Hello everyone!
I thought it would be prudent to break the list into sections of 20, to blurb each book a bit, and give the books the attention they deserve. I will post the list in entirety, don’t fear! If you can’t get enough of these lists, I suggest visiting Persnickety Snark and giving her your nominations, as she is creating a list as well 😀
Without further ado:
100. Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Blurb:Â At the end of their junior year, Valerie Leftman’s boyfriend pulls a gun in the Commons, leaving six students and a teacher dead and many others wounded. Valerie is hit by a bullet in the leg trying to stop him, just before he ends his own life. Until that point, Valerie had no idea that the “hate list” that she and Nick created would be used to target victims in a vengeful shooting spree. Although the police investigation reveals that Valerie had nothing to do with the actual shootings, many people in her community, including her parents, have a hard time believing that she is not at fault, too. With the help of a patient and insightful therapist, Valerie bravely returns to school after the summer to face the challenges before her.Â
99. The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix – contains 3 books: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen Blurb: Sabriel is her last year at Wyverley College, a private school in Ancelstierre, where Magic does not work, but near the Border with the Old Kingdom, where it does. She and her father are also highly skilled necromancers, who fight the dead who seek to return to Life. But when her father is somehow trapped in Death, she must journey into the Old Kingdom to find him. She does not know that it is wracked by struggle -a magician has brought chaos by refusing to die and hopes to use Sabriel and her father to further consolidate his power.  Although Sabriel is possessed of much heavy knowledge (“A year ago, I turned the final page of The Book of the Dead. I don’t feel young any more”), she is still a teenager and vulnerable where her father and love for Touchstone are concerned, making her a sympathetic heroine.
True love is nothing like that. Especially not for Katherine and Michael, who can’t get enough of each other. Their relationship is unique: sincere, intense, and fun all at the same time. Although they haven’t been together all that long, they know it’s serious. A whole world opens up as young passion and sexuality bloom.
But it’s senior year of high school, and there are big changes ahead. Michael and Katherine are destined for another big “first”: a decision. Is this the love of a lifetime, or the very beginning of a lifetime of love?
On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun – but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl.
Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary), until only one question remains: Who’s behind Ed’s mission?
Also I will pick a winner when I have posted the list in entirety, that way the winner knows all of their choices!! I hope that is fair!
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You are awesome for doing this!
Great list so far!
Great list, and I'm glad to see some of the ones I've voted for on there already!
I happened to really enjoy the House of Night series thus far and REALLY liked John Green's brilliant An Abundance of Katherines. It really is a great coming-of-age tale.
The Max Ride series my students keep loving, but I personally have never gotten into them.
Did however have my chick-lit loving self devouring 13 Little Blue Envelopes. A bit mature to share with my 6th graders, though.
I like these picks. Can't wait to see the next group.
Wow! Great post!
Hate List is on my wish list and Perks of being a Wallflower is sitting behind me waiting to be read lol. Can't wait for the next list!
I loved 99, 98, 94, 90 and 86, so so far so good 😛 Looking forward to the rest!
Really glad to see Blood and Chocolate in there, and I'm actually quite suprised that there's less supernatural / paranormal titles in that group than I would've expected. I'm not really sure what that means, or if it's because a lot of those titles placed higher. I'll be interested to find out.
Great idea, I bet it took a lot of time so thanks! I've only read number 91, but I'll definitely check out some of the others 😀
It's looking good so far. Some of my choices just barely eeked into the bottom 20!
LOVE Blood and Chocolate and Wings.
I'm glad A Northern Light made it!
I love this list. Thank you so much for doing this April!