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title: "Reading Everywhere: Top Ten Tuesday"
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# Reading Everywhere: Top Ten Tuesday

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## Tuesday, August 23, 2011

### Top Ten Tuesday

Have you noticed I'm only posting on Tuesdays this month? It's not on purpose, but between planning teen events at the library, trying to get my two-year-old to nap, being a wife, podcasting at

[Authors are ROCKSTARS!](http://authorsarerockstars.com/)

, occasionally doing some laundry (maybe), reviewing books and apps for

[School Library Journal](http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/)

, preparing a presentation for

[KidLitCon](http://www.kidlitosphere.org/kidlitcon/)

, chairing a

[YALSA](http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/yalsa.cfm)

committee, and planning the baby's first birthday party... well, I've got a few things going on! This blog is the one thing I can do at my own pace, and dear reader, that pace happens to be s-l-o-w right now. I'm okay with that, and I hope you are, too.

Since I'm only posting on Tuesdays, I thought I'd participate in the Top Ten Tuesday meme hosted at

[The Broke and the Bookish](http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/)

! This week's topic is:

Books I Loved but Never Reviewed.

1.

Huntress

, by Malinda Lo

I've been wanting to review this one, but somehow just can't fully articulate my thoughts on this beautiful book. I loved the descriptions of the lush settings, and the fact that it's a story about two girls who fall in love, but it isn't an "issue" book.

2.

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

, by E. Lockhart

Smart, funny, thought-provoking, relatable... such a perfect book. I love to recommend this when students need something for a school report, because it's a truly fun read

and

it has enough substance for academic purposes.

3.

Audrey, Wait!

, by Robin Benway

The casual swearing in this book is so perfect. Just-- YES. This is how a lot of teens talk, whether adults like it or not.

4.

Girl at Sea

, by Maureen Johnson

Possibly my favorite Maureen Johnson title so far. I recommend this book

all

the time at my library, as it has a little something for everyone- mystery, adventure, and romance.

5.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

, by Sherman Alexie

Powerful, hilarious, heartbreaking. An excellent choice to introduce an adult reader to the world of YA.

6.

Good Enough

, by Paula Yoo

Come for the spam recipes, stay for the funny and genuine narrator as she navigates her strict Korean-American parents' expectation and her own growing need for independence.

7.

Robot Dreams

, by Sara Varon

I read this four years ago, and still think about it. Deceptively cute illustrations tell a heartbreaking, relatable, and ultimately hopeful story about friendship, loss, and healing.

8.

The China Garden

, by Liz Berry

I believe it's out of print, and not even available in many libraries anymore, but if you can get your hands on it, this is an

amazing

read. A spine-tingling paranormal romance written years before the genre exploded.

9.

Elsewhere

, by Gabrielle Zevin

A gorgeous afterlife story, kind of a

Lovely Bones

for teens.

10.

Mockingjay

, by Suzanne Collins

I had to read this one twice to fully absorb it, because it was so different from the first two books in the trilogy, but I feel it was ultimately a worthy and fitting conclusion to the story. And I loved the epilogue, no matter what anyone else says.

Now... off to do some laundry! Maybe.

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