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YA Stars 2009

YA Stars 2009 - For Teens & Older Others (Young Adult Literature)

The list includes both fiction and nonfiction books. Titles are arranged alphabetically by author. The edition listed is the trade book, library bindings are not listed unless that is the only available format. Titles received starred reviews from Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Horn Book.

The theme information is derived from cataloging information and is not comprehensive. Books are suggested for ages 12 and older. Age and grade designations are approximate, parental judgement should be used.

Notable book information is added as time allows: BBYA= Best Books for Young Adults (ALA/YALSA)

Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine or the Library of Congress CIP description, unless otherwise noted.

 

Author Title Publisher $ Date Stars ISBN
Abrams, Dennis Rachael Ray: Food Entrepreneur Facts on File 30 1/30/2009 Booklist 9781604130782
Anderson, Laurie Halse Wintergirls Penguin Group USA 17.99 3/19/2009 Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, Bulletin 9780670011100
Armstrong, Kelley The Awakening Harpercollins Childrens Books 17.99 5/1/2009 Kirkus 9780061662768
Barnes, John Tales of the Madman Underground: A Historical Romance, 1973 Penguin Group USA 18.99 6/25/2009 Booklist 9780670060818
Bausum, Ann Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books 21.95 4/14/2009 Booklist, SLJ 9781426303326
Benjamin Orange Tokyopop 14.99 2/10/2009 Booklist 9781427814630
Bertagna, Julie Zenith Walker & Co 16.99 3/17/2009 Booklist 9780802798039
Block, Francesca Lia Pretty Dead Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 10/1/2009 Booklist 9780061547850
Block, Francesca Lia The Waters & the Wild Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 6/1/2009 PW 9780061452444
Blubaugh, Penny Serendipity Market Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 3/1/2009 Kirkus 9780061468759
Brashares, Ann 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows Random House Childrens Books 18.99 1/13/2009 Bulletin, PW 9780385736763
Caletti, Deb The Secret Life of Prince Charming Simon & Schuster 16.99 4/7/2009 PW 9781416959403
Chaltas, Thalia Because I Am Furniture Penguin Group USA 16.99 4/16/2009 PW, VOYA Pure Poetry Picks 9780670062980
Chambers, Aidan The Toll Bridge Harry N Abrams Inc 8.95 4/1/2009 SLJ 9780810983588
Dana, Barbara A Voice of Her Own: Becoming Emily Dickinson Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 3/1/2009 Kirkus, Horn Book 9780060287047
Davis, Tanita S. Mare's War Random House Childrens Books 16.99 6/9/2009 Kirkus 9780375857140
Fantaskey, Beth Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 17 2/1/2009 Bullletin, PW 9780152063849
Forman, Gayle If I Stay Penguin Group USA 16.99 4/2/2009 Booklist, Kirkus, PW 9780525421030
Foxlee, Karen The Anatomy of Wings Random House Childrens Books 16.99 2/10/2009 Booklist, Bulletin 9780375856433
Freymann-Weyr, Garret After the Moment Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 16 5/18/2009 PW 9780618605729
Garsee, Jeannine Say the Word Bloomsbury USA 16.99 3/17/2009 Booklist 9781599903330
Gill, David Macinnis Soul Enchilada Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 4/1/2009 Kirkus 9780061673016
Going, K. L. King of the Screwups Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 17 4/6/2009 PW, SLJ 9780152062583
Han, Jenny The Summer I Turned Pretty Simon & Schuster 16.99 5/5/2009 PW, SLJ 9781416968238
Harrison, Mette Ivie The Princess and the Bear Harpercollins Childrens Books 17.99 5/1/2009 Kirkus 9780061553141
Hernandez, David No More Us for You Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 2/1/2009 Kirkus, Bulletin 9780061173332
Jinks, Catherine The Reformed Vampire Support Group Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 17 4/20/2009 PW 9780152066093
Klass, Sheila Solomon Soldier's Secret: The Story of Deborah Sampson Henry Holt & Co 17.99 3/31/2009 Booklist 9780805082005
Lloyd, Saci The Carbon Diaries, 2015 Holiday House 17.95 2/6/2009 Booklist, Horn Book, SLJ 9780823421909
Madden, Kerry Harper Lee: A Twentieth-century Life Penguin Group USA 16.99 3/19/2009 Kirkus, Booklist 9780670010950
Magoon, Kekla The Rock and the River Simon & Schuster 15.99 1/6/2009 Bulletin, Booklist 9781416975823
Mantchev, Lisa Eyes Like Stars Feiwel & Friends 16.99 7/7/2009 Kirkus 9780312380960
Marino, Peter Magic And Misery Holiday House 17.95 3/15/2009 Booklist 9780823421336
Martin, C. K. Kelly One Lonely Degree Random House Childrens Books 16.99 5/26/2009 Kirkus 9780375851636
McKernan, Victoria The Devil's Paintbox Random House Childrens Books 16.99 1/13/2009 PW, SLJ 9780375837500
Meehan, Kierin Hannah's Winter Edc Pub 15.95 3/1/2009 Kirkus, Horn Book 9781933605982
Morrison, Angela Taken by Storm Penguin Group USA 16.99 3/5/2009 PW 9781595142382
Morrison, Grant All Star Superman 2 Dc Comics 19.99 2/17/2009 Booklist 9781401218379
Myers, Walter Dean Dope Sick Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 2/1/2009 PW, SLJ 9780061214776
November, Sharyn (EDT) Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction Penguin Group USA 19.99 3/5/2009 Bulletin 9780142405529
Oaks, J. Adams Why I Fight Simon & Schuster 16.99 4/21/2009 Booklist 9781416911777
Pignat, Caroline Greener Grass Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd 12.95 3/13/2009 Booklist 9780889954021
Pon, Cindy Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia Harpercollins Childrens Books 17.99 5/1/2009 Booklist 9780061730214
Prose, Francine Touch Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 6/1/2009 Booklist 9780061375170
Rich, Naomi Alis Penguin Group USA 17.99 2/19/2009 PW 9780670011254
Runyon, Brent Surface Tension: A Novel in Four Summers Random House Childrens Books 16.99 3/10/2009 Kirkus, PW 9780375844461
Ryan, Carrie The Forest of Hands and Teeth Random House Childrens Books 16.99 3/10/2009 Bulletin, SLJ 9780385736817
Smith, Sherri L. Flygirl Penguin Group USA 16.99 1/22/2009 Booklist 9780399247095
Smithson, Ryan Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 5/1/2009 Kirkus, SLJ 9780061664687
Spires, Elizabeth I Heard God Talking to Me: William Edmonson and His Stone Carvings Farrar Straus & Giroux 17.95 2/2/2009 SLJ 9780374335281
Stoffels, Karlijn Heartsinger Scholastic 16.99 1/1/2009 Kirkus, PW 9780545069298
Stork, Francisco X. Marcelo in the Real World Scholastic 17.99 3/1/2009 Booklist, Bulletin, Horn Book, Kirkus, PW, SLJ 9780545054744
Swanson, James L. Chasing Lincoln's Killer Scholastic 16.99 2/1/2009 PW, SLJ 9780439903547
Valentine, Jenny Broken Soup Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 4/1/2009 Bulletin, Kirkus 9780060850715
Vivian, Siobhan Same Difference Scholastic 17.99 3/1/2009 Kirkus 9780545004077
Whitcomb, Laura The Fetch Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 17 2/2/2009 Booklist, Bulletin 9780618891313
Williams, Carol Lynch The Chosen One St Martins Pr 16.95 5/12/2009 PW 9780312555115
Williams-Garcia, Rita Jumped Harpercollins Childrens Books 16.99 3/1/2009 Booklist, PW 9780060760915
Wiseman, Eva Puppet McClelland & Stewart Ltd 17.95 1/13/2009 Booklist 9780887768286
Wolff, Virginia Euwer This Full House Harpercollins Childrens Books 17.99 2/1/2009 Kirkus, PW 9780061583049
Wolfson, Jill Cold Hands, Warm Heart Henry Holt & Co 17.99 3/31/2009 Kirkus 9780805082821
Wyatt, Melissa Funny How Things Change Farrar Straus & Giroux 16.95 4/27/2009 Kirkus 9780374302337
Yang, Gene Luen The Eternal Smile First Second 16.95 4/27/2009 Booklist, Kirkus, PW 9781596431560
Zink, Michelle Prophecy of the Sisters Little Brown & Co 17.99 8/1/2009 Booklist 9780316027427