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Top 10 Best Books of 2012- Teens

10. Dead End in Norvelt - Dead End in Norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents, and whose nose spews bad blood at every little shock he gets. But plenty of excitement are coming Jack's way once his mom loans him out to help a fiesty old neighbor with a most unusual chore—typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his utopian town. As one obituary leads to another, Jack is on a strange adventure involving molten wax, Eleanor Roosevelt, twisted promises, a homemade airplane, Girl Scout cookies, a man on a trike, a dancing plague, voices from the past, Hells Angels . . . and possibly murder. 

"Come in my room," I said with enthusiasm. "And I'll show you something cool." "Cooler than your bloody nose rag?" she asked, and wrinkled up her face. "Much cooler," I said.

9. The Jaguar Stones series- Fourteen-year-old Max Murphy is looking forward to a family vacation. But his parents, both archaeologists and Maya experts, announce a change in plan. They must leave immediately for a dig in the tiny Central American country of San Xavier. Max will go to summer camp. Max is furious. When he's mysteriously summoned to San Xavier, he thinks they've had a change of heart. Upon his arrival, Max's wild adventure in the tropical rainforests of San Xavier begins. Can Max rescue his parents from the Maya Underworld and save the world from the Lords of Death, who now control the power of the Jaguar Stones in their villainous hands? 

" But it doesn't make sense," said Max, getting angry. "There's something you're not telling me!" Lola was staring hard at Hermanjilio. "There's a lot he's not telling you."

8. The Hunger Games- In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed.

" You here to finish me off, sweetheart?" 

7. The Mortal Instrument Series- When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder. Then the body disappears into thin air. It’s hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing—not even a smear of blood—to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

“Well, I’m not kissing the mundane," said Jace. "I’d rather stay down here and rot." "Forever?" said Simon. "Forever’s an awfully long time." 
Jace raised his eyebrows. "I knew it," he said. "You want to kiss me, don’t you?” 

6. Need Series-  Zara collects phobias the way other girls collect Facebook friends. Little wonder, since life’s been pretty rough so far. Her father left, her stepfather just died, and her mother’s pretty much checked out. Now Zara’s living with her grandmother in sleepy, cold Maine so that she stays “safe.” Zara doesn’t think she’s in danger; she thinks her mother can’t deal.Wrong. Turns out that guy she sees everywhere, the one leaving trails of gold glitter, isn’t a figment of her imagination. He’s a pixie—and not the cute, lovable kind with wings. He’s the kind who has dreadful, uncontrollable needs. And he’s trailing Zara.

" Most of us needs about 12 hours to wake up,"he says. "But not my queen."

5. Bitter Frost Series- All her life, Breena had always dreamed about fairies as though she lived among them...beautiful fairies living among mortals and living in Feyland. In her dreams, he was always there, dangerous Winter Prince, Kian, who is her intended. When Breena turns sixteen, she begins seeing fairies and other creatures mortals don t see. Her best friend Logan, suddenly acts very protective. Then she sees Kian, who seems intent on finding her and carrying her off to Feyland. That's fine and all, but for the fact that humans rarely survive a trip to Feyland, a kiss from a fairy generally means death to the human unless that human has fairy blood in them or is very strong, and although Kian seemed to be her intended, he seems to hate her and wants her dead.

"Is this the part where it comes to you killing me?" I asked out of hatred. " I guess, if you say so, but it has come far more interesting than that..." he replied, smirking. Oh, how I love to slap that smirk off his face.

4. Unearthly Series- When Clara Gardner learns she’s part angel, her entire life changes. She now has a purpose, a specific task she was put on this earth to accomplish, except she doesn’t know what it is. Her visions of a raging forest fire and a mysterious boy lead her to a new high school in a new town but provide no clear instruction. As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she’d have to make—between the boy in her vision and the boy in her life, between honesty, deceit, duty, good, and evil. . . . When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?

 “Tucker: "Today we ran into a mama grizzly with two cubs at the ridge off Colter Bay and Clara sang to it to make it go away." 
Mrs. Avery: You sang to it? 

Tucker: Her singing is that bad.” 

3. Obsidian Series- Starting over sucks.When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring.... until I spotted my neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something unexpected happens. 
The alien living next door marks me.

“My palms itched to have a close encounter of the bitch-slap kind with his face.” 

2. The Half-Blood Series- The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures.Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all. But trying to follow the rules isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a daimon. And that would kind of suck.

"So are you like Team Edward?" I asked him out of curiosity. "Nah, Team DoucheBag would be better description."

1. The Iron King Series- Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined…

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

" First let Puck OUT!!" I screamed at the icy winter prince and slapped his hand away. "Fine" he sighed and cut through the ice that was holding Puck. Puck collapsed to the ground and with a small tremble, turned into a leaf. "Is..he..is..." I tumbling through the words. Ash made another sigh and yelled toward the trees, " So have you seen enough?" Puck jumped out with a malice look and screamed to me," So, that was the bargain you made with him!! Princess, a BARGAIN with  your enemy?? Princess, you should have never made the bargain with him. I could have help YOU! Just not him, I could be helping you and give you everything!" 


Best Qoute June 2012- “But instead of taking the cue to leave, Patch crossed to Scott 
in three steps. He flung him around to face the wall. Scott tried 
to get his bearings, but Patch slammed him against the wall 
again, disorienting him further. “Touch her,” he said in Scott’s 
ear, his voice low and threatening, “and it’ll be the biggest 
regret of your life.” 
Before leaving, Patch flicked his eyes once in my direction. 
“He’s not worth it.” He paused. “And neither am I.”

Crescendo

Best Book Cover June 2012