curious as to why it made the cut. He's an adult author also, maybe that played a role in it?

With the exception of The Scorpio Races, none of these books make my own personal top 10 of 2011. My tastes run differently from Amazon readers I guess.

Do these titles really stand-out as the best of teen fiction in 2011? What do you think? What title is missing or overlooked?
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