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Teen Readers -- Book Sense 76 Top Ten -- Spring 2003
January 29, 2003
Dear Booksellers,
In our continuing efforts to support your work highlighting deserving young
adult fiction, here's our third Teen 76 Top Ten in the last year.
The top five titles will be featured in a USA Today Snapshot box in
early March, just as the pad of fliers gets to you. Thank you!!
Carl
carl@booksense.com
| 1. |
A NORTHERN LIGHT, by Jennifer Donnelly (Harcourt, $17, 0152167056;
March) "This amazing novel chronicles the life of Mathilda in upstate
New York, in alternating times of early spring and late summer. She is torn
between going to college and keeping her promise to her dying mother to
stay and take care of the family. This is absolutely the best book I have
read in years." --Heather M. Fierst, The Book Bag, Valparaiso, IN
Also a Listening Library Audio (0807208957) |
| 2. |
GREEN ANGEL, by Alice Hoffman (Scholastic, $16.95, 0439443849;
March) "Hoffman weaves a futuristic tale of near annihilation, taking
one gentle, loving teenage girl from a close-knit family and leaving her
alone to deal with the loss and distraction of her life and world. This
chillingly realistic story is set in a world we might one day know."
--Roxanne Campbell, Sam Weller's Zion Books, Salt Lake City, UT |
| 3. |
ABHORSEN, by Garth Nix (HarperEos, $17.99, 0060278250) "I
haven't been as excited about a sequel since Amber Spyglass! In pure high
fantasy style, Nix reveals a world heading towards the ultimate battle between
good and evil, but his characters and the magic that they wield are powerful
and unique." --Tracy Wynne, Cover To Cover Booksellers, San Francisco,
CA Also a Listening Library Audio (0807205613) |
| 4. |
THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION, by Nancy Farmer (Atheneum/S&S, $17.95,
0689852223) "Farmer creates the imagined country of Aztlan, where a
young boy's destiny lies in the hands of criminals. Rather than preaching
about drugs, socialism, and cloning, Farmer writes about friendship, loss,
and self-discovery. Like The Giver, this novel takes us into a world
that could one day be ours, if we're not careful." --Sarah Todd,
Children's Book World, Haverford, PA (The 2002 National Book Award
Winner.) |
| 5. |
ARTHUR: At the Crossing Places, by Kevin Crossley-Holland (Arthur
A. Levine/Scholastic, $17.95, 0439265983; Oct.) "This series is really
delightful and well-written, great for kids interested in fantasy or history.
It ranks up there with the best books on the Arthurian legend." --Lynne
Almeida, Spellbinder Books, Bishop, CA Also a Listening Library Audio
(0807205486) |
| 6. |
FEED, by M.T. Anderson (Candlewick, $16.99, 0763617261) "An
unforgettable book, although there are some things about this disturbing
look at a possible near-future that I'd like to forget. A riveting book
for teens and their parents, too."--Paula Dutko, Nonesuch Books,
Saco, ME (A 2002 National Book Award Finalist) |
| 7. |
A STEP FROM HEAVEN, by An Na (Speak/Putnam, $7.99 paper, 0142500275;
Jan.) "In this masterfully written story, Na describes the struggles
and joys of a Korean family living in America, and creates memorable characters
and a novel worthy of awards." --Andrea Hein, Kids Ink Children's
Bookstores, Indianapolis, IN Also a Listening Library Audio (0807207217) |
| 8. |
THE LIFE HISTORY OF A STAR, by Kelly Easton (Simon Pulse, $6.99
paper, 0689852703) "Fourteen-year-old Kristen is trying to make sense
of it all. Her parents are fighting, one brother is avoiding home, and another
has returned from Vietnam an empty shell. From politics to the Beatles to
family life, Kristin has to muddle through the turbulent early '70s and
find strength in herself." --Nikki Mutch, University of Connecticut
Co-op, Storrs, CT |
| 9. |
BUDDHA BOY, by Kathe Koja (Frances Foster/Farrar, $16, 0374309981;
Feb.) "Once again, Koja writes about the struggle of young people dealing
with anger, as a way of introducing Buddhism. This novel is gritty, realistic,
and accessible." --Carol Schweppe, Hicklebee's, San Jose, CA |
| 10. |
RODZINA, by Karen Cushman (Clarion, $16, 0618133518; Feb.) "Cushman
tells the story of a group of children sent on the orphan train from Chicago
to the Western Territories through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl. The hilarious
exploits of these orphans during their journey, and their hopes and fears
of finding good families to adopt them, make this book a very exciting read."
--Rebecca Mullin, Kids Ink Children's Bookstores, Indianapolis, IN
Also a Listening Library Audio (0805215775) |
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Coming March 11!
The Book Sense Children's Book of the Year Award-winner
last year, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, will be out
in paperback! From Delacorte for $8.95 (0385730586), and also on audio
from Imagination Studio (0807205893).
And coming in late April: The fabulous
sequel -- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood! (Delacorte, $15.95,
0385729340) Reserve your copy now!
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Coming in early April,
from the author of THE GIVER--
The Silent Boy, by Lois Lowry (Houghton
Mifflin, $15, 0618282319) Also a Listening Library Audio (0807216925)
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