Librarian’s Choice 2006

Librarians read a lot so we can help people of all ages and interests find the books they are looking for. These are our choices for the 15 best fiction books for teens in 2006. Want more suggestions? Ask us…It’s our job!

Please note: Some books contain mature themes and situations

What Happened to Cass McBride by Gail Giles

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

"The morning after noted child prodigy Colin Singleton graduated from high school and got dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, he took a bath..."

Rash by Pete Hautman

Nailed by Patrick Jones

“Bret, what the hell is wrong with you?’ I stand mute for a moment as my dad shakes his head. ‘What do you mean?’ I reply, playing Mr. Innocent without much conviction…”

Born to Rock by Gordon Korman

“The thing about a cavity search is this: It has nothing to do with the dentist. If only it did…”

Sold by Patricia McCormick

“One more rainy season and our roof will be gone, says Ama. My mother is standing on a log ladder, inspecting the thatch, and I am on the ground, handing the laundry up to her so it can bake dry in the afternoon sun…”

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

“I felt like I was trapped in one of those terrifying nightmares, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can’t make your body move fast enough…”

Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck

“I was cleaning carbon off a set of spark plugs with an emery cloth when my big brother Jake barged in, soaked to the skin. ‘Twister,’ he said, ‘down around Roachdale…”

Between Mom and Jo by Julie Ann Peters

“I’m sitting on a cold metal slab, and there’s blood all over my shirt. I’ve been screaming so long my throat’s raw. Jo leaps out from behind the door and goes, ‘Ha!’”

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

"Lisa is pregnant. Dad called around 11 o'clock to let us know. Only Mom has already taken Jonny to his baseball practice and of course Matt isn't home from college yet, so I was alone to get the big news..."

Just In Case by Meg Rosoff

“The view is fine from up here. I can look out across the world and see everything. For instance, I can see a fifteen-year-old boy and his brother…”

The Trap by John Smelcer

“Off in the distance, in a place far away from anyplace else, a yellow snowmobile pulling a long sled was slowly coming down toward the wide river through a valley of white hills, winding around the trees…”

The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin

"Dear Emmy, As I write this, you are nine years old, too young to be told the full and true story of our family's past, let alone be exposed to my philosophizing about what it all meant..."

Specials by Scott Westerfeld

“The six hoverboards slipped among the trees with the lightning grace of playing cards thrown flat and spinning. The riders ducked and weaved among ice-heavy branches, laughing, knees bent and arms outstretched…”

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang