| 2010 - Young Adult Library Services Association Best Books for Young Adults| Title | Author | | A Brief History of Montmary | Cooper, Michelle | | After | Efaw, Amy | | All the Broken Pieces | Burg, Ann E. | | Alligator Bayou | Napoli, Donna Jo | | Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream | Stone, Tanya Lee | | Almost Perfect | Katcher, Brian | | Along for the Ride | Dessen, Sarah | | An Off Year | Zulkey, Claire | | Because I am Furniture | Chaltas, Thalia | | Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 | Mann, Charles C. | | Best Luck I Ever Had | Levine, Kristine | | Breathless | Warman, Jessica | | Broken Soup | Valentine, Jenny | | Catching Fire | Collins, Suzanne | | Charles and Emma: Darwins Leap of Faith | Heiligman, Deborah | | Chasing Lincoln's Killer | Swason, James | | Chosen One | Williams, Carol Lynch | | Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice | Hoose, Phillip | | Creature of the Night | Thompson, Kate | | Crossing Stones | Frost, Helen | | Demon's Lexicon | Brennan, Sarah Rees | | Devil's Paintbox | McKernan, Victoria | | Dust of 100 Dogs | King, A. S. | | Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom… | Gray, Theodore | | Eon: Dragoneye Reborn | Goodman, Alison | | Eternal Smile | Yang, Gene Luen | | Evolution of Calpurnia Tate | Kelly, Jacqueline | | Fire | Cashore, Kristin | | Fire: Tales of Elemental Spirits | Mckinley, Robin | | Flash Burnout | Madigan, L. K. | | FlyGirl | Smith, Sherri L. | | Funny How things Change | Wyatt, Melissa | | Gentlemen | Northrop, Michael | | Going Bovine | Bray, Libba | | Gringolandia | Miller- Lachmann, Lyn | | Hands and Teeth | Ryan, Carrie | | Hate list | Brown, Jennifer | | Heroes of the valley | Stroud, Jonathan | | Highway to Hell | Clement- Moore, Rosemary | | Hold still | LaCour, Nina | | How to Say Goodbye in Robot | Standiford, Natalie | | If I Stay | Forman, Gayle | | In the Path of Falling Objects | Smith, Andrew | | Into the Wild Nerd Yonder | Halpern, Julie | | Jumped | Williams- Garcia, Rita | | Jumping Off Swings | Knowles, Jo | | Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception | Stiefvater, Maggie | | Leviathan | Westerfeld, Scott | | Liar | Larbalestier, Justine | | Lips Touch:Three Times | Taylor, Laini | | Lost | Davis, Jacqueline | | Love You, Hate You, Miss You | Scott, Elizabeth | | Marcelo in the Real World | Stork, Francisco X. | | Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don't… | Partridge, Elizabeth | | Mare's War | Davis, Tanita | | Muchacho | Johnson, Louanne | | No More Us for You | Hernandez, David | | Once was Lost | Zarr, Sara | | Princess of the Midnight Ball | George, Jessica Day | | Punkzilla | Rapp, Adam | | Purple Heart | McCormick, Patricia | | Same Difference | Vivian, Siobhan | | Say the Word | Garsee, Jeannine | | Shiver | Stiefvater, Maggie | | Solace of the Road | Dowd, Siobhan | | Soul Enchilada | Gill, David Macinnis | | Stitches: A Memoir | Small, David | | Surface Tension: A Novel in Four Summers | Runyon, Burt | | Tales of Madman Under Ground: A Historical Roman… | Barnes, John | | Tales of Outer Suburbia | Tan, Shaun |
Florida Teens Read Award 2011 – 2012A committee of thirteen media specialists appointed by FAME has chosen these books to engage high school students, reflect interests of high school students, and represent a variety of genres, formats, reading levels, viewpoints, and ethnic and cultural perspectives. (geared toward mature students)Title | Author | Split | Swati Avasthi | Ship Breaker | Paolo Bacigalupi | | Heist Society | Ally Carter | | Dash & Lilly's Book of Dares | Rachel Cohn and David Levithan | | Maze Runner | James Dashner | | Incarceron | Catherine Fisher | | Soul Enchilada | David Macinnis Gill | | The Orange Houses | Paul Griffin | | Girl in Translation | Jean Kwok | | Dirty Little Secrets | C. J. Omolulu | | The Miles Between | Mary Pearson | Bruiser | Neal Shusterman | | Stitches | David Small | | Borderline | Allan Straton | | Paranormalcy | Kiersten White |
DCPS Superintendent’s Books of the Month 2010 – 2011Month | Book Title | Author | Character Trait
| Lexile Level | August-September | Touching Spirit Bear | Ben Mikaelsen
| Responsibility Respect for authority, life, liberty, and personal property | 670 | October | All of the Above | Shelley Pearsall | Cooperation | 1000 | November | So You Want Women to vote, Lizzie Stanton? | Jean Fritz | Patriotism | 870
| December | Bird | Angela Johnson | Kindness | 710 | January | Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet | Sherri L. Smith | Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Tolerance | 660 | February | Cages | Peg Kehret | Charity | 660
| March | Tangerine | Edward Bloor | Honesty | 680 | April | Joey Pigza Loses Control | Jack Gantos | Self-Control | 800
| May | Fire Girl | Tony Abbott | Citizenship: Living a Life of Character | 670 |
Urban Youth Title | Author | Durango Street | Frank Bonham | The Moves Make the Man | Bruce Brooks | Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But a Sandwich | Alice Childress | Tear of a Tiger | Sharon Draper | The Skin I’m In | Sharon Flake | The Outsiders | S.E. Hinton | Rumble Fish | S.E. Hinton | Heaven | Angela Johnson | The Contender | Robert Lipsyte | The Giver | Lois Lowry | Number the Stars | Lois Lowry | Glory Field | Walter Dean Myers | Hoops | Walter Dean Myers | Monster | Walter Dean Myers | Scorpions | Walter Dean Myers | 145th Street | Walter Dean Myers | Slam! | Walter dean Myers | Holes | Louis Sachar | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Mildred Taylor | Miracle’s Boys | Jacqueline Woodson |
Back to School for Secondary BoysTitle | Author | Artemis Fowl – The Lost Colony | Eoin Colfer | Austere Academy – from A Series of Unfortunate Events | Lemony Snicket | Bad Beginning – from A Series of Unfortunate Events | Lemony Snicket | Brian’s Return | Gary Paulson | Brian’s Winter | Gary Paulson | Bud, Not Buddy | Christopher Paul Curtis | Carnivorous Carnival – from A Series of Unfortunate Events | Lemony Snicket | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl | Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator | Roald Dahl | City of Beasts | Isabel Allende | Crispin at the Edge of the World | Avi | Drowned Wednesday | Garth Nix | Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie | Jordan Sonnenblick | End – from A Series of Unfortunate Events | Lemony Snicket | Freak the Mighty | Rodman Philbrick | Giver, The | Lois Lowry | Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Series #1), The | Philip Pullman | Harlem Summer | Walter Dean Myers | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J.K. Rowling | Hatchet | Gary Paulsen | Heat | Mike Lupica | Holes | Louis Sachar | Hoops | Walter Dean Myers | Hoot | Carl Hiaasen | King of Shadows | Susan Cooper | Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The | C.S. Lewis | Maniac Magee | Jerry Spinelli | Messenger | Lois Lowry | Monster | Walter Dean Myers | Moves Make the Man, The | Bruce Brooks | My Brother Sam Is Dead | James Collier | On My Honor | Marion Dane Bauer | Poppy | Avi | River, The | Gary Paulsen | Scorpions | Walter Dean Myers | Slave Dancer, The | Paula Fox | Touching the Spirit Bear | Ben Mikaelsen | You Don’t Know Me | Davis Klass |
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