More than 8,000 teens voted in the 2010 Teens' Top Ten, with Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins topping the list. Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted on Support Teen Literature Day during National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year. Readers ages twelve to eighteen voted online between Aug. 23 and Sept. 17, 2010 for this year's winners.
The Teens' Top Ten 2010 is:
1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
3. Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
7. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
8. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
9. Fire by Kristin Cashore
10. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Blogs
Hey all.. check out the new blogs at the J/S High and Jacobson Elementary. For Mr. Thompson's PK-6 blog go to www.jacobsonelementary.blogspot.com. For Mr. Dockstader's blog go to www.bk712.blogspot.com.
Taylor Swift Live Event
As part of Scholastic's 90th Aniversary Global Literacy Campaign, Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. - READ NOW! with Taylor Swift is a LIVE WEBCAST exclusively for schools in the U.S. and around the woeld. The LIVE event takes place on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at noon (CT).
In this 30-minute literacy event, Taylor Swift will participate in a live interview with actor, musician and host of "America's Got Talent", Nick Cannon, about the importance of reading and take questions from students in the audience and onlline. The event will end with a live performance.
Check with your teacher to see if you are participating in this live classroom event about the power of books and reading!
Until next time,
Mrs. Reiter
K-12 Teacher Librarian
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