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Teens Top Ten 2008

Click here to see the 2007 Teen's Top Ten.

1.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling

  Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldermort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.

2.

Eclipse

Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer

 

Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob, a werewolf and her relationship with Edward, a vampire, but when Seattle is ravaged by a mysterious string of killings, the three of them need to decide whether their personal lives are more important than the well-being of an entire city.

3.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney
 

Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

4.

Jinx
Jinx
by Meg Cabot
 

Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.

5.

Before I Die
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham
  A terminally ill teenaged girl makes and carries out a list of things to do before she dies.

6.

Extras
Extras
by Scott Westerfeld
 

The only thing that matters in the world is fame, and all people are constantly monitored as though they are contestants in a global talent competition. In the blink of an eye, absolutely anyone can suddenly become famous.

7.

Vampire Academy
Vampire Academy
by Richelle Mead
  Two years after a horrible incident made them run away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots.

8.

Betrayed
Betrayed
by P.C. Cast and Krisin Cast
 

In this follow-up to "Marked," fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has settled in at the House of Night. But when she needs her new friends the most, death strikes, and Zoey must find the courage to face a betrayal that could break her heart and jeopardize her world.

9.

Evil Genius
Evil Genius
by Cathering Jinks
 

Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrolls as a first-year student at an advanced crime academy.

 

10.

The Sweet Far Thing The Sweet Far Thing
Libba Bray
 

At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.

 

 

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