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libraries for Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools. She is the author of What 

Do Children and Young Adults Read Next? volumes 1–6, and now contributes 

to the online version called Books and Authors. Holley originated and wrote the 

“Audiobooks It Is!” column for Voice of Youth Advocates, 2003–2007, and is a former 

chair of Best Books for Young Adults and the 2004 Printz Award and a past president 

of the Young Adult Library Ser vices Association. 

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1. Teenagers—Books and reading—United States. 2. Reading promotion—United 

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Preface v 

Acknowledgments vii 

 

Paula Brehm-Heeger and Stacy Creel 1 

 

 

Jamie Watson 9 

 

 

Paula Brehm-Heeger 23 

 

Stacy Creel 39 

 

 

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iii

YALSA, Teens, and Reading 

Paula Brehm-Heeger and Stacy Creel 

CHAPTER 1 

The mission of the Young Adult Library Ser vices Association (YALSA) is 

to advocate, promote, and strengthen ser vice to young adults as part of 

the continuum of total library ser vice and to support those who provide 

ser vice to this population. YALSA has identified several activities and concerns 

as essential in fulfilling this vital mission. Among this list of compelling 

concerns, none ranks higher than evaluating and promoting materials of 

interest to adolescents through special ser vices, programs, and publications. 

The annual Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (QP) and Popular 

Paperbacks for Young Adults (PPYA) lists clearly fall under the “evaluating 

and promoting materials of interest to adolescents” umbrella. But why is the 

selection of titles for these lists, put together by dedicated and knowledgeable 

library professionals, such an essential activity for YALSA? Why should all 

librarians, educators, and adults concerned with the health and well-being of 

teenagers spend their valuable and increasingly limited time, resources, and 

energy learning about and utilizing the QP and PPYA lists for the benefit of the 

teenagers with whom they work? A brief examination of reading habits among 

teenagers ages 12–18, both past and present, provides insight into just why 

these lists are vital for strengthening ser vice to all young adults in the nation’s 

libraries. 

Today’s librarians face many challenges, including getting teens not only 

into their libraries but also into reading. This concern is widely acknowledged, 

Paula Brehm-Heeger is manager of the Central Region for the Public Library of Cincinnati 

and Hamilton County. A past president of YALSA, she is the author of Serving Urban 

Teens (Libraries Unlimited, 2008). Stacy Creel is assistant professor in the Division of 

Library and Information Science at St. John’s University, Queens, New York. She is a 

former editor of Voice of Youth Advocates. 

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but opinions differ on why these challenges exist and also on the state of teens 

and reading in America. Are teens reading or not? Which teens are reading 

more, and which teens are reading less? Are they reading what they say they 

are reading? And what counts as reading (Aronson 2006; Gardner and Dillon 

2005; National Endowment for the Arts 2007)? The pendulum of public opinion 

swings between the idea that young adults are not reading at all and what 

Aronson calls “hand-wringing over what a concerned parent fears they might 

be reading too avidly” (Aronson 2005). So what is the reality behind these 

seemingly contradictory ideas regarding teens and reading? 

A good place to start unraveling the mystery about teens and their reading 

habits is with a look at the origins of the concept of reluctant readers. A common, 

long-standing perception about why teens are not reading or are reluctant to 

read is associated with reading skill. When reading is difficult for them, they do 

not like to do it. This belief about why teens are reluctant readers is not a new 

concept. In 1952, the Executive Committee of Capital Area School Development 

Association recognized the needs of low-level teen readers and produced Fare 

for the Reluctant Reader—an annotated listed of teen-tested titles divided by 

grade level and category (Bush and Dunn 1952). The idea that teens do not read 

because they lack the skills to do so has remained popular over the years and 

has led to such ideas as connecting teens to reading through hi/lo books—books 

deemed to have high interest but requiring low reading skills (LiBretto 1985; 

Williams 1987). 

As the concept was developed more fully, the reasons some teens fall into 

this category became more complex. The thought that teens are not reading 

simply because they lack the skill gave way to more nuanced discussions. By 

1969, the term reluctant reader had expanded to include readers “who have the 

ability to read without mechanical problems but have little or no inclination 

to read except what is required for work or normal everyday life” (Chambers 

1969, 4). This view included a list of reasons that youth ages 11–17 were not 

reading—a list that probably sounds familiar to many of today’s librarians: 

the dislike of stories, the lack of time, the fact that teens like group activities, 

and the influx of technology replacing reading as a leisure time activity. In 

her 1996 School Library Journal article “No Time, No Interest, No Way: The 3 

Voices of Aliteracy,” Kylene Beers demonstrates the further evolution of the 

reluctant teen reader concept, with reluctant readers now classified into three 

categories: dormant, uncommitted, and unmotivated. The dormant reader 

has a positive view of reading but does not commit the time to read or lacks 

the free time for pleasure reading. The uncommitted reader views reading 

as a skill but does not have necessarily negative feelings about the skill. The 

unmotivated reader has a negative view of reading and readers. Stacy Creel, 

who worked with youth for ten years in a public library setting and spent 

three years on the QP committee, formulated the following categories: 

The A+ Student. This group of teens reads frequently for school assignments 

but not for pleasure. If it is not important for their college application,

Introduction: YALSA, Teens, and Reading 

they may not have time, or see the need, to read. They have so much 

academic reading that even pleasure reading can seem like a chore or 

an assignment. 

The Athlete. These teens may struggle with academics or reading, but not 

necessarily. Often their lack of recreational reading comes from their 

hectic schedule; practices, pep rallies, games, and studying to keep 

their grades up may not leave much time for recreational reading. 

Additionally, the stereotypical image of the athlete puts pressure on 

this group to look and act a certain way, an image that may not include 

being a reader. 

The Average Joe/Jane. These teens can take reading or leave it. They may be 

enticed to read when presented with the “right” book but do not seek 

out reading on their own. They may come in for assigned open-choice 

reading, get a book, read it and enjoy it, but not check out another book 

until the next semester. 

The English as Second Language. This group of teens may or may not 

participate in recreational reading in their native language if materials 

are available. Reading in English may be a struggle, and finding highinterest 

recreational books at the appropriate level can be a challenge 

that keeps them from reading. Additionally, they may perceive that there 

is a stigma to carrying around a “baby” book or books below level. 

The “I Only Read . . .” This is a controversial category. If teens read only 

one type of book, are they “reluctant”? Some librarians may say, “No, 

they’re reading on their own for pleasure,” and others may say, “Yes, 

if they have read all the vampire fiction in the library and won’t read 

anything else, then they aren’t reading.” 

The Incarcerated. This group of teens may be most closely related to the 

historical version of the reluctant reader. They often have diagnosed 

learning or emotional disabilities (34 percent) and have a poor academic 

record including low achievement, low literacy skills, truancies, being 

held back, and suspensions (Harris et al. 2006). 

The Low Skill Level. This group of teens fits the historical view of reluctant 

readers who are “poor readers or those teenagers unable to read materials 

written for their grade level” (Nelson 1998). 

The Popular. These teens may be leaders in their schools; they are on the 

prom committee, in clubs, and have large social groups of friends. 

Socially accepted, they have many outside interests. Recreational 

reading may not be an accepted part of their image and may not fit into 

their schedule of activities. 

The Outsiders. This group includes goths, skateboarders, and many other 

teens who consider themselves alternative. These teens may frequent 

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the library to use technology but may not be aware that libraries have 

books that would interest them, or they may feel that reading does not 

fit their image. 

The Turned Off. These teens most likely had a negative reading experience 

somewhere along their educational journey. They may have struggled 

with reading in class or found an assigned reading to be painful or 

boring; they then associate that negative experience with reading in 

general. 

What about those teens who really do (or would) like to read but are in 

desperate need of help in discovering books and literature they actually would 

enjoy—yes, enjoy—reading? Recent reports such as the NEA’s “Reading at 

Risk” and the 2006 Yankelovich Scholastic survey certainly paint a picture of 

declining leisure reading among teenagers, with the Scholastic survey stating 

that only 16 percent of 15–17-year-olds read for pleasure every day (Cart 2007). 

Many teens do not seem to have the slightest idea where to find “fun” books or, 

more likely, do not know that such books even exist. This lack of awareness of 

enticing books designed specifically for teens, the very audience to which these 

books are targeted, has not been helped by the fact that “years of bad marketing 

have made it difficult to convince teens that there are young adult titles worth 

reading” (Morris and Eaton 1999). 

But convince them we must. If teens are to develop a lifelong reading 

habit, the importance of pleasure reading during the teen years cannot be 

underestimated. These days there is a “growing recognition that reading skills 

need to be nurtured well into adolescence” (McGrath 2005). Combine this with 

a new perspective from the publishing world on marketing and publishing for 

teenagers indicating that “YA publishing [has never] been healthier” (McGrath 

2005), and it is clear that this is the perfect moment for librarians, teachers, and 

parents to grab the reins and lead teens straight to the entertaining, popular fare 

that can help them appreciate the enjoyment that comes from reading. There 

has never been a better time to convince teens that reading for pleasure is more 

than okay—it can actually be a heck of a good time! 

This brings us to the two reading lists created by committees of YALSA that 

are the focus of this book. These lists are essential tools for successfully meeting 

the challenge of encouraging all teens to read for pleasure. These are not only 

especially appropriate lists for use with reluctant readers but also valuable for 

leading any teen to a book he or she might like. Before now, these two helpful 

resources had not been available in one book. 

The first is the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. The list was 

inaugurated by a committed that started in 1982, the High Interest/Low Literacy 

Level Materials Evaluation Committee. The committee produced an annual list 

titled High-Interest Low Reading Level Booklist. In 1988, the list came to be 

known as Recommended Books for the Reluctant Young Adult Reader, and 

in 1995 the committee and its list became Quick Picks for Reluctant Young

Introduction: YALSA, Teens, and Reading 

Adult Readers (QP). The QP charge is “to prepare an annual annotated list of 

recommended books appropriate for reluctant young adult readers” with the 

purpose of reaching “young adults (ages 12–18) who, for whatever reasons, 

do not like to read. The purpose of this list is to identify titles for recreational 

reading, not for curricular or remedial use” (www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/quick 

picks/). 

The second is the Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (PPYA), born out of 

collaboration with YALSA and Baker and Taylor in the late 1980s. Originally, 

the list focused on five genres, with corresponding paperback dumps sold to 

fit the books and the theme. When Baker and Taylor stopped supporting the 

project in 1995, a new committee formed to “annually prepare one to five 

annotated list(s) of at least ten and no more than twenty-five recommended 

paperback titles, selected from popular genres, topics or themes.” The purpose 

of the PPYA list is “to encourage young adults to read for pleasure by presenting 

to them lists of popular or topical titles that are widely available in paperback 

and represent a broad variety of accessible themes and genres” (www.ala.org/ 

yalsa/booklists/poppaper/). 

This book highlights a decade’s worth of these two annual lists’ recommendations, 

books that can be used with young adults who are not avid readers. 

Although the lists are not new, librarians and other practitioners may not 

remember them as first options when doing readers’ advisory or looking for 

themes. This book is most appropriate for young adult librarians, library media 

specialists working in middle and high schools, English teachers, and students 

and faculty in graduate schools of library and information science, but teens, 

non-youth librarians, parents, and others who work with young adults may also 

find it useful. 

 

Aronson, Marc. 2005. “Getting Over the Rainbow Party.” Publishers Weekly 

252 (32): 66. 

———. 2006. “Don’t Buy the Hype.” School Library Journal 52 (6): 36. 

Beers, G. Kylene. 1996. “No Time, No Interest, No Way: The 3 Voices of 

Aliteracy.” School Library Journal 42 (2): 30–33. 

Bush, Bernice C., and Anita Elizabeth Dunn. 1952. Fare for the Reluctant 

Reader. Albany: State University of New York, New York State College for 

Teachers. Editor’s Note: It is important to note that this edition, a follow-up 

to Fare for the Reluctant Reader: Magazines and Audio-Visual Aids for the 

Slow Learner in Grades 7–10 (1951), excludes titles in the earlier book that 

were not successful when tested with teens. 

Cart, Michael. 2007. “Teens and the Future of Reading.” American Libraries 

30 (9): 52–53. 

5

Note: Authors, titles, and subjects are interfiled in one alphabet. Authors print in roman, titles in 

italics, and subjects in boldface. Annotations are indicated by bold page numbers. 

A 

Aaliyah, 63, 196 

Aaseng, Nathan, 51 

Abadie, Marie-Jeanne, 51 

Abarat, 105 

Abbott, Hailey, 101, 201 

Abduction, 143 

Abelove, Joan, 101 

Abrams, Judith Z., 51 

Absolute Boyfriend, 182 

Absolute Power, 104 

The Absolute Truth, 139, 195 

Absolutely Normal Chaos, 116 

Abuse (themed list), 190 

Acceleration, 152 

Accessories: Things to Make and 

Do, 96 

Acerra, Elizabeth, 20 

Acito, Marc, 101, 194, 195 

Actual Air, 55 

Adams, Douglas, 101 

Adams, Leonora, 102 

Adelman, Penina, 52 

Adem’s Cross, 152 

Adoff, Arnold, 52, 191 

Adoff, Jaime, 102 

The Adventures of Barry Ween, 

Boy Genius, 185, 203 

The Adventures of Blue Avenger, 

136, 203 

After Hours, 110 

After the Dancing Days, 167 

Afterlife (Hayes), 132 

The Afterlife (Soto), 173 

Aftershock, 120 

Against All Odds, 166 

Ahmedi, Farah, 52 

Airborn, 159, 197, 199 

AKA Jane, 177 

Alabiso, Vincent, 52 

Alanna, 162 

Albino Animals, 80 

Alexander, Caroline, 102 

Ali, Karolyn, 71, 199 

Alice Rose and Sam, 145 

Aliens, 80 

The A-List, 118 

All of the Above, 160–161, 202 

All Quiet on the Western Front, 

165 

All the Way, 105 

All-American Girl, 110–111, 198 

Allen, Judy, 52 

Allen, Will, 102 

All’s Fair in Love, War, and High 

School, 164, 202 

Almost a Woman, 89, 197, 205 

Almost Home, 107 

Along Came a Spider, 160 

Alphabet City, 74 

The Alphabetical Hookup List A–J, 

152, 194 

Alphin, Elaine Marie, 102, 198 

Alphona, Adrian, 181 

Alt Ed, 103, 202 

Alter Ego, 60 

AlternaCrafts, 97, 194 

Alvarado, Melissa, 52, 87, 194 

Alvarez, Julia, 102 

Always Running, 88, 204 

Amalia, 149 

Amandine, 129, 195 

Amazing Facts (themed list), 190 

The Amazing True Story of a 

Teenage Single Mom, 53 

Amend, Bill, 52 

America, 123–124, 198 

American Chopper, 63–64, 195 

American Eyes, 112, 202 

Among the Betrayed, 130 

Among the Hidden, 130, 199 

Among the Imposters, 130 

Amy, Number Seven, 140 

And Then You Die, 138 

Anderson, Brent E., 110 

Anderson, Joan, 52, 205 

Anderson, Laurie Halse, 102, 196, 

198 

Andora, Anthony, 102 

Andrews, Benny, 52 

Angeli, Michael, 76, 205 

Anglesey, Zoe, 52–53 

Angry Blonde, 63, 198 

Angry Little Girls, 44, 145 

Angst! Teen Verses from the Edge, 

96, 193 

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal 

Snogging, 165, 197, 200 

Animal Farm, 185 

Anime and Manga (themed list), 

190–191 

Anime Mania, 69, 190, 193 

207

208 Index 

Anne Frank, 65 

Anonymous (Go Ask Alice), 102 

Ansary, Tamim, 52 

Anthony, Piers, 102 

Any Advice? 92 

Any Guy You Want, 179, 195 

Anyone but You, 188 

Appelt, Kathi, 103, 202 

Appignanesi, Richard, 169 

Applegate, K. A., 103 

April and the Dragon Lady, 156 

Arakawa, Hiromu, 103 

Araki, Hirohito, 103, 190 

Aranzo, Aronzi, 53, 190, 193 

Archbold, Rick, 53 

Are We an “Us”? 90–91 

Are We There Yet? 58 

Armageddon Summer, 187 

Armstrong, Jennifer, 73, 103 

Armstrong, Lance, 53, 195 

Arnold, Mary, 27 

Arnoldi, Katherine, 53 

Aronson, Sarah, 103 

Arrasmith, Patrick, 118–119 

The Art of Hand Reading, 87 

The Art of Optical Illusions, 91 

Artemis Fowl, 114 

Asai, Carrie, 103 

Ash, Russell, 53, 190 

Ashanti, 53, 196 

Asher, Jay, 103 

Ask CosmoGirl! about Guys, 42, 60 

Ask CosmoGirl! about Your Body, 

42, 60 

Ask Dr. Keith, 77 

Astrostyle, 62 

At the Sign of the Sugared Plum, 

135 

Atanda-Alvarado, Belen, 95, 191 

Athlete, 90, 201 

Athletic Shorts, 116, 196, 202 

Atkin, S. Beth, 53 

Atkins, Catherine, 103, 190, 202 

Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia, 103–104, 

198, 203, 204, 205 

The Au Pairs, 117 

Austen, Jane, 104, 201 

Autobiography of a Face, 67, 204 

Autobiography of My Dead 

Brother, 155, 195 

Avenger, 152 

Avi, 104 

Avril Lavigne, 95 

Awakening (Tiernan), 178, 205 

The Awakening (Wasserman), 182 

award winners (themed list), 

196–197 

Azuma, Kiyohiko, 104, 190 

 

The Baboon King, 164 

Baby Alicia Is Dying, 151 

Baby Girl, 102 

Babylon Boyz, 155 

Bachtell, Tom, 96 

Backstage with Beth and Trina, 

44, 55 

Backstreet Boys, 61 

Backwater, 105 

Bad, 122, 198 

The Bad Book, 53, 190, 193 

Bad Boy: A Memoir, 81, 204 

A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, 

175, 194 

Bad Cat, 62 

Bagdasarian, Adam, 104 

Bagley, Mark, 106 

Baldacci, David, 104 

Balefire series, 178, 205 

Ball Don’t Lie, 118, 198 

Ballard, Robert D., 53 

Baltin, Steve, 53 

Bancroft, Tom, 44, 53 

Bang! 122, 150 

Bang, Molly, 53–54 

Banks, Lynne Reid, 104 

Banks, Tyra, 42, 54, 191 

Banner in the Sky, 179 

Bar Code Tattoo, 184, 192 

Bardi, Abby, 104 

Barker, Clive, 105 

Barking at a Fox-Fur Coat, 117 

Barnes, Derrick, 105, 194, 198 

Barnes, Jennifer Lynn, 105, 192, 

198 

Barron, T. A., 105 

Barry, Lynda, 54, 196 

Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of 

Horror, 129 

Baseball’s Best Shots, 54 

Basher, Simon, 62 

The Basket Counts, 52 

Basketball’s Best Shots, 54 

Baskin, Julia, 54, 204 

Bat Boy Lives! 85, 190, 200 

Batman, 54 

Battlebots, 59 

Bauer, Cat, 28, 105, 198 

Bauer, Joan, 28, 105, 198, 201 

Baugh, Bryan, 44, 80, 193 

BBYA. See Best Books for Young 

Adults 

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid, 57 

Be More Chill, 181, 200 

Beale, Fleur, 105, 198 

Beals, Melba Pattillo, 54, 192 

The Bean Trees, 141 

Beast, 43, 156 

Beastly, 123 

Beating Heart, 138 

Beatty, Scott, 54 

Beauty, 152, 201 

Beauty According to Experts 

(themed list), 191 

Beauty Queen, 127, 190 

Beauty Sleep, 43, 119 

Beauty Trix for Cool Chix, 81, 193 

Bechard, Margaret, 105, 198 

Becnel, Barbara Cottman, 98, 201, 

205 

Bedlam’s Bard, 144 

Beers, Kylene, 2, 15 

Beethoven in Paradise, 159 

Begging for Change, 123 

Behaving Bradley, 158 

Behind the Wheel, 98 

Behind You, 186 

Behrens, Andy, 105 

Beige, 112, 201 

Beil, Karen Magnuson, 54, 204 

Being Dead, 180 

Being with Henry, 109 

Bell, Hilari, 105–106 

Bell, Janet Chatman, 54, 192 

Bell, Ruth, 55 

Bend, Don’t Shatter, 87 

Bendis, Brian Michael, 106, 198 

Bennett, Cherie, 106, 201 

Benson, Ann, 106 

Benton, Jim, 44, 55 

Berk, Sheryl, 68–69, 204 

Berman, David, 55 

The Bermudez Triangle, 138, 195 

Bernardo, Anilu, 106, 201 

Bernstein, Anne D., 55 

Berry, Liz, 106 

Best Books for Young Adults, 9, 

13, 26 

Best Shots, 55 

Betrayed, 112, 204 

Better Than Running at Night, 

124, 202 

Between Boardslides and Burnout, 

70, 203 

Bey, Dawoud, 55, 201 

Beyond Beauty, 86, 191, 193, 200 

Beyond Dreams, 166, 203 

Bicycle Stunt Riding! Catch Air, 

70, 195 

Big Book of Cars, 77, 195 

Big Book of Grimm, 180 

The Big Book of the Unexplained, 

80 

The Big Empty, 174 

The Big Empty series, 174

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl, 158–159 

Billingsley, Franny, 106 

Billy Lane Chop Fiction, 76, 195 

Bird, Isobel, 106, 205 

Birds of Prey, 119 

Bissinger, H. G., 55 

Black and White, 181, 191, 200 

The Black Book: Diary of a 

Teenage Stud series, 107, 

194, 198 

Black History Month (themed 

lists), 191–192 

Black, Holly, 43, 106–107, 198 

Black, Jonah, 107, 194, 198 

Black Mirror, 183 

Blackwater, 110, 198 

The Blade of Kringle, 149, 190 

Blais, Madeleine, 55, 204, 205 

Blakeney, Faith, 55, 193 

Blakeney, Justina, 55, 193 

Blank, Jessica, 107 

Blankets, 178 

Blattberg, Julie, 44, 55 

Blind Bloodhound Justice, 145 

Bling Bling, 82, 196 

Blink-182, 56 

Blink-182, 56 

Block, Francesca Lia, 56, 107, 194, 

196, 202 

Blonde Ambition, 118 

Blood and Chocolate, 28, 142, 

199, 201 

Blood Brothers, 131, 195 

Blood Trail, 174 

Blood Witch, 178, 205 

Blood Work, 114 

The Blooding, 185 

Bloodline, 112, 204 

Bloods: An Oral History of the 

Vietnam War by Black 

Veterans, 97, 192 

Bloodsucking Fiends, 154, 204 

Bloodtide, 110 

Bloom, 168–169 

Bloor, Edward, 107 

Blue Bloods, 118, 204 

The Blue Girl, 118, 202 

Blue Is for Nightmares, 175, 200 

The Blue Lawn, 177, 202 

Blue Lipstick, 67 

Blue Moon, 106, 205 

The Blue Sword, 152 

Blume, Judy, 107, 196 

Bo, Ben, 107–108 

Boards, 56, 203 

Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty, 57, 

191 

Bodies from the Bog, 61 

Body Adornment (themed list), 

192 

The Body Art Book, 80, 192 

The Body of Christopher Creed, 

162, 197 

Body Type, 41, 89, 192 

Boese, Alex, 56, 190 

The Boggart, 115 

Boitano, Brian, 56 

Boitano’s Edge, 56 

Boltzmon! 171 

The Bone Collector, 118 

Bone: Out from Boneville, 172 

Bonnell, Jennifer, 56, 193 

Bonner, Cindy, 108, 201 

book dumps, 25 

The Book of Bunny Suicides, 87, 

200 

The Book of Fred, 104 

Book of Shadows (Tiernan), 178, 

205 

The Book of the Shadow (Asai), 

103 

The Book of the Sword, 103 

Booklist review journal, 9, 47 

booklists. See reading lists 

booktalks, 45–46 

Boot Camp, 175, 202 

Booth, Coe, 108, 191 

Boots and the Seven Leaguers, 187 

Borchardt, Alice, 108 

Borgenicht, David, 85 

Borgman, Jim, 90–91 

Born Beautiful, 64, 191, 192 

Born Blue, 158 

Born in Fire (Roberts), 166 

Born in Fire (Straczynski), 175 

Born to Rock, 143 

Both Sides of Time, 115 

Bound Feet and Western Dress, 

58, 204 

The Boxer, 139–140 

The Boxes, 171, 200 

The Boy from the Basement, 169, 

190 

The Boy in the Burning House, 

187 

Boy Kills Man, 184 

Boy Meets Boy, 146, 195, 199 

The Boy Next Door, 111, 201 

Boy Proof, 112, 201 

The Boy Who Couldn’t Die, 171 

Boyer, David, 56 

The Boyfriend Clinic, 78 

The Boyfriend League, 132 

The Boyfriend List, 147 

Boylan, Jennifer Finney, 56, 204 

The Boys from St. Petri, 165 

Index 

209 

Boys Lie, 157, 190 

Boys That Bite, 149, 204 

Bradbury, Ray, 108 

Bradford, Richard, 108 

Bradley, Alex, 108, 194 

Bradley, James, 56, 196, 204 

Brand, Max, 108 

Bras and Broomsticks, 154 

Braun, Lillian Jackson, 108 

The Breadwinner, 121 

Break the Surface, 159 

Breaking Boxes, 138 

Breaking Point, 123, 202 

Breaking Up Is Really, Really Hard 

to Do, 174, 194 

Breath, 156 

Breathe: Yoga for Teens, 59 

Breathing Underwater, 123, 198 

Brennan, Michael, 108, 203 

Bressler, Karen W., 56, 191 

Brewer, Heather, 108, 202, 204 

Brewster, Hugh, 56 

Brewster, Todd, 73 

Brian, Kate, 108–109, 194 

Brian’s Return, 160 

Briar Rose, 187 

The Bridesmaid, 101 

A Brief Chapter in My Impossible 

Life, 165 

The Brimstone Journals, 142, 199, 

202 

Brin, David, 109 

Brisick, Jamie, 57, 203 

Brittain, Bill, 109 

Broken China, 184 

Broken Chords, 126 

Bronx Masquerade, 129, 199, 202 

Brooke, Michael, 57, 203 

Brooks, Bruce, 109, 191, 194 

Brooks, Kevin, 109 

Brooks, Martha, 109 

Brother’s Keeper, 185, 195 

Brous, Elizabeth, 57, 191 

Brown, Bobbi, 57, 191 

Brown, Dee, 57 

Brown, Tracy, 109 

Brownley, Margaret, 109, 201 

Bruchac, Joseph, 109 

Bruggeman, Lora, 20 

Brunvand, Jan Harold, 57 

Buckley, James, Jr., 57, 190 

Buddha Boy, 142–143 

Buffalo Brenda, 162, 202 

Bujold, Lois McMaster, 109 

Bull, Emma, 109–110 

Bull Rider, 131 

Bull’s Eye, 132 

Bundschuh, Rick, 68–69, 204

210 Index 

Bunker 10, 133 

Bunting, Eve, 13, 110, 198 

Burger! 110 

Burgess, Melvin, 110 

Burgess-Wise, David, 57, 195 

Buried Onions, 173 

Burke, Morgan, 110 

The Burn Journals, 89, 204 

Burnard, Damon, 110 

Burnham, Niki, 110 

Burning Up, 115 

Burns, Ty, 20 

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, 

57 

Busiek, Kurt, 110, 203 

Butcher, Nancy, 103 

Buttons and Beaus, 109, 201 

Butts, Nancy, 110 

Butts, Peter, 20 

By Teens, For Teens (themed list), 

192–193 

C 

Cabot, Meg (Meggin), 110–111, 

198, 201 

Cadnum, Michael, 111 

Caldecott Medal, 17 

Caldwell, Ben, 44, 57, 193 

The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth 

Anniversary Book, 97–98 

Canfield, Jack, 57–58, 192 

Can’t Get There from Here, 175 

Capital Area School Development 

Association, 2 

Capote, Truman, 58 

Cappo, Nan, 111 

Caprio, Robert, 58 

Captives, 163 

Capuzzo, Michael, 58 

Card, Orson Scott, 111–112, 196 

Carey, Mike, 112 

Carle, Jill, 58, 192 

Carle, Megan, 58, 192 

Carlip, Hillary, 56 

Carlowicz, Michael, 58, 201 

Carlson, Lori M., 58, 112, 202 

Carlson, Melody, 112 

Carolla, Adam, 85 

Carpe Jugulum, 163 

Carrie, 141 

Carroll, Jenny, 112 

Carroll, Rebecca, 58, 192, 196 

Cart, Michael, 112, 202 

Cartooning and Drawing (themed 

list), 193 

Carvell, Marlene, 112, 202 

Cary, Kate, 112, 204 

Cast, Kristin, 112, 204 

Cast, P. C., 112, 204 

Castellucci, Cecil, 112, 201 

Castle Waiting, 44, 153 

The Cat Who Sniffed Glue, 108 

Catalano, Grace, 58 

The Catcher in the Rye, 168 

Cathy’s Book, 175, 194 

The Celebrity Deathmatch 

Companion, 72 

Celebrity Skin, 66, 192 

Centennial, 153 

The Century for Young People, 73 

A Chalice of Wind, 178, 205 

Chambers, Veronica, 113, 194 

Chamique Holdsclaw, 71 

Chan, Lincy, 102 

Chanda’s Secrets, 176, 191, 197 

Chandler, Elizabeth, 113 

Chandra, Jane, 20 

Chang, Pang-Mei, 58, 204 

Changing Bodies, Changing Lives, 

55 

Chantler, Scott, 178 

Charles S. Anderson Design Co., 

58 

Charmed, 148 

Charnas, Suzy McKee, 113 

Chayamachi, Suguro, 113 

Chbosky, Stephen, 113, 198, 202 

Cheap Frills, 75, 193 

Cheating Lessons, 111 

Cheerleading: From Tryouts to 

Championships, 72, 205 

Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, 

107, 196 

The Chicken Doesn’t Skate, 143 

Chicken Soup for the Teenage 

Soul Letters, 57 

Chicken Soup for the Teenage 

Soul II, 57–58, 192 

A Child Called “It,” 85, 204 

Child, Lincoln, 163 

Childhood’s End, 114 

Chima, Cinda Williams, 113 

The China Garden, 106 

Chinese Cinderella, 77–78, 204 

Chirazi, Steffan, 79 

The Chocolate Lover, 164 

Choices, 137 

Choppers: Heavy Metal Art, 91, 

196 

Choyce, Lesley, 113 

Christe, Ian, 59 

Christie, Agatha, 113 

Christopher, John, 113 

Chryssicas, Mary Kaye, 59 

Chu, Ellin, 16, 20 

Chyna: If They Only Knew, 76, 205 

A Circle of Ashes, 178, 205 

Circle of Three series, 106, 205 

The Circuit, 138 

Cirrone, Dorian, 113 

Clan Apis, 44, 136 

Clark, Catherine, 113–114 

Clark, Jerome, 59 

Clarke, Arthur C., 114 

Clarke, Miranda, 114, 194 

Clarkson, Mark, 59 

Class Pictures, 55, 201 

The Clay Marble, 134 

The Client, 129 

The Clique, 131 

Clockwork, or All Wound Up, 163 

Close to a Killer, 164, 200 

Close to Shore, 58 

Clowes, Daniel, 114 

Clueless in the Kitchen, 86 

Clugston-Major, Chynna, 114, 180 

Cobain, 88 

Cobain, Kurt, 59 

The Cobra Event, 163 

Code One: Dante, 113 

Coffee Will Make You Black, 170– 

171, 191 

The Coffin Quilt, 166 

Cohn, Rachel, 114, 198 

Coker, Cheo Hodari, 59, 196 

Cole, Rachel T., 87 

Coleman, Loren, 59 

Colfer, Eoin, 114 

Collier-Thompson, Kristi, 59 

The Color of Absence, 136, 202 

The Color of My Words, 139 

Colson, Diane, 29, 31, 33 

Colton, Larry, 59, 196, 205 

Columbia University’s Health 

Education Program, 59 

Come Sing, Jimmy Jo, 159 

Comfort, 118 

Comics Artists—Asia, 44, 94, 191, 

193 

Coming Home, 175 

Companions of the Night, 180, 204 

The Complete Book of Dreams, 84 

The Complete Book of Hairstyling, 

99 

Complete Idiot’s Guide to 

Unsolved Mysteries, 76 

The Concrete Wave, 57, 203 

Confessions of a Backup Dancer, 

169 

Confessions of a Closet Catholic, 

147

Confessions of a Teenage Drama 

Queen, 170, 200, 202 

Confessions of a Video Vixen, 94, 

196, 205 

Confess-o-Rama, 142 

Conford, Ellen, 114, 198, 202 

Connecting Young Adults and 

LIbraries, 46 

Connelly, Michael, 114 

Conniff, Richard, 59 

Conquering the Beast Within, 72, 

199 

The Contender, 146–147, 197 

Cook, Karin, 114–115, 196 

Cooke, Kaz, 60, 191 

Cool in School, 73 

Cool Salsa, 58 

Coombs, Davey, 60, 195 

Cooney, Caroline B., 115 

Cooper, Ilene, 115 

Cooper, Robbie, 60 

Cooper, Susan, 115 

Coraline, 125 

Corbett, Sara, 60, 205 

Cormier, Robert, 28, 115, 198 

CosmoGirl, 60, 193 

CosmoGirl! Make It Yourself, 60, 

193 

CosmoGirl! Quiz Book, 60 

CosmoGirl! Words to Live By, 42, 

60 

Costello, Rita, 87 

Coulter, Laurie, 56 

Counterfeit Son, 102, 198 

Counting Coup, 59, 196, 205 

Couri, Sarah, 20 

Courtney Crumrin and the Night 

Things, 156 

Coven, 178, 205 

Covey, Sean, 60 

Coville, Bruce, 15, 187 

Covington, Dennis, 116 

Cowboy Ghost, 161 

Cowboys Don’t Cry, 131 

Cowboys of the Wild West, 65 

Cowgirls, 90 

Coy, John, 116 

Crackback, 116 

Craddock, Erik, 149, 190 

Craft, Elizabeth, 179, 195 

Craft, Kinuko, 119 

Crafts (themed list), 193–194 

Crafty Chica’s Art de la Soul, 81, 

193 

Crane, 175 

Crank, 135, 190, 199 

CrashBoomLove, 133 

Crawford, Saffi, 60–61 

Cray, Jordan, 116, 194 

Creating Characters with 

Personality, 44, 53 

Creature Tech, 177 

Creech, Sharon, 116 

Creel, Stacy, 2, 10 

Crestwood series, 12 

Crews: Gang Members Talk to 

Maria Hinojosa, 71 

Cribs: A Guided Tour inside the 

Homes of Your Favorite 

Stars, 81 

Crichton, Michael, 116 

Crime Scene, 86 

Criminal Minded, 109 

Crimson Hero, 176–177 

Crisp, Terri, 61, 204 

Cross, Gillian, 116 

Cross, Shauna, 116 

Crosses, 175 

Crush (Conford), 114, 198, 202 

Crush (Mac), 148 

Crutcher, Chris, 116, 196, 202 

Cryptozoology A to Z, 59 

Csillag, Andre, 61 

Cubanita, 179 

Cunningham, Grant, 84 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in 

the Night-Time, 130, 197 

Curtis, Christopher Paul, 117, 191 

Cut, 151 

 

Daemon Hall, 156 

Dairy Queen, 155 

Daldry, Jeremy, 42, 61, 198 

D’Aluisio, Faith, 79, 194 

Damaso, Elmer, 109 

Dance Hall of the Dead, 134 

Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill 

You, 113 

Dancing Naked, 136, 199 

Dancing with an Alien, 147 

Danger Zone, 141–142 

Dangerous Girls, 175, 200, 204 

Danziger, Paula, 117, 194, 198 

The Daria Diaries, 55 

Dark Angel, 142 

Dark Magick, 178, 205 

The Dark Side of Nowhere, 170 

The Darkangel, 162 

Darkness before Dawn, 120, 202 

The Darwin Awards, 82 

The Darwin Expedition, 179 

Dating (themed list), 194 

The Dating Game, 174, 194 

Index 

211 

The Dating Game series, 174, 194 

Daughter of the Moon series, 

121–122 

David, Peter, 117 

Davidson, Dana, 117, 191, 194, 

198 

Davis, Amanda, 117, 197 

Davis, Donald, 117 

Davis, James, 61, 198, 203 

Davis, Mark, 117 

Davis, Mike, 117 

Davis, Russell, 128, 202 

The Day the World Came to Town, 

61 

The Daybreakers, 144 

Days like This, 178 

Dayton, Anne, 117 

DC Comics Covergirls, 93, 203 

The DC Comics Guide to Writing 

Comics, 83 

de la Cruz, Melissa, 117–118, 204 

de la Peña, Matt, 118, 198 

de Lint, Charles, 118, 202 

De Oliveira, Eddie, 118, 195 

Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters, 126 

Dead High Yearbook, 181, 203, 

204 

Dead-End Job, 128, 194 

Deadline, 116 

The Deadly Gourmet Affair, 117 

Deal with It! 42, 62, 198 

Dealing with Dragons, 187 

Dean, Carolee, 118 

Dean, Zoey, 118 

Dear America: Letters Home from 

Vietnam, 62 

Death Note, 159, 191 

Death on the Nile, 113 

Death: The High Cost of Living, 

125 

Deaver, Jeffrey, 118 

Deaver, Julie Reece, 118 

Dee, Catherine, 61, 198 

Deem, James M., 61, 118 

The Deep End of Fear, 113 

Deep Secret, 139 

Deerskin, 152 

DeFalco, Tom, 61 

Defede, Jim, 61 

Define “Normal,” 161, 195, 200, 

202 

DeJarnette, Layron, 64 

Delaney, Joseph, 118–119, 205 

Demon Envy, 148 

Demon in My View, 103, 203 

Demons and Shadows, 183, 203 

Derby Girl, 116

212 Index 

Derek Jeter: Substance and Style, 

94 

Desire, 140 

Dessen, Sarah, 119, 195 

Destiny’s Style, 75, 191 

Destry Rides Again, 108 

Deuker, Carl, 119 

Devastation: The World’s Worst 

Natural Disasters, 82 

Devilish, 139 

Devil’s Race, 104 

DeVito, Basil V., Jr., 61 

Diagram Group, 61 

Diamonds in the Shadow, 115 

Diary of a Junior Year, 62, 192 

Dickey, Eric Jerome, 119 

Dickinson, Peter, 119 

Dicks, Jan Thompson, 95 

DiClaudio, Dennis, 62 

A Different Kind of Heat, 159 

Digital Photo Madness! 50 Weird 

and Wacky Things to Do 

with Your Digital Camera, 

65 

Dines, Carol, 119 

Dingle, Adrian, 62 

Dirty Laundry, 124 

The Disappearance, 129 

Disgusting Things (themed list), 

194 

displays 

advice and reality, 42 

bookstore-type, 46–47 

fairies, 43 

graphic novels, comics, and 

drawing, 44 

Dixon, Chuck, 119 

D.I.Y. Beauty, 56, 191 

D.I.Y. Girl, 56, 193 

Doing It, 110 

Doing It Right, 84, 200 

Doing Time, 177, 203 

Dokey, Cameron, 43, 119 

Donkin, Andrew, 62 

Donoghue, Emma, 119–120 

Don’t Tell, 113 

Don’t Try This at Home, 65 

Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. 

Dunphrey, 130 

Doomsday, 161 

The Doomsday Book, 185 

The Door in the Lake, 110 

Double Helix, 183 

Double Love, 24 

Double Trouble, 106 

Dougall, Alastair, 62, 203 

Douglas, Ali, 61, 198 

Douglas, Lola, 120 

Dove and Sword, 126 

Down, 150–151 

Downsiders, 170, 200, 201 

Downton, David, 92 

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 120 

Dr. Drew and Adam Book, 85 

Dr. Ernest Drake’s Dragonology, 94 

Dr. Franklin’s Island, 130 

Dragon’s Blood, 187 

Draper, Sharon M., 120, 191, 202 

Draw Your Own Manga, 81, 191, 

193 

drawing, cartooning and (themed 

list), 193 

Dread Locks, 170 

The Dream Keeper and Other 

Poems, 72 

Dreamland, 119 

Dreams: Explore the You That You 

Can’t Control, 92 

Drill, Esther, 42, 62, 82, 191, 198 

Drive, 184 

Drive-By, 122 

Driver’s Ed, 115 

Dropping In with Andy Mac, 77 

Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie, 

173 

Druse, Judy, 20 

Duane, Diane, 120 

Duel at Kitanoji, 168 

Duffy, Carol Ann, 62 

DuMaurier, Daphne, 120 

Duncan, Lois, 62, 120, 197 

Dunk, 147–148 

Dust Devils, 145 

Dygard, Thomas, 120 

E 

Eagle Strike, 136 

Eaglesham, Dale, 185 

E.A.R.L., 64 

Earth Then and Now, 84–85, 201 

Easton, Kelly, 120–121 

Easy, 134 

Eberhardt, Thom, 121, 194 

Eddings, David, 121 

Edelman, Bernard, 62 

Edgar, Jim, 62 

The Edge, 107 

Edge on the Sword, 178 

Edut, Ophira, 62 

Edut, Tali, 62 

Edwards, Gavin, 63 

Edwards, Nina, 68 

Eeewww! (themed list), 194 

Ehrenhaft, Daniel, 121 

8 Ball Chicks, 92 

Eight Seconds, 122, 195 

Eighth Grade Bites, 108, 202, 204 

882 ½ Amazing Answers to Your 

Questions about the Titanic, 

56 

Eisner, Will, 121 

Electric Girl, 108, 203 

electronic discussion lists, 23, 25 

Eleveld, Mark, 63, 196 

Elffers, Joost, 63 

Ella Enchanted, 146 

Ellis, Deborah, 121 

Ellis, Warren, 121, 203 

Ellison, Suzanne Pierson, 121 

Ellwand, David, 92 

Elsener, Karen, 69, 194, 201 

Elsewhere, 28, 170, 200 

Elwell, Tristan, 174 

Emako Blue, 186 

Emert, Phyllis Raybin, 63 

Emily Ever After, 117 

Eminem, 63, 198 

Enchanted, Inc., 176 

Enchantment, 111 

Enchantress from the Stars, 121 

Encyclopedia Horrifica, 66 

Ender’s Game, 111, 196 

Ender’s Shadow, 111, 196 

The Endless Steppe, 70 

Engdahl, Sylvia Louise, 121 

Enter the Enchanted, 103 

Erlbach, Arlene, 63 

Erskine, Kathryn, 121 

Escher, M. C., 63 

Esperanza Rising, 167–168 

The Essential Bordertown, 185 

The Essential Haiku, 70 

Ethan between Us, 155, 195 

Eva, 119 

Everhart, Mike, 63 

Everworld series, 103 

The Everything Money Book, 80 

The Everything Tarot Book, 51 

Ewing, Lynne, 121–122, 198 

Ex, Kris, 90, 193, 196 

An Exchange of Gifts, 150 

The Exchange Student, 127 

The Exes, 140 

Extreme Pets Handbook, 69 

Extreme Sports, 96 

The Eye of the World, 139 

Eyes of a Child, 160 

 

Fade, 115 

Faerie Tales, 128, 202

Fahrenheit 451, 108 

Fairie-ality, 92 

Fairies: Photographic Evidence of 

the Existence of Another 

World, 43, 90, 201 

Fake ID, 173 

The Fallen, 178 

Fantasy! Cartooning, 44, 57, 193 

Fare for the Reluctant Reader, 2 

Farley, Christopher John, 63, 196 

Fast Talk on a Slow Track, 185, 

191 

Fat Kid Rules the World, 127, 197 

A Fate Totally Worse Than Death, 

123 

Fat!So? Because You Don’t Have 

to Apologize for Your Size, 

97 

Fax from Sarajevo, 76 

Fear Nothing, 143 

Fearless, 159 

Feeling Sorry for Celia, 154 

Feiffer, Jules, 63 

Feinstein, John, 122 

Feldman, Ali, 52 

Ferris, Jean, 122, 195, 198 

Fever 1793, 102 

Ficarra, John, 79, 194 

fiction annotations, 101–188 

Fields, Terri, 122 

50 Cent, 51 

50 x 50, 51 

Filmmaking for Teens, 76 

Final Journey, 160 

Finder: A Novel of the 

Borderlands, 109 

Finder, Joseph, 122 

Finding Alice, 112 

Finding Daddy, 162 

Finding Miracles, 102 

The Finger, 77 

Fingerprint series, 153 

Fire! 78 

Fire and Hemlock, 139 

Fire in Their Eyes, 54, 204 

Firefly’s World of Facts, 53, 190 

First Field Guide: Weather, 74 

The First Part Last, 138, 191, 197 

First They Killed My Father, 

96–97, 205 

Fishbein, Amy, 63 

A Fistful of Sky, 134 

FitzGerald, Dawn, 122 

5 Ways to Know about You, 67 

Flags of Our Fathers, 56, 196, 204 

Flaherty, Mike, 63–64, 195 

Flake, Sharon, 122–123, 202 

Flanagan, John, 123 

Flash! The Associated Press 

Covers the World, 52 

Flavor of the Week, 169 

Fleischman, John, 64, 204 

Fleischman, Paul, 123 

Fletcher, Ralph J., 64 

Flinn, Alex, 123, 198, 202 

Flipped, 180 

Flush, 133 

Fly on the Wall, 147 

Flyers, 132 

Fogel, Eric, 72 

Folk Keeper, 106 

Following Fake Man, 135 

Fong-Torres, Ben, 64, 204 

Fontaine, Smokey D., 64 

Foolish/Unfoolish, 53, 196 

Foon, Dennis, 123, 202 

Football Now, 76 

For Real, 179, 195 

For the Love of the Game, 74 

For the Roses, 126 

Force of Nature, 121, 203 

Foreign Exchange, 127 

Forever, 107, 196 

Forged by Fire, 120, 191 

Forgotten Fire, 104 

Forman, Ruth, 64, 192 

Fornay, Alfred, 64, 191, 192 

Found Photos: Rear Ends, 69, 194, 

201 

Found: The Best Lost, Tossed 

and Forgotten Items from 

around the World, 88–89, 

200 

Foxworthy, Jeff, 64 

Fragments, 139 

Framed, 167 

Franco, Betsy, 64, 192 

Frank, Anne, 65 

Frank, E. R., 123–124, 198 

Frank, Hilary, 124, 202 

Frank, Lucy, 124, 201 

Fraustino, Lisa Rowe, 124 

Fray, 184, 204 

Freak Show, 174, 195 

Freak the Mighty, 162 

Freckle Juice, 10 

Freedman, Russell, 65 

Freeman, Lucille Usher, 54, 192 

Freestyle Motorcross 2 Air 

Sickness, 79 

Frey, Jennifer, 71 

Freymann-Weyr, Garret, 124, 195, 

197 

Fricke, Jim, 65, 196 

Index 

213 

Friday Night Lights, 55 

Friedman, Aimee, 124 

Friedman, Hal, 124 

Friedman, Linda, 65, 192 

Friend, Natasha, 124 

The Friends, 188 

Friends to Die For, 126 

Friendship (themed list), 194–195 

Friesner, Esther, 124 

Frisco Pigeon Mambo, 160 

From Boneshakers to Choppers, 

93, 196 

From Pieces to Weight, 51 

From the Inside, 53 

From the Notebooks of Melanin 

Sun, 186, 195, 197 

Frost, Helen, 124, 191, 197 

Frost, Matt, 96 

Fruits Basket series, 177, 191, 200 

Fry Readability Scale, 11, 15 

Fuck This Book, 83, 201 

Fujishima, Kosuke, 124, 198 

Fulghum, Hunter S., 65 

Full Tilt, 170 

Fullerton, Alma, 124–125 

Fullmetal Alchemist series, 103 

Funke, Cornelia, 125 

Funny Cars, 66, 195 

 

Gabaldon, Diana, 125, 201 

Gaiman, Neil, 28, 65, 125, 197, 

199, 205 

Gaines, Thom, 65 

Gallo, Donald R., 125, 202 

Galloway, Priscilla, 126, 202 

Galvez, Jose, 65 

Galvin, Jack, 85, 200 

Game Day, 73 

Game Face, 66, 205 

Gantos, Jack, 65, 197, 204 

Ganz, Nicholas, 44, 65 

Garden, Nancy, 126 

Garwood, Julie, 126 

Garza, Mario, 65–66 

Gee, Joshua, 66 

Geisha, 182 

Gemini7, 116, 194 

Genat, Robert, 66, 195, 199 

Generation T, 82, 193 

Genesis, 117 

Gentlehands, 140, 197 

Gentleman Outlaw and Me—Eli, 

130 

The Geography Club, 131, 195, 

202 

George-Warren, Holly, 66

214 Index 

Gerard, Jim, 66, 192 

Gerritsen, Tess, 126 

Gerrold, David, 126 

Get It Started, 110 

Get Well Soon, 131 

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn, 135 

Ghost Liners, 53 

Ghost of a Hanged Man, 180 

Ghost World, 114 

Gibb, Fiona, 92 

Giberga, Jane Sughrue, 126 

Giffen, Keith, 126 

Gifted Touch, 153 

Gilbert, Barbara Snow, 126 

Giles, Gail, 126–127, 199, 202 

Gilmore, Kate, 127 

Gilroy, Tom, 66 

Gil’s All Fright Diner, 149, 197 

Gilstrap, John, 127 

Gingerbread, 114 

Ginsberg, Allen, 66 

Girl, 15, Charming but Insane, 146 

The Girl Death Left Behind, 151 

Girl Goddess #9, 107, 202 

The Girl Pages, 79 

The Girls, 144 

The Girl’s Book of Wisdom, 61, 

198 

Girls, Girls, Girls, 107, 194 

The Girls’ Guide to Dreams, 59 

Girls’ Guide to Tarot, 83 

Girls in Love, 185 

Girls to Women, Women to Girls, 

78–79 

Give a Boy a Gun, 175–176 

Glass, 135, 190 

The Glass Castle, 97, 197, 205 

GLBTQ 

reaching out to teens, 44–45 

themed list, 195 

GLBTQ, 72 

Glenn, Mel, 127 

Glovach, Linda, 127, 190 

Go and Come Back, 101 

Go Ask Alice, 102 

The “Go Ask Alice” Book of 

Answers, 59 

God Went to Beauty School, 89, 

200 

Goddess of the Night, 121 

Godfrey, Rebecca, 127 

Godless, 132 

Going for the Record, 176 

Going, K. L., 127, 197 

Golden, Christopher, 66, 127 

The Golden Compass, 163–164 

Goldman, William, 127 

Goldschmidt, Judy, 127 

Golus, Carrie, 66 

Gone with the Wind, 154 

Gonzalez, Julie, 128 

Goobie, Beth, 128, 190 

The Good Children, 184 

Good Girls, 167 

Good Omens, 125, 205 

Goose Chase, 141 

Gootman, Marilyn E., 66, 192 

Gore, Leonid, 163 

Gorfinkel, Jordan, 119 

The Gospel According to Larry, 

177 

Gossip Girl, 182, 202 

Got Issues Much? Celebrities 

Share Their Traumas and 

Triumphs, 87 

Got Wheels? (themed list), 195– 

196 

Goth Bible, 75 

Gothic and Lolita, 99, 191, 192 

Gottesman, Jane, 66, 77, 205 

Gottlieb, Andrew, 67, 192 

Gottlieb, Lori, 67, 204 

Gould, Stephen, 128, 190 

Grace after Midnight, 85 

Graffiti L.A., 68 

Graffiti World, 44, 65 

Grahame-Smith, Seth, 67 

Grandberry, Omari, 67 

Grandits, John, 67 

Grant, Cynthia D., 128 

Grant, Vicki, 128, 194, 202 

graphic novels, 44, 47 

Grasscutter, 168 

Gratz, Alan, 128 

Gravelle, Karen, 67 

Grealy, Lucy, 67, 204 

The Great Adventures of Sherlock 

Holmes, 120 

Great Book of Optical Illusions, 91 

The Great Comic Book Heroes, 63 

Great Graphic Novels list, 47 

The Great Turkey Walk, 140 

The Greatest: Mohammed Ali, 81 

Greatest Stars of the NBA series, 

67, 190 

Green, John, 128, 197, 201, 202 

Greenberg, Gary, 67 

Greenberg, Jan, 67 

Greenberg, Martin, 128, 202 

Greenfield, Lauren, 68 

Gregory, Julia, 68, 204 

Gregory, Leland, 68 

Griffin, Adele, 129, 195 

Grimes, Nikki, 129, 199, 202 

Grisham, John, 129 

Grody, Steve, 68 

Groening, Matt, 68, 129 

Gross Universe, 94, 194 

Growing through the Ugly, 181 

Growth Spurt, 91 

Gruner, Jessica, 129 

Guardian Devil, 172 

Guerra, Pia, 181 

Guilty Pleasures, 131, 204 

Guitar Girl, 149 

Guon, Ellen, 144 

Gutman, Dan, 129 

Gutsy Girls, 90 

The Guy Book, 74 

Guy, Rosa, 129 

Guyaholic, 148–149, 201 

Guzzetti, Paula, 68 

H 

Ha, Thu-Huong, 130 

Haab, Sherri, 68, 193 

Habibi, 158 

Haddix, Margaret Peterson, 43, 

130, 199 

Haddon, Mark, 130, 197 

Hahn, Mary Downing, 130, 204 

Haiku: One Breath Poetry, 97 

The Haiku Year, 66 

Hail Caesar, 130 

Halam, Ann, 130 

Half a Life, 167, 195 

Half and Half, 82 

Halfback Tough, 120 

Halliday, John, 131 

Halls, Kelly Milner, 68 

Halpern, Julie, 131 

Halvorson, Marilyn, 131 

Hamill, Pete, 131, 197 

Hamilton, Bethany, 68–69, 204 

Hamilton, Jake, 69 

Hamilton, Laurell K., 131, 204 

Hamilton, Virginia, 131, 191 

Handy, Roger, 69, 194, 201 

The Handy Sports Answer Book, 

71 

Hanging On to Max, 105, 198 

Hangman’s Curse, 161 

Hansen, Mark Victor, 57–58, 192 

Happy Kitty Bunny Pony, 58 

Harazin, S. A., 131, 195 

Hard Love, 186, 195, 197, 201 

Hardware: Jewelry from a Toolbox, 

88, 194 

Hareas, John, 69 

Harlem Beat, 157 

Harley, like a Person, 28, 105, 198

Harmless, 165 

Harmon, Michael, 131, 203 

Harper, Suzanne, 56 

Harrar, George, 131 

Harrington, Jane, 69 

Harris County (Texas) Public 

Library, 39–40 

Harris, Thomas, 131 

Harrison, Lisi, 131 

Hart, Christopher, 69–70, 190, 193, 

199 

Hart, Tony, 70 

Hartinger, Brent, 131–132, 195, 

199, 202 

Hartman, Maureen, 20 

Harvey, Sarah N., 132 

Hass, Robert, 70 

HATCH, 44–45 

Hate You, 152 

Haunted, 153 

Haunted America, 82 

The Haunted Heart, 106, 201 

The Haunting, 158 

Hautala, Rick, 127 

Hautman, Pete, 132 

Hautzig, Esther Rudomin, 70 

Have Board, Will Travel, 57, 203 

Haveli, 174 

Hawes, Louise, 132 

Hawk: Occupation, Skateboarder, 

70, 203 

Hawk, Tony, 70, 203 

Hawthorn, Rachel, 132 

Hayes, Daniel, 132 

Hayes, Stormcrow, 132 

Hayhurst, Chris, 70, 195 

The Haymeadow, 160 

Head above Water, 167 

Head Case, 103 

Headley, Justina Chen, 133 

Headlock, 176 

Hear Me Out, 70, 192 

Heat, 148 

Heaven, 138 

Heavy Metal and You, 144 

Hee-Joon, Son, 133 

Heimberg, Jason, 70 

Heimberg, Justin, 70 

Heinlein, Robert, 133 

Hello Kitty through the Seasons, 

98, 201 

Hellsing series, 134, 190, 204 

Hempel, Marc, 112 

Henderson, J. A., 133 

Heneghan, James, 133 

Henry, April, 133 

Herald, Diane Tixier, 20 

Hero, 167 

The Hero and the Crown, 152 

Heroes, 115, 198 

heroes, unsung (themed list), 203 

Herrera, Juan Felipe, 133 

Hess, Jared, 70 

Hess, Jerusha, 70 

Hess, Nina, 71 

Hesse, Karen, 133 

Hesser, Terry Spencer, 133, 199 

Heuston, Kimberley, 133 

Hex, 145 

Hey Idiot! Chronicles of Human 

Stupidity, 68 

Hey Ladies! Tales and Tips for 

Curious Girls, 74 

Hiaasen, Carl, 133 

Hidden Evidence, 83, 200 

Hidden Secrets, 83 

Hidden Talents, 148, 195, 199 

High Crimes, 122 

High Heat, 119 

Higher Education, 170 

High Interest/Low Literacy Level 

Committee, 4, 9–13, 16 

Highs! Over 150 Ways to Feel 

Really, Really Good . . . 

without Alcohol or Other 

Drugs, 83 

Hilgartner, Beth, 133 

Hillerman, Tony, 134 

Hillstrom, Kevin, 71 

Hillstrom, Laurie, 71 

Hinojosa, Maria, 71 

Hinton, S. E., 134, 197 

The Hip Handbag Book, 68, 193 

Hip Hop Divas, 71, 196 

Hip Hoptionary, 98, 196 

Hip-Hop Immortals, 78, 196 

Hip-Hop Music and Musicians 


Hippo Eats Dwarf, 56, 190 

Hirano, Kohta, 134, 190, 204 

Historic Haunted America, 82 

Hit Squad, 133 

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the 

Galaxy, 101 

Ho, Minfong, 134 

Hobbs, Valerie, 134 

Hobbs, Will, 134, 199 

Hoffman, Kerry Cohen, 134 

Hoffman, Mat, 71 

Hoffman, Nina Kiriki, 134 

Hogya, Bernie, 71, 192 

Hoh, Diane, 134 

Holder, Nancy, 66 

Holdsclaw, Chamique, 71 

Index 

215 

Holdup, 122 

Hole in My Life, 65, 197, 204 

Hole in the Sky, 132 

Holeman, Linda, 135 

Holes, 168, 200 

Holley, Pam Spencer, 14, 25 

Holliday, Laurel, 71 

Holman, Felice, 135 

Holmes, Barbara Ware, 135 

Holt, David, 71, 194, 199 

Homeboyz, 171 

Homeless Bird, 184 

The Homer Book, 80–81 

Honus and Me, 129 

Hoobler, Dorothy, 135 

Hoobler, Thomas, 135 

Hooper, Mary, 135 

Hoops, 155, 191, 197 

Hoover, H. M., 135 

Hopeless Savages, 180 

Hopkins, Cathy, 135 

Hopkins, Ellen, 135–136, 190, 199 

Hoppus, Anne, 56 

Horowitz, Anthony, 136, 199 

Hosler, Jay, 44, 136 

Hot Bodies, Cool Styles, 86, 192 

The Hot Zone, 86 

The Hounds of the Morrigan, 159 

The House of Dies Drear, 131, 191 

The House of Night series, 112, 

204 

The House That Crack Built, 95 

The House You Pass on the Way, 

186, 195 

Houston Public Library, 40–41, 

43–45 

How I Paid for College, 101, 194, 

195 

How I Spent My Last Night on 

Earth, 176 

How Rude! 84, 200 

How to Be Gorgeous, 57, 191 

How to Disappear Completely and 

Never Be Found, 157 

How to Draw Hip Hop, 90, 193, 

196 

How to Hold a Crocodile, 61 

How to Survive a Horror Movie, 67 

How to Survive a Robot Uprising, 

98, 201 

How to Turn Your Ex-Boyfriend 

into a Toad and Other 

Spells, 94 

Howe, James, 136, 202 

Howe, Norma, 136, 203 

Howl and Other Poems, 66 

Howl’s Moving Castle, 139

216 Index 

Hoye, Jacob, 71, 199 

Hrdlitschka, Shelley, 136–137, 199 

Hsu, Martin, 148 

Huebner, Mark, 72 

Huegel, Kelly, 72 

Hughes, Dave, 72 

Hughes, Langston, 72 

Hughes, Monica, 137, 202 

Hughes, Pat, 137 

Hulk: The Incredible Guide, 61 

Humphries, Tudor, 74 

The Hunt Club, 147 

Hunter, Mollie, 137 

Huntington, Geoffrey, 137 

Hurwin, Davida, 137 

Hush Little Baby, 115 

Huth, Angela, 137 

Hyde, Dayton O., 137 

The Hypochondriac’s Pocket 

Guide to Horrible Diseases 

You Probably Already Have, 

62 

 

I Am Not Esther, 105, 198 

I Am the Darker Brother, 52, 191 

I Don’t Want to Be Crazy, 90 

I Had Seen Castles, 168 

I Know What You Did Last 

Summer, 120, 197 

I Luv Halloween series, 41, 126 

I Want to Buy a Vowel, 183 

I Was a Non-blonde Cheerleader, 

169 

I Was a Teenage Fairy, 107 

I Will Call It Georgie’s Blues, 157 

I Will Survive, 140 

I Wouldn’t Thank You for a 

Valentine, 62 

Iaboni, John, 76 

Ice Story, 75 

Iceman, 148 

I.D., 128 

If . . . : Questions for Teens, 79 

If I Asked You, Would You Stay? 

13 

If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, 

Where’s My Prince? 139 

If I Should Die before I Wake, 158 

If You Come Softly, 186–187, 191, 

197 

Ikegami, Ryoichi, 144 

I’ll Be Seeing You, 151, 201 

I’m Not Who You Think I Am, 140 

Imani All Mine, 163, 197 

Impulse, 135–136 

In Cold Blood, 58 

In My Hands, 83, 204 

In My Room, 89 

In the Dreaming, 106, 205 

In the Forests of the Night, 103– 

104, 198, 203 

In the Line of Duty, 72 

In the Paint, 67, 192 

In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle, 

55, 204, 205 

Inch by Inch, 72 

Indigo Summer, 151–152, 194 

Inhalants and Your Nasal 

Passages, 82, 194 

The Inheritance, 144, 203 

Inkheart, 125 

Inside Cheerleading, 72, 205 

Inside Out (Trueman), 179 

Inside Out: Portrait of an Eating 

Disorder (Shivak), 92, 205 

The Insiders, 153–154, 195 

Interstellar Pig, 13 

Into the Cold Fire, 121 

Invincible, 141, 203 

Ironman, 116 

Irons, Diane, 72, 191 

Irwin, Cait, 72, 199 

Irwin, Jan, 137 

Issa, Kobayashi, 72 

It, 141 

It Happened to Nancy, 93 

It’s a Purl Thing, 146 

It’s Happy Bunny: Life. Get One, 

44, 55 

It’s Happy Bunny: Love Bites, 55 

It’s Happy Bunny: What’s Your 

Sign? 55 

It’s My Life, 112 

It’s Not about the Bike, 53, 195 

Iverson, Annemarie, 57, 191 

Izzy, Willy-Nilly, 181 

J 

Jack of Kinrowan, 118 

Jackman, Ian, 72 

Jacobs, Deborah Lynn, 137 

Jacobs, Thomas, 72–73, 199 

Jacobson, Jennifer Richard, 137 

Jade Green, 157, 199 

Jailbait, 157, 190 

Jam Master Jay, 95, 196 

Jamal, Joseph, 73 

James Bond, 62, 203 

James, Mary, 137 

Jankowski, Daniel, 78 

Japanese Comickers, 73, 190, 193 

Jason and Kyra, 117, 191, 194 

Jason Kidd, 67, 190 

Jason’s Gold, 134 

Jazmin’s Notebook, 129 

Jeff Foxworthy’s Redneck 

Dictionary, 64 

Jemas, Bill, 138 

Jenkins, A. M., 138 

Jenkins, Jerry, 144 

Jenkins, Martin, 73 

Jenkins, Sally, 53, 195 

Jenkins, Steve, 73 

Jennings, Peter, 73 

Jesse James: The Man and His 

Machines, 91, 196 

Jessica Simpson I Do, 93 

Jeter, Derek, 73 

Jett, Sarah, 138 

Jewel, 73 

The JGirl’s Guide, 52 

Jiang, Ji-Li, 73 

Jillette, Penn, 73, 194 

Jim Carrey, 68 

Jimenez, Francisco, 138 

Jimenez, Maria, 96 

Jimi and Me, 102, 191 

Jimi Hendrix, 98 

Jip: His Story, 160 

JLA: Earth 2, 54, 155 

JLA: Tower of Babel, 182 

Johansen, Iris, 138 

Johnny Voodoo, 145, 201 

Johns, Geoff, 138, 203 

Johns, Michael-Anne, 73 

Johnson, Angela, 138, 191, 197 

Johnson, Dave, 74, 193 

Johnson, Kathleen Jeffrie, 138 

Johnson, Maureen, 138–139, 195 

Johnson, Scott, 139 

Johnson, Stephen T., 74 

Johnston, Jeffrey W., 139 

Johnstone, Mike, 74, 195 

Join In, 125, 202 

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, 103, 190 

Jones, Diana Wynne, 74, 139 

Jones, Patrick, 139, 190, 194 

Jordan, Michael, 74 

Jordan, Robert, 139 

Jordan, Sandra, 67 

Joseph, Lynn, 139 

Journals, 59 

Jukes, Mavis, 74 

Jumper, 128, 190 

Jumping Off the Planet, 126 

Just Ella, 43, 130, 199 

Juwell, 139, 195 

K 

Kahl, Jonathan, 74

Kalb, Chris, 63 

Kalergis, Mary Motley, 74, 193 

Kannagi, Satoru, 139, 195 

Kantor, Melissa, 139 

Kapilavastu, 177 

Karr, Kathleen, 139–140 

Kass, Pnina Moed, 140 

Katie.com, 95, 205 

Kat’s Fall, 136–137 

Kaye, Marilyn, 140 

Kazumi, Maki, 140 

Keeping the Moon, 119 

Keeping You a Secret, 161, 195 

Keesha’s House, 124, 191, 197 

Kehret, Peg, 140 

Keillor, Garrison, 140 

Kemp, Kristen, 140 

Kennedy, 74 

Kennedy, Pagan, 140 

Kenner, Rob, 74, 196, 201 

Kerr, M. E., 140, 197 

Kerven, Rosalind, 74 

Kevin Garnett, 67, 190 

Keys, Alicia, 75 

Keysha’s Drama, 169 

Kidd, Sue Monk, 140, 191 

A Kid’s Game, 138, 203 

Kightlinger, Laura, 140, 202 

The Killer’s Cousin, 183, 200 

Killing Britney, 159 

Kilpatrick, Nancy, 75 

Kim: Empty Inside, 173 

Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody, 75 

Kimmel, Eric A., 141 

Kindl, Patrice, 141 

The Kindling, 103 

King Arthur, 74 

King, Kevin A. R., 41 

King, Stephen, 141 

The Kingdom of Kevin Malone, 113 

Kings and Queens, 56 

The King’s Swift Rider, 137 

Kingsolver, Barbara, 141 

Kinsella, W. P., 141 

Kirberger, Kimberly, 57–58, 75, 

192 

Kirkman, Robert, 141, 203 

Kishiro, Yukito, 141 

Kissing Doorknobs, 133, 199 

Kissing Tennessee, 103, 202 

Kissing: The Complete Guide, 90 

Kissing the Witch, 119–120 

Kittenwar, 77 

Klancher, Lee, 75, 195, 199 

Klass, David, 141–142 

Klause, Annette Curtis, 28, 142, 

199, 201, 204 

Kleh, Cindy, 75 

Klepto, 183 

Klise, Kate, 142 

Klise, M. Sarah, 142 

Kluger, Steve, 142, 197 

Knapp, Jennifer, 75, 193 

Knitgrrl, 83, 193 

Knocked Out by My Nunga 

Nungas, 165 

Knowles, Beyonce, 75 

Knowles, Jo, 142 

Knowles, Tina, 75, 191 

Koertge, Ron, 142, 199, 202 

Koja, Kathe, 142–143 

Kokopelli’s Flute, 134 

Koller, Jackie French, 143 

Konigsburg, E. L., 143 

Konomi, Takeshi, 143 

Kool Moe Dee, 75, 199 

Koon, Jeff, 75 

Koontz, Dean, 143 

Koontz, Wendi, 55 

Korman, Gordon, 143–144, 199, 

201, 202 

Koss, Amy Goldman, 144 

Kramer, Nika, 76, 196 

Krovatin, Christopher, 144 

Krudop, Walter L., 64 

Krulik, Nancy, 76 

Kubert, Joe, 76 

Kudo, Kazuya, 144 

Kunkel, Mike, 144, 203 

Kurland, Michael, 76 

Kurt Busiek’s Astro City, 110, 

203 

Kyi, Tanya Lloyd, 144, 199, 202 

L 

Lackey, Mercedes, 144, 195 

LaHaye, Tim, 144 

Lamb, 154 

L’Amour, Louis, 144 

Land Girls, 137 

Land of Loss, 103 

Lane, Billy, 76, 195 

Lane, Dakota, 145, 201, 202 

Lanier, Troy, 76 

Lanier, Virginia, 145 

Larbalestier, Justine, 145 

Lark, Michael, 167 

Larson, Gary, 145, 199 

Lasky, Kathryn, 145 

Lassiter, Rhiannon, 145 

Last Call, 110 

Last Chance Texaco, 132, 199 

Last Day in Vietnam, 121 

The Last Days, 183 

Index 

217 

Last Days of Summer, 142, 197 

The Last Dog on Earth, 121 

The Last Domino, 153 

The Last Mission, 150 

Last Shot, 122 

Last Stop, 146 

The Last Warrior, 121 

Laurer, Joanie, 76, 205 

Lawrence, Iain, 145 

Laxalt, Robert, 145 

Layden, Joe, 61, 88 

Leahey, Sally, 29, 32 

Learning Curve, 106 

Leaving Dirty Jersey, 89, 204 

Leaving Fishers, 130 

Leaving Protection, 134 

LeBron James, 80 

Lee, John, 76 

Lee, Lela, 44, 145 

Lee, Marie G., 146 

Lee, Tanith, 146 

Left Behind, 144 

Left for Dead, 81–82 

Legends in Exile, 185, 201 

LeGuin, Ursula K., 146, 197, 202 

Leiker, Ken, 76 

Lenhard, Elizabeth, 146 

Leonetti, Mike, 76 

Leong, Sonia, 169 

Lerangis, Peter, 146 

Leslie, Jeremy, 42, 76, 190 

Leslie’s Journal, 176, 200 

Lessons from a Dead Girl, 142 

Lester, Julius, 146 

Letters from a Slave Girl, 148, 191 

Letters from Rifka, 133 

Letters from the Inside, 149 

Letters to Julia, 135 

Letting Go of Bobby James, or How 

I Found My Self of Steam, 

134 

Letts, Billie, 146 

Levine, Gail Carson, 146 

Levithan, David, 114, 146, 195, 

198, 199 

Levy, Joel, 76–77 

Levy, Marilyn, 146 

Lewman, Mark, 71 

Lewry, Fraser, 77 

LiBretto, Ellen, 9 

Liew, Sonny, 112 

The Life History of a Star, 121 

Life in Prison, 98, 201, 205 

Life Is Funny, 124 

Life, Love and the Pursuit of Free 

Throws, 164 

Life Support, 126

218 Index 

A Lifetime of Secrets, 97 

The Lightning Thief, 166 

Like Sisters on the Homefront, 185 

Lily, 108, 201 

Limb, Sue, 146 

A Lion’s Hunger, 96 

Lipsyte, Robert, 146–147, 197 

Lisa Lopes, 76 

Listen Up! Spoken Word Poetry, 52 

A Little Bit Dead, 164 

The Little Black Book for Girlz, 42, 

93–94 

Little, Jason, 147 

Littman, Sarah Darer, 147 

A Living Nightmare, 169 

Lizard, 116 

Locher, J. L., 63 

Locked in Time, 120 

Locker, Sari, 77 

Lockhart, E., 147 

Loeb, Jeph, 147 

Logue, Mary, 147 

Loheed, M. J., 77 

Lonesome Dove, 152 

The Long Halloween, 147 

Long, Mary, 20 

The Long Night of Leo and Bree, 

186 

A Long Way from Chicago, 161 

Look for Me by Moonlight, 130, 

204 

Looking for Alaska, 128, 197, 201, 

202 

The Looks Book, 82, 191 

Lord Loss, 169 

Lord, Trevor, 77, 195 

Losey, Mark, 80 

Losing Joe’s Place, 143 

Lost and Found, 168 

Lost Bullet, 167 

Lost Hero, 93 

The Lost Issue, 129 

Lost Temple of the Aztecs, 94 

The Lost Years of Merlin, 105 

Lott, Bret, 147 

Loukes, Keith, 77 

Love among the Walnuts, 122 

Love and Other Four Letter Words, 

149, 201 

Love and Sex, 112, 202 

Love Him Forever, 106 

The Lovely Bones, 169 

Loves Me, Loves Me Not, 106, 201 

Lowachee, Karin, 147 

Lowell, Pamela, 147 

Lowriders, 66, 195, 199 

Lubar, David, 147–148, 195, 199 

Lucky (De Oliveira), 118, 195 

Lucky (Sebold), 91 

Lucy Peale, 166 

Lucy the Giant, 172 

Luna, 161 

Lupica, Mike, 148 

Lush, 124 

Lynch, Chris, 148 

Lynch, Clam, 148 

Lynn, Barbara, 13, 20 

Lynn, Erin, 148 

Lynn, Tracy, 43, 148 

Lyons, Mary E., 148, 191 

 

Mac, Carrie, 148 

Macdonald, Andy, 77 

MacDougal, Scarlett, 148 

Mackler, Carolyn, 148–149, 201 

Macy, Sue, 77, 205 

“Mad” about Super Heroes, 79 

Mad about the ’90s, 77 

The “Mad” Gross Book, 79, 194 

The Magic of M. C. Escher, 63 

Magic or Madness, 145 

Magic Street, 111 

Magic’s Pawn, 144, 195 

Mah, Adeline Yen, 77–78, 204 

Mai the Psychic Girl, 144 

The Major, the Poacher and the 

Wonderful One-Trout River, 

137 

Make Lemonade, 186 

Makeup: Things to Make and Do, 

96, 194 

The Making of Dr. Truelove, 105, 

194, 198 

Malone, Bonz, 78, 196 

Man Eating Bugs, 79, 194 

The Man from the Other Side, 159 

Mancusi, Mari, 149, 204 

Manczuk, Suzanne, 25 

manga, anime and (themed list), 

190–191 

Manga Mania, 69, 193, 199 

Manga Mania Chibi and Furry 

Characters, 69, 190, 193 

Manga Mania Fantasy Worlds, 

69, 193 

Manga Mania Villains, 69, 193 

Manga Shakespeare, 169, 191 

A Mango-Shaped Space, 149 

Manhwa Mania, 69, 193 

Mannarino, Melanie, 78 

Manning, Sarra, 149 

Manoy, Lauren, 78, 205 

Marchetta, Melina, 149, 202 

Maria Shaw’s Star Gazer, 92, 200 

Marisol and Magdalena, 113, 194 

Marked, 112, 204 

Marron, Maggie, 78 

Marsden, John, 149 

Martin, Ann M., 117, 149, 194, 

198 

Martin, Jack, 20, 46 

Martinez, A. Lee, 149, 197 

Martyn Pig, 109 

Marunas, Nathaniel, 149, 190 

Mary Wolf, 128 

Marz, Ron, 149 

Masada, 153 

Masessa, Ed, 78 

Maskerade, 163 

Masoff, Joy, 78, 194 

Masquerade, 118, 204 

Mass, Wendy, 149 

Master’s Choice, 150 

Mastoon, Adam, 45 

Masyga, Mark, 78 

Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses, 

135 

Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas, 

135 

Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras, 

135 

A Matter of Profit, 105–106 

Matuz, Roger, 71 

Maximum Ride: The Angel 

Experiment, 160 

Maximum Ride: School’s Out— 

Forever, 160 

Maxwell, Robin, 150 

Mayer, Melody, 150 

Mayes, Walter, 29, 31–34 

Maynard, Christopher, 78 

The Maze, 134, 199 

Mazer, Anne, 150, 203 

Mazer, Harry, 150, 203 

McCafferty, Megan, 150, 199 

McCaffrey, Anne, 150 

McCants, William D., 150, 201 

McClintock, Norah, 150–151 

McCormick, Patricia, 151 

McCune, Bunny, 78–79 

McDaniel, Lurlene, 151, 195, 201 

McDonald, Heather, 62, 82, 191, 

198 

McDonald, Janet, 151 

McDonald, Joyce, 151 

McDonell, Nick, 151 

McFarlane, Evelyn, 79 

McGrath, Jeremy, 79 

McKayhan, Monica, 151–152, 194 

McKean, Dave, 125

McKinley, Robin, 43, 152, 201 

McManners, Hugh, 79 

McMurtry, Larry, 152 

McNab, Andy, 152 

McNamee, Graham, 152 

McPhee, Phoebe, 152, 194 

Mead, Alice, 152 

Mead, Richelle, 152, 204 

Mecha Mania, 69–70, 193 

The Mediator series, 112 

Medina, Nico, 152–153 

Medley, Linda, 44, 153 

Meely LaBauve, 183 

Meet the Stars of Dawson’s Creek, 

58 

Meets the Eye, 127 

Meglin, Nick, 79, 194 

Melusine, 104 

Memory Boy, 183 

Men at Arms, 163 

Meng, Hope, 52 

Menzel, Peter, 79, 194 

Merry Meet, 106, 205 

Meserole, Mike, 79, 190 

Metallica, 79 

Metz, Melinda, 153 

Meyer, Adam, 153 

Meyer, Stephenie, 153, 201, 204 

Michael L. Printz Award, 36, 189 

Michener, James A., 153 

Microterrors, 70 

Midnight Hour Encores, 109 

Midnight Magic, 104 

Midnight Pearls, 181 

Midnight Predator, 104, 203 

Midnight’s Choice, 178, 204 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 15 

Mikaelsen, Ben, 153 

Miklowitz, Gloria D., 153 

Milan, Garth, 79 

Milano, Selene, 79 

Milholland, Charlotte, 79 

The Milk Mustache Book, 90, 192 

Milk Mustache Mania, 71, 192 

Millam, Joy, 20 

Millar, Mark, 44, 153, 203 

Miller, Jean-Chris, 80, 192 

Miller, Lee, 159 

Miller, Steve, 44, 80, 193 

Miller, Timothy, 80, 195, 199 

Milner-Halls, Kelly, 80 

Milton, Steve, 80, 195, 199 

Minter, J., 153–154, 195 

Mintzer, Rich, 80 

Miracle’s Boys, 187, 191, 197 

Mirra, Dave, 80 

Mirra Images, 80 

The Misfits, 136 

Missing Angel Juan, 107, 196 

The Missing Persons series, 164 

Mitchell, Margaret, 154 

Mitton, Jacqueline, 80 

Miyazaki, Hayao, 154 

Mlynowski, Sarah, 154 

A Modern Fairy Tale, 43 

Moench, Doug, 80 

Monkey, 175 

Monsoon Summer, 161 

Monster (Myers), 155, 197 

Monster Garage, 75, 195, 199 

Monster: The Autobiography 

of an L.A. Gang Member 

(Shakur), 91 

Monsters: A Celebration of the 

Classics from Universal 

Studios, 83 

Montana 1948, 183 

Montano, Mark, 80 

The Moon, 58, 201 

Moon, Elizabeth, 154 

Mooney, Bill, 71, 194, 199 

Moore, Alan, 154 

Moore, Christopher, 154, 204 

Moore, Terry, 28, 154, 195, 199, 

202 

More Than a Label, 81 

More Than This, 179, 195 

Morgan, David Lee, Jr., 80 

Morgenstern, Mindy, 80 

Moriarty, Jaclyn, 154 

Morreale, Marie, 87 

Morris, Gerald, 154–155 

Morrison, Bill, 80–81 

Morrison, Grant, 155 

Morrison, Jim, 81 

Morrissey, Pat, 150 

Morse, Jenifer Corr, 81, 190 

Mortimer, Sean, 70, 203 

Moss, Steve, 155, 203 

Motherland, 181, 197 

A Mother’s Gift, 174 

Mountain Biking, 70, 195 

The Moves Make the Man, 109, 

191, 194 

Movin’: Teen Poets Take Voice, 

74, 193 

Mowry, Jess, 155 

The Mozart Season, 186 

Mr. Was, 132 

Mrs. Chippy’s Last Expedition, 102 

MTV Photobooth, 81 

MTV Uncensored, 71 

Much Ado about Prom Night, 150, 

201 

Index 

219 

Muharrar, Aisha, 81 

Multiple-Award Winners (themed 

list), 196–197 

Mummies, Bones and Body Parts, 

98 

A Murder for Her Majesty, 133 

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert, 155 

Murillo, Kathy Cano, 81, 193 

Murphy, Claire, 155 

Murphy, Rita, 155 

music and musicians, hip-hop 


The Musician’s Handbook, 41 

MX: The Way of the Motocrosser, 

60, 195 

My Bloody Life, 89, 205 

My Heartbeat, 124, 195, 197 

My Life in Dog Years, 84, 204 

My Sister’s Keeper, 162, 197 

My So-Called Digital Life, 42, 86, 

193, 201 

Myers, Anna, 155, 195 

Myers, Christopher, 155 

Myers, Walter Dean, 81, 155–156, 

191, 195, 197, 199, 202, 

203, 204 

Myracle, Lauren, 156, 195 

Mysteries of People and Places, 63 

“Mythbusters,” 99 

 

Nagatomo, Haruno, 81, 191, 193 

Naifeh, Ted, 156 

Nail Art, 68 

Name Me Nobody, 28, 187, 195, 

201 

The Name of the Game Was 

Murder, 158 

Namioka, Lensey, 156 

Nance, Andrew, 156 

The Nannies, 150 

Napoleon Dynamite: The 

Complete Quote Book, 39, 

70 

Napoli, Donna Jo, 28, 43, 156–157, 

199 

NASCAR Now! 80, 195, 199 

NASCAR: The Need for Speed, 

74, 195 

Nash, Naomi, 157, 205 

Nathan, M. M., 81 

Nathan’s Run, 127 

Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, 

154 

Navajo Code Talkers, 51 

Navy SEALs, 84 

Naylor, Caroline, 81, 193

220 Index 

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds, 157, 199 

NBA’s Greatest, 69 

The Necessary Hunger, 166, 195 

Necessary Roughness, 146 

Neenan, Colin, 157, 190 

Neighborhood Odes, 93 

Nelson, Blake, 157, 203 

Nelson, Judy, 20 

Nelson, Michael, 58 

Nelson, Peter, 81–82 

Neufeld, John, 157, 190 

Never Fade Away, 95 

Never Mind the Goldbergs, 167 

Never Trust a Dead Man, 180, 205 

Neverwhere, 28, 125, 199 

New Moon, 153, 201, 204 

New York Public Library, 46 

Newbery Medal, 17 

Newman, Leslea, 157, 190 

Newson, Lesley, 82 

Newton, Suzanne, 157 

Nichols, Clay, 76 

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, 

41, 114, 198 

Nickerson, Sara, 157 

Nicolay, Megan, 82, 193 

Night, 98 

Night Flying, 155 

The Night I Disappeared, 118 

The Night My Sister Went Missing, 

162 

Night of a Thousand Boyfriends, 

114, 194 

Night of the Bat, 188 

Night of the Pompon, 138 

A Night without Armor, 73 

Nightmare, 158 

Nightmare Academy, 161 

Niles, Steve, 157, 204 

Nine Coaches Waiting, 174, 202 

The Nine Lives of Chloe King 

series, 178 

9-11: The World’s Finest Comic 

Book Writers and Artists 

Tell Stories to Remember, 

vol. 2, 65 

99 Ways to Cut, Sew, and Deck 

Out Your Denim, 55, 193 

Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo, 172 

Ninth Key, 112 

Nishiyama, Yuriko, 157 

Nix, Garth, 158 

Nixon, Joan Lowery, 158 

No Easy Answers, 125, 202 

No More Dead Dogs, 143, 202 

No Shame, No Fear, 179 

No Witnesses, 161 

Nobody Else Has to Know, 178 

Nobody’s Son, 174 

Nodelman, Perry, 158 

Nolan, Han, 158 

nonfiction annotations, 51–99 

Noonan, Rosalind, 179, 195 

Norman, Michael, 82 

Norrie, Christine, 180 

Norris, Chris, 89 

Northcutt, Wendy, 82 

The Nose from Jupiter, 169 

Not as Crazy as I Seem, 131 

The Notebook Girls, 54, 204 

Nothing but the Truth (and a Few 

White Lies), 133 

Nothing to Lose, 123, 198 

Novas, Himilce, 82 

Now You See It . . . , 180 

*NSYNC: The Official Book, 93 

Nye, Naomi Shihab, 158 

O 

O, 67 

Oates, Joyce Carol, 158–159 

The Oathbound, 144 

O’Brien, Tim, 159 

Obata, Takeshi, 159 

O’Connell, Tyne, 159 

O’Connor, Barbara, 159 

Odagiri, Hotaru, 139, 195 

Odd Jobs, 90 

Oddballs, 171 

Odes, Rebecca, 62, 82, 191, 198 

O’Donnell, Kerri, 82, 194 

Of Mice and Men, 10 

Of Sound Mind, 122 

The Official Movie Plot Generator, 

70 

Oh, Minya, 82, 196 

Oh My Goddess! Wrong Number, 

124, 198 

Oh My Goth, 170 

Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of 

Everything Nasty, 78, 194 

Ohba, Tsugumi, 159, 191 

O’Hearn, Claudine Chiawei, 82 

Ohlin, Martin, 78 

Okey, Shannon, 83, 193 

Okutoro, Lydia Omolola, 83, 192 

Oldershaw, Cally, 83 

Olin, Sean, 159 

Olmstead, Kathleen, 83 

On a Pale Horse, 102 

On the Bright Side, Now I’m the 

Girlfriend of a Sex God, 165 

On the Fringe, 125, 202 

Once a Hero, 154 

Once upon a Marigold, 122 

1-555-Goddess, 124 

One Hundred Demons, 54, 196 

145th Street, 155, 199, 203 

One of Those Hideous Books 

Where the Mother Dies, 173, 

200 

One Perfect Rose, 164, 201 

O’Neil, Dennis, 83 

The Only Alien on the Planet, 164 

Only the Ring Finger Knows, 139, 

195 

Only the Strong Survive, 85–86 

Opdyke, Irene Gut, 83, 204 

Open Ice, 137 

Ophelia Speaks, 92 

Oppel, Kenneth, 159, 197, 199 

Optical Illusions: The Science of 

Visual Perception, 91 

An Order of Amelie, Hold the 

Fries, 168 

The Order of the Poison Oak, 132 

Origin, 138 

Orlev, Uri, 159 

Osborne, Jennifer, 83 

Osbournes Unf***ingauthorized, 

96 

Oser, Bodhi, 83, 201 

O’Shea, Pat, 159 

The Other Side of the Sky, 52 

Out of Harm’s Way, 61, 204 

Outlander, 125, 201 

The Outsiders, 134, 197 

Over the Edge, 124 

Overdrive, 182 

Overlapping Titles (themed list), 

198–201 

Owen, David, 83, 200 

Owl in Love, 141 

Oy, Joy! 124, 201 

P 

Pacific Crossing, 173 

Packer, Alex J., 83–84, 200 

The Pact, 162 

Pagliarulo, Antonio, 159 

The Pain Tree, and Other Teenage 

Angst-Ridden Poetry, 97, 

193, 200 

Paint Me like I Am, 84, 193 

Painting Caitlyn, 161–162, 190, 

194 

Palmer, Chris, 79, 84, 200 

paperback lists. See Popular 

Paperbacks for Young 

Adults 

Paperquake, 165

Paradise City, 174 

Paradise Kiss, 187 

Parallel Universe of Liars, 138 

Paranoid Park, 157, 203 

Pardes, Bronwen, 84, 200 

Parker, Buzz, 129 

Parker, Daniel, 159 

Parker, Derek, 84 

Parker, Julia, 84 

Partridge, Elizabeth, 84, 201, 204 

Party Girl, 122, 198 

The Party Room trilogy, 110 

Pascal, Francine, 159 

Paterson, Katherine, 159–160 

The Path, 149 

Patnaik, Gayatri, 84, 193 

Patterson, James, 160 

Patterson, Lindsay, 84, 192 

Patterson, Richard North, 160 

Paulsen, Gary, 84, 160, 200, 204 

Paulsen, Ruth Wright, 84, 160 

Pausewang, Gudrun, 160 

Pavanel, Jane, 84 

Pawn of Prophecy, 121 

Pawuk, Mike, 28 

Payment, Simone, 84 

Payne, C. D., 160 

Peak, 172 

Pearce, Fred, 84–85, 201 

Pearsall, Shelley, 160–161, 202 

Pearson, Felicia “Snoop,” 85 

Pearson, Ridley, 161 

Peck, Richard, 161 

Peck, Robert Newton, 161 

Pedro and Me, 98, 205 

Peel, John, 161 

Peeps: A Candy-Coated Tale, 78 

Pelzer, Dave, 85, 204 

Penn and Teller’s How to Play 

with Your Food, 73, 194 

Perdomo, Willie, 85 

Perel, David, 85, 190, 200 

Peretti, Frank, 161 

Perez, Marlene, 161, 194 

The Perilous Gard, 163 

The Periodic Table, 62 

Perkins, Mitali, 161 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, 

113, 198, 202 

Peters, Julie Anne, 161, 195, 200, 

202 

Peters, Kimberly Joy, 161–162, 

190, 194 

Petey, 153 

Petrie, Doug, 162, 204 

Petty Crimes, 173, 203 

Pfetzer, Mark, 85, 200 

PhD: Phantasy Degree, 133 

Philbrick, Rodman, 162 

Phineas Gage, 64, 204 

Photographs and Photographers 


Pick Me Up, 42, 76, 190 

Picoult, Jodi, 162, 197 

Picture Life series, 12 

Picture This, 53–54 

Pierce, Meredith Ann, 162 

Pierce, Tamora, 162 

Pierson, Stephanie, 85 

Pigboy, 128, 202 

Pilobolus Dance Theater, 85, 201 

Pines, Tonya, 162 

Pinkney, Brian, 72 

Pinkwater, Jill, 162, 202 

Pinsky, Drew, 85 

Pirateology, 94 

Pitts, George, 74, 196, 201 

Piven, Joshua, 85 

A Place to Call Home, 143 

The Plague Tales, 106 

Planetes, 187–188 

Platt, Larry, 85–86 

Platt, Richard, 86 

Play, 148 

Play like a Girl, 77, 205 

Play with Your Food, 63 

Played, 117, 198 

Players, 176 

Playing in Traffic, 126 

Playing without the Ball, 182 

Pletka, Bob, 42, 86, 193, 201 

Plummer, Louise, 162, 201 

Plum-Ucci, Carol, 162–163, 197 

Point Blank, 136 

Polhemus, Colin, 156 

Polhemus, Ted, 86, 192 

Pollack, Pamela, 86 

Pollet, Alison, 86 

Pop! 182 

Pope, Elizabeth Marie, 163 

Popover, 148 

Popular Paperbacks for Young 

Adults 

committee process, 29–36 


history, 1, 5, 23–28 


repeat titles, 28 

theme-oriented booklists, 

189–205 

themes throughout the years, 

30, 33 

Pop-Up Book of Phobias, 67 

Porter, Connie, 163, 197 

Index 

221 

PostSecret, 41–42, 97 

Pow, Tom, 163 

Powell, Andy, 75 

Powell, Kevin, 86, 196, 201 

Powell, Michael, 86, 203 

Powell, Randy, 163 

Power and Responsibility, 106, 

198 

The Power of Birthdays, Stars, 

and Numbers, 60–61 

Powers, Ron, 56, 196, 204 

PPYA. See Popular Paperbacks 

for Young Adults 

A Practical Guide to Dragons, 96 

A Practical Guide to Monsters, 71 

Pratchett, Terry, 125, 163, 205 

Pratt, Jane, 86, 191, 193, 200 

Precious, 139, 195 

The Presence, 168 

Preston, Douglas, 163 

Preston, Richard, 86, 163 

Price, Susan, 163 

Pride and Joy, 181 

Pride and Prejudice, 104, 201 

Prigoff, James, 68 

Prince of Tennis, 143 

The Princess and the Pauper, 108, 

194 

The Princess Bride, 127 

The Princess Diaries, 111, 198 

Princess in Love, 111 

Princess in the Spotlight, 111 

The Princess of Pop, 135 

Probably Still Nick Swansen, 186 

programming 

booktalks, 45–46 

determining teens’ likes, 39–41 

identifying incentives, 45–47 

making space for teens, 45 

Punk Concert example, 40–41 

surveying teens about, 43–45 

targeting specific reader 

categories, 44–45 

Tattoo Info Session, 43 

thinking creatively, 41–43 

Project X, 170, 197 

Prom Night, 174, 203 

Promethea, 154 

P.S. Longer Letter Later, 117, 194, 

198 

Publib electronic list, 25 

Public Enemies, 147 

Publishers Weekly periodical, 

24–25, 32 

Pulling Princes, 159 

Pullman, Philip, 163–164 

Putney, Mary Jo, 164, 201

222 Index 

 

Quad, 183 

Quaking, 121 

Qualey, Marsha, 164, 200 

Queen Bee, 114 

Quick Picks for Great Reading, 

14, 16, 20 

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young 

Adult Readers 

committee process, 9–13, 20 


history, 1, 4–5, 15–16, 26 


theme-oriented booklists, 

189–205 

Quick Shots of False Hope, 140, 202 

Quiet Storm, 83, 192 

Quintana, Anton, 164 

 

Raab, Evelyn, 86 

Rabb, M. E., 164 

Racer X Illustrated, 60, 195 

Rachel, T. Cole, 87 

The Radioactive Boy Scout, 92–93 

Rag and Bone Shop, 115 

Raiders Night, 147 

Rain, Gwinevere, 87, 205 

Rainbow Boys, 168, 195 

Rainbow Party, 167 

Rallison, Janette, 164, 202 

Randle, Kristin, 164 

Ranma ½, 176 

Rannels, Melissa, 52, 87, 194 

RanVan: The Defender, 184 

Rapp-Weiss, Melanie, 20 

Raschka, Chris, 74 

Raskin, Ellen, 164 

Rat Boys, 121, 194 

Rats, 188, 201 

Rats Saw God, 177–178 

Rats! The Good, the Bad, and the 

Ugly, 59 

Raven’s Gate, 136, 199 

Ravenwolf, Silver, 87, 205 

Razzle, 186 

Read for Your Life: Tales of 

Survival, 87 

Read magazine, 87 

reader categories, 2–4 

reading lists 

award, 47 

Best Books for Young Adults, 

9, 13, 26 



High-Interest Low Reading 

Level, 4, 9–13, 16 



Adults, 1, 5, 23–36 


14, 16, 20 

Quick Picks for Reluctant 

Young Readers, 1, 4–5, 

9–16, 20, 26 

Recommended Books for 

Reluctant YA Readers, 4, 

13–15 

Teens’ Top Ten, 47 

themed, 47, 189–205 

Reading Teacher periodical, 11 

Ready or Not, 111 

Real Gorgeous, 60, 191 

The Real Rules for Girls, 80 

Real Time, 140 

The Real World—New Orleans, 86 

“The Real World”: The Ultimate 

Insiders Guide, 93 

A Really Nice Prom Mess, 171– 

172, 195 

Really Useful, 76–77 

Realm of the Reaper, 103 

Reaver, Chap, 164 

Rebecca, 120 



13–16, 20 

Red Hot Salsa, 58 

Red Rider’s Hood, 170 

Red Scarf Girl, 73 

Red Sky at Morning, 108 

Reddy, Mike, 92 

Redstone, Susan, 56, 191 

Reef of Death, 188 

Rees, Celia, 164–165, 205 

Rees, Douglas, 165, 200, 204 

Regeneration, 171 

Regeneration series, 171 

Re-gifters, 112 

Reich, Nancy, 20 

Reid, Lori, 87 

Reinhardt, Dana, 165 

Reinharz, Shulamit, 52 

Reisfeld, Randi, 87 

Reiss, Kathryn, 165 

Relatively Speaking, 64 

Relic, 163 

reluctant readers 

categories of, 2–4, 15 

personalized story, 10 

targeting specific categories, 

44 

Remarque, Erich-Maria, 165 

Remembering Raquel, 180 

Remembering Selena, 82 

Rennison, Louise, 165, 197, 200 

Resnick, Jack, 78 

Responsible, 167 

Restless Spirit, 84, 201, 204 

Return of the Bunny Suicides, 87 

Returnable Girl, 147 

Reuter, Bjarne, 165 

Revenge of the Witch, 118–119, 

205 

Revoyr, Nina, 166, 195 

Rewind, 171 

Reynolds, David West, 87 

Reynolds, Marilyn, 166, 203 

Rhysmyth, 102 

The Rice Room, 64, 204 

Ricochet, 128 

The Ride of My Life, 71 

Riefe, Barbara, 166 

Rigby, Robert, 152 

The Righteous Revenge of Artemis 

Bonner, 155–156, 191 

Riley, Andy, 87, 200 

Rimshots, 93 

Rinaldi, Ann, 166 

Ring of Fire, 162, 204 

Ring of Light, 106, 205 

Riordan, Rick, 166 

Ripley’s Believe It or Not, 87–88, 

190 

Ritz, David, 85 

Roach, Mary, 88, 194, 197 

Roberts, Christa, 179, 195 

Roberts, David, 42, 76, 190 

Roberts, Jeremy, 88 

Roberts, Nora, 166 

Roberts, Willo Davis, 166 

Robinson, James, 166 

The Rock, 88 

A Rock against the Wind, 84, 192 

Rock and Ice Climbing! Top the 

Tower, 88 

The Rock Says . . . , 88 

Rock Star, Superstar, 157 

Rocks and Minerals, 83 

Rodowsky, Colby, 166 

Rodriguez, Luis J., 88, 204 

Roeper, Richard, 88 

Rogge, Hannah, 88, 194 

Rohrer, Russ, 88, 196 

Roll Call, 167 

Rolling Stone magazine, 88 

Rolling Stone: The Complete 

Covers, 66 

Roman, Benjamin, 126 

Romance (themed list), 201–202 

Rooftop, 181 

Rookie, 52, 205 

Room Enough for Love, 64

Rose Madder, 141 

Rose, Malcolm, 167 

The Rose Queen, 164 

The Rose That Grew from 

Concrete, 92, 192 

Rosenzweig, Sue, 15, 20 

Rosey in the Present Tense, 132 

Rostkowski, Margaret L., 167 

Ross, Alex, 110 

Roth, Matthue, 167 

Rothbart, Davy, 88–89, 200 

Rottman, S. L., 167 

Rough Waters, 167 

Rovin, Jeff, 167 

Rowland, Kelly, 75 

Royally Jacked, 110 

Rubess, Balvis, 67 

Ruby Gloom’s Keys to Happiness, 

148 

Ruby, Laura, 167 

Rucka, Greg, 167, 195 

Rucker Park Setup, 181, 191 

Ruditis, Paul, 167 

Ruhl, Greg, 94 

The Ruins of Gorlan, 123 

The Rules of Survival, 183, 190 

Rules of the Road, 105, 198 

The Rumpelstiltskin Problem, 43, 

180 

Run for Your Life, 146 

Runaways series, 181, 203 

Rundown, 111 

Runner, 119 

Running Out of Time, 130 

Runyon, Brent, 89, 204 

Rusty Angel, 141 

Rutherford, Dawn, 32 

Ryan, Darlene, 167 

Ryan, Pam Muñoz, 167–168 

Ryan, Tom, 77 

Ryder, Bob, 89 

Rylant, Cynthia, 89, 168, 200 

RZA, 89 

S 

Sabriel, 158 

Sacco, Joe, 89 

Sachar, Louis, 168, 200 

Safe, 169 

Safe Area Gorazde, 89 

Safe at Second, 139 

Sakai, Stan, 168 

Salant, James, 89, 204 

Sale, Tim, 147 

Salinger, Adrienne, 89 

Salinger, J. D., 168 

Saltz, Ina, 89, 192 

Salzman, Mark, 89, 197 

Sam I Am, 115 

Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief, 

180 

Samurai Girl series, 103 

Sanchez, Alex, 168, 195 

Sanchez, Reymundo, 89, 205 

Sandy Bottom Orchestra, 140 

Santiago, Esmeralda, 89, 197, 205 

Sari Says, 77 

Sasquatch, 172 

Satrapi, Marjane, 90, 197, 205 

Saul, John, 168 

Savage, Candace, 90 

Savas, Georgia Routsis, 90 

Save This Shirt, 88, 194 

Saving Francesca, 149, 202 

Saywell, James, 79 

Scalora, Suza, 43, 90, 201 

Scared! How to Draw Fantastic 

Horror Comic Characters, 

44, 80, 193 

Schaefer, Jack, 168 

Schatz, Howard, 90, 201 

Scherer, Dave, 89 

The Schernoff Discoveries, 160 

Schiff, Nancy Rica, 90 

Schindler, Nina, 168 

Scholastic Book of Firsts, 57, 190 

Scholastic Book of World Records 

2004, 81, 190 

School Library Journal, 15 

School Life (themed list), 202 

Schraff, Anne, 168 

Schreiber, Ellen, 168, 204 

Schreiber, Mark, 168, 192 

Schreibman, Tamar, 90 

Schuerger, Michele, 90 

Schulberg, Jay, 90, 192 

Schultz, Brandon, 117 

Schultz, Ellen, 55, 193 

Schutz, Samantha, 90 

The Schwa Was Here, 170 

Schwager, Tina, 90 

Score, 148 

Scorpia, 136 

Scott, Beth, 82 

Scott, Damion, 90, 193, 196 

Scott, Elizabeth, 168–169 

Scott, Jerry, 90–91 

Scott, Kieran, 169 

Scrimger, Richard, 169 

’Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, and 

Other Misheard Lyrics, 63 

Sea Monsters, 63 

The Search, 171 

Search for Senna, 103 

Search of the Moon King’s 

Daughter, 135 

Index 

223 

Sears, Bart, 149 

Seate, Mike, 91, 196 

Sebold, Alice, 91, 169 

Seckel, Al, 91 

The Second Bend in the River, 

166 

Second Sight, 106, 205 

The Secret Blog of Raisin 

Rodriguez, 127 

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, 

Aged 13¾, 178 

The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, 

150 

The Secret Hour, 183–184, 201 

The Secret Life of Bees, 140, 191 

The Secret Life of It Girls, 145, 202 

The Secret Life of Teens, 84, 193 

The Secret World of Kabbalah, 51 

Secrets, 153 

Secrets of the Mummies, 94 

See You down the Road, 184 

Seedfolks, 123 

Seen and Heard, 74, 193 

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective 

Teens, 60 

Seventeen magazine, 91, 193 

Seventeen Presents . . . 

Traumarama! Real 

Girls Share Their Most 

Embarrassing Moments 

Ever, 91, 193 

Seventeen Real Girls, Real-Life 

Stories, 91 

Seventh Son, 111–112 

Sew Subversive, 87, 194 

Sewell, Earl, 169 

The Sex Book, 84 

Sexton, John, 16, 20 

Shade’s Children, 158 

Shadow of a Doubt, 167 

Shadow Place, 177, 195 

Shadowland, 112 

Shaevel, Evelyn, 25 

The Shakeress, 133 

Shakespeare, William, 169, 191 

Shakur, Sanyika, 91 

Shakur, Tupac, 92, 192 

Shan, Darren, 169 

Shandler, Sara, 92 

Shane, 168 

Shaquille O’Neal, 67, 190 

The Shared Heart, 45 

Sharks, 78 

Shattered Mirror, 104, 198, 204, 

205 

Shattering Glass, 126, 199, 202 

Shaw, Maria, 92, 200 

Shaw, Susan, 169, 190

224 Index 

Shaw, Tucker, 92, 169, 194 

Sheffield, Charles, 170 

Sheldon, Dyan, 170, 200, 202 

Shepard, Jim, 170, 197 

Sherman, Delia, 185 

She’s Not There, 56, 204 

Shetterly, Will, 28, 170, 200 

Shields, Genie Bird, 92 

Shinseki, Michelle T., 84, 193 

Shivak, Nadia, 92, 205 

Shiva’s Fire, 174 

Shock Point, 133 

Shoebag, 137 

Shoeless Joe, 141 

Shooter, 156, 202 

Shooting Monarchs, 131 

Short Stories (themed list), 

202–203 

Short Takes: Fast-Break 

Basketball, 93 

Show Me Love, 179, 195 

Showalter, Gena, 170 

Shusterman, Neal, 170, 200, 201 

Shutterbug Follies, 147 

Sickened, 68, 204 

Sight, 182 

Sikes, Gini, 92 

The Silence of the Lambs, 131 

Silent to the Bone, 143 

Silva, Rosemary, 82 

The Silver Kiss, 142, 204 

The Silver Wolf, 108 

Silverstein, Ken, 92–93 

Simonson, Louise, 93, 203 

Simpson, Jessica, 93 

The Simpsons, 68 

Simpsons Comics A-Go-Go, 129 

Simpsons Comics Barn Burner, 

129 

Simpsons Comics Madness, 129 

Simpsons Comics Royale, 68 

Simpsons Comics Unchained, 129 

Sinclair, April, 170–171, 191 

Singer, Marilyn, 171, 203 

Singleton, Linda Joy, 171 

Sins of the Father, 166 

Sirrell, Terry, 78 

Sister to the Wolf, 179 

The Sisterhood of the Traveling 

Pants, 39 

Sitomer, Alan L., 171 

Six Months to Live, 151, 195 

Skate, 131, 203 

Skate and Destroy, 41, 93, 203 

Skateboarding (themed list), 203 

Skateboarding Is Not a Crime, 61, 

198, 203 

Skeleton Key, 136 

Ski! Your Guide to Jumping, 

Racing, Skiboarding, 

Nordic, Backcountry, 

Aerobatics, and More, 86 

Skin, 182 

The Skin I’m In, 123, 202 

Skud, 123, 202 

Skullcrack, 108 

Skurzynski, Gloria, 171 

Slake’s Limbo, 135 

Slam! (Myers), 156 

Slam (Von Ziegesar), 97 

Sleator, William, 13, 171, 200 

Sleeper Agenda, 172 

Sleeper Code, 172 

Slide or Die, 176 

A Slipping-Down Life, 179 

Sloan, Brian, 171–172, 195 

Sloppy Firsts, 150, 199 

Slumber Parties: Things to Make 

and Do, 96, 194 

Smack, 110 

Smashed: Story of a Drunken 

Girlhood, 99, 205 

Smedman, Lisa, 93, 196 

Smith, Barry D., 78 

Smith, Betty, 172 

Smith, Charles R., Jr., 93, 172, 203 

Smith, Danny, 93 

Smith, Greg Leitich, 172 

Smith, Jeff, 172 

Smith, Kevin, 172 

Smith, Roland, 172 

Smith, Sherri L., 172 

The Smugglers, 145 

Snail Mail No More, 117, 195 

Sniegoski, Tom, 172 

Snitch (McClintock), 151 

Snitch (van Diepen), 179, 202 

Snow, 43, 148 

Snow in August, 131, 197 

Snowboard! Your Guide to 

Freeriding, Pipe and Park, 

Jibbing, Backcountry, 

Alpine, Boardercross, and 

More, 78 

Snowboarding Skills, 75 

So Mote It Be, 106, 205 

So Much to Tell You, 149 

So What? The Good, the Mad and 

the Ugly, 41, 79 

So You Want to Be a Wizard, 120 

Soccer Chick Rules, 122 

Sold, 151 

Soldier’s Heart, 160, 200 

A Solitary Blue, 181, 197 

Solomon, James, 93 

Someone like You, 119, 195 

Something Girl, 128, 190 

Something Rotten, 128 

Something Upstairs, 104 

Somewhere in the Darkness, 156 

Son, Hee-Joon, 133 

Son of the Mob, 143–144, 199, 201 

Sones, Sonya, 173, 200, 202 

The Song Reader, 179 

Sonnenblick, Jordan, 173 

Sook, Ryan, 162 

Sorcerers of the Nightwing, 137 

Sorrells, Walter, 173 

Sort of Forever, 182 

Soto, Gary, 93, 173, 203 

Soul Surfer, 68–69, 204 

Soul Survivors, 75 

The Soul Taker, 164 

Sound of the Beast, 59 

South Beach, 124 

Sparks, Beatrice, 93, 173–174 

Speak, 102, 196, 198 

Spears, Britney, 174 

Spears, Lynne, 174 

Spears, Rick, 68 

Special Effects, 69 

Spellcraft for Teens, 87, 205 

Spencer, Pam, 14, 25 

Sphere, 116 

Spiders in the Hairdo, 71, 194, 199 

Spindle’s End, 43, 152 

Spinelli, Jerry, 174 

Split Image, 127 

The Spoken Word Revolution, 63, 

196 

Sports Bloopers, 72 

sports, women in (themed list), 

205 

Springer, Nancy, 174, 203 

The Squire, His Knight, and His 

Lady, 154–155 

Squires, K. M., 93 

St. James, James, 174, 195 

St. Stephen’s Community House, 

42, 93–94 

Stack, Francis William, 26, 31–32 

Stained, 137 

The Staircase, 166 

The Stand, 141 

Standal, Timothy, 11 

Standiford, Natalie, 174, 194 

Staples, Suzanne Fisher, 174 

Star Split, 145 

“Star Wars,” Episode I: Incredible 

Cross-Sections, 87 

“Star Wars,” Episode I: The Visual 

Dictionary, 87 

Starcrossed, 168, 192 

Stardust, 125, 197

Stargirl, 174 

Starkey, Glen, 155 

Starship Troopers, 133 

Start Here, 148 

Startide Rising, 109 

Starwoman, Athena, 94 

Staub, Wendy Corsi, 179, 195 

Stay True, 171, 203 

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, 116, 

196 

Steen, Rob, 132 

Steer, Dugald, 94 

Steffans, Karrine, 94, 196, 205 

Stemple, Adam, 187 

Stephens, J. B., 174 

The Steps, 114 

Steptoe, Javaka, 160 

The Sterkarm Handshake, 163 

Stevens, Alec, 180 

Stewart, Mark, 94 

Stewart, Mary, 174, 202 

Stewart, Roger, 62 

Stewart, Sean, 174–175, 194 

Stick Figure, 67, 204 

Sticks and Stones, 128 

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human 

Cadavers, 88, 194, 197 

Still Angry Little Girls, 145 

Stine, Megan, 94 

Stine, R. L., 175, 200, 204 

Stoehr, Shelley, 175 

Stolarz, Laurie Faria, 175, 200 

The Stolen, 178 

Stone Cold, 132 

Stone, Jeff, 175 

Stone, Tanya Lee, 175, 194 

Stone Water, 126 

Stoner and Spaz, 142, 199 

Stop, Don’t Stop, 107, 194 

Stop Pretending, 173, 200 

Stormbreaker, 136, 199 

The Story of a Childhood, 90, 197, 

205 

Story of a Girl, 188 

The Storyteller’s Daughter, 119 

Straczynski, J. Michael, 175 

The Straight Road to Kylie, 

152–153 

Strange Attractors, 171 

Strangers in Paradise: High 

School, 28, 154, 195, 199, 

202 

Strasser, Todd, 175–176, 202 

Stratton, Allan, 176, 191, 197, 200 

Straydog, 143 

Strays, 142 

Street Love, 156 

Street Pharm, 180 

Street Scene, 76 

Streetball, 84, 200 

Streetbike Extreme, 91, 196 

Stretch Your Wings, 54, 192 

Stuck in Neutral, 179, 197 

Stuff on My Cat, 65–66 

Stupid Crook Book, 68 

Stylin’: Great Looks for Teens, 78 

The Subtle Knife, 164 

Subversive Seamster, 52 

Such a Pretty Girl, 184 

Sugar in the Raw, 58, 192, 196 

Sugiyama, Rika, 44, 94, 191, 193 

Sullivan, Geraldine, 60–61 

Summer Boys, 101, 201 

Summer Sisters, 107 

Super Suite, 80 

Superhero Handbook, 86, 203 

Super-Human, 153 

Surviving the Applewhites, 178 

Sutcliff, Rosemary, 176 

Swallowing Stones, 151 

Swanson, Julie A., 176 

Sweeney, Joyce, 176 

Sweep series, 178, 205 

Sweet Valley High series, 24 

Sweetblood, 132 

Swendson, Shanna, 176 

Swinson, Kiki, 96, 193 

Sword of the Samurai, 141 

Swords for Hire, 102 

Szpirglas, Jeff, 94, 194 

 

Taibi, Sal, 71, 192 

Takahashi, Rumiko, 176 

Takanashi, Mitsuba, 176–177 

Takaya, Natsuki, 177, 191, 200 

Takedown, 176 

Talbot, Bryan, 177 

The Tale of One Bad Rat, 177 

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, 

10 

Tales of the Cryptids, 68 

Talk to Me, 119 

Tall Tales, 172, 203 

Tallman, Helen, 20 

Tan, Maureen, 177 

Tanaka, Shelley, 94 

Tangerine, 107 

Tanzman, Carol M., 177, 195 

Tarbox, Katherine, 95, 205 

Tashjian, Janet, 177 

Tattoo, 105, 192, 198 

Tattoo Nation, 95, 192 

Taylor, Clark, 95 

Taylor, Deb, 26 

Taylor, William, 177, 202 

Index 

225 

Tears for Water, 75 

Technically, It’s Not My Fault, 67 

Teen Angst? Naaah . . . , 97, 205 

Teen Beauty Secrets, 72, 191 

Teen Love, 75 

“Teen People” Celebrity Beauty 

Guide, 95, 191 

Teen People magazine, 95, 191 

Teen People: Real Life Diaries, 

65, 192 

Teen People: Sex Files, 95 

Teen Queens and Has-Beens, 135 

Teen Witch: Wicca for a New 

Generation, 87, 205 

The Teenage Guy’s Survival Guide, 

42, 61, 198 

Teens Cook, 58, 192 

teens, for teens (themed list), 

192–193 

Teens’ Top Ten list, 47 

television shows, 40 

Tell, 151 

Teller, 73, 194 

Templesmith, Ben, 157 

Tempting Fate, 124 

Ten Days in the Dirt, 88, 196 

Ten Sure Signs a Movie Character 

Is Doomed and Other 

Surprising Movie Lists, 88 

10 Things to Do before I Die, 121 

Tenapel, Douglas, 177 

Tenderness, 28, 115 

Tenders, 198 

Tezuka, Osamu, 177 

Thalia, 95, 191 

Thalia: Belleza! Lessons in 

Lipgloss and Happiness, 

95, 191 

Thatcher, Kevin, 95, 203 

The Rock, 88 

theme-oriented booklists, 189–205 

There’s a God on the Mic, 75, 199 

There’s a Hair in My Dirt, 145, 199 

They Broke the Law, You Be the 

Judge, 72, 199 

Thick, 157, 190 

The Thief, 179 

Thieves’ Paradise, 119 

Thigpen, David E., 95, 196 

Thin, 68 

Things Change, 139, 190, 194 

Things I Have to Tell You, 64, 192 

The Things They Carried, 159 

The Third Eye, 120 

Thirteen, 162 

Thirteen Reasons Why, 103 

30 Days of Night, 157, 204 

This Book Really Sucks, 95

226 Index 

This Place Has No Atmosphere, 

117 

Thomas, Rob, 177–178, 203 

Thompson, Craig, 178 

Thompson, Dave, 95 

Thompson, Kate, 178, 204 

Thomson, Celia, 178 

Thorley, Joe, 95 

“Thrasher”: Insane Terrain, 95 

“Thrasher” Presents: How to 

Build Skateboard Ramps, 

Halfpipes, Boxes, Bowls 

and More, 95, 203 

360 Degrees New York, 98–99, 201 

3 NBs of Julian Drew, 118 

Throat Culture, 127 

Thunderbowl, 113 

Thwonk, 28, 105, 198, 201 

Tiernan, Cate, 178, 205 

Ties That Bind, Ties That Break, 

156 

Tightrope, 116 

Till Death Do Us Part, 151 

Tim Duncan, 67, 190 

A Time for Dancing, 137 

Time Windows, 165 

Tingle, Rebecca, 178 

Titanic, 134 

Tithe, 106 

titles, overlapping (themed list), 

198–201 

To Say Nothing of the Dog, 185, 

197 

To the Summit, 155 

Todd, Mark, 96–97, 193, 200 

Toilet Paper Tigers, 144 

Tolan, Stephanie, 178 

Tolbert, Jeff, 83 

Tom, Karen, 96, 193 

Tom Strong, 154 

Tomey, Ingrid, 178 

Tomlinson, Joe, 96 

The Tomorrow People, 44, 153, 

203 

Tomorrowland, 112, 202 

Toning the Sweep, 138 

The Top of the World, 73 

The Top 10 of Everything 1998, 

53, 190 

Torn Skirt, 127 

Torres, J., 178 

Total Astrology, 90 

Touching Spirit Bear, 153 

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, 

74 

Townsend, Sue, 178 

Traces series, 167 

Trachtenberg, Robert, 96 

Traig, Jennifer, 96, 194 

The Transall Saga, 160 

Trapped! Cages of Mind and Body, 

120 

Trauma-Rama, 94 

Traunstein, Deb, 78–79 

Treacherous Love, 173–174 

Treasure Island, 10 

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 172 

Trial by Journal, 142 

Triana, Gaby, 179 

Tribute to Another Dead Rock 

Star, 163 

Tris’s Book, 162 

Tristan and Iseult, 176 

TRL: The Ultimate Fan Guide, 72 

Troll Bridge, 187 

Trottier, Maxine, 179 

Tru Confessions, 177 

True Confessions of a Hollywood 

Starlet, 120 

True Notebooks, 89, 197 

True Talents, 148 

Trueman, Terry, 179, 197 

Truly Grim Tales, 126, 202 

The Truly Tasteless Scratch and 

Sniff Book, 62 

Trumbauer, Lisa Trutkoff, 96 

Trust Me, 153 

Truth (Kyi), 144, 199, 202 

The Truth (Singleton), 171 

The Truth about Girlfriends, 63 

Truth or Dairy, 113–114 

TTYL, 156, 195 

Tucker, Lisa, 179 

Tucker, Reed, 96 

Tullson, Diane, 179 

Tunney, Kelly Smith, 52 

Tupac: Resurrection, 71, 199 

Tupac Shakur, 66, 97, 196 

Tupac Shakur Legacy, 73 

Turchyn, Sandie, 59, 83 

Turnbull, Ann, 179 

Turner, Ann, 96 

Turner, Megan Whalen, 179 

Turning Seventeen series, 179, 195 

Twelve, 151 

Twelve Shots, 150, 203 

24 Girls in 7 Days, 108, 194 

Twilight, 153, 201, 204 

Twisted, 102 

Twisted Summer, 166 

Twisted Yoga, 85, 201 

Twists and Turns, 151 

Two-Fisted Surgeon, 177 

Tyler, Anne, 179 

Tyra’s Beauty Inside and Out, 42, 

54, 191 

Tyrell, 108, 191 

 

The Uglies, 184 

Ullman, James Ramsey, 179 

The Ultimate Race Car Book, 57, 

195 

Ultimate Special Forces, 79 

Ultimate Sports, 125, 202 

Ultimate Sports Lists, 79, 190 

Ultra Maniac, 187, 191 

Unbelievable, 59, 196 

Unexpected Development, 161, 

194 

Unexplained: An Encyclopedia 

of Curious Phenomena, 

Strange Superstitions and 

Ancient Mysteries, 52 

Unexplained! Strange Sightings, 

Incredible Occurrences 

and Puzzling Physical 

Phenomena, 59 

Unforgettable Color, 79 

Ung, Loung, 96–97, 205 

The Unlikely Romance of Kate 

Bjorkman, 162, 201 

Unmanned, 181 

Unscripted, 76 

Unsung Heroes (themed list), 

203 

The Unsuspecting Gourmet, 164 

Unwind, 170 

Urrea, Luis Alberto, 65 

 

Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie, 

43, 107, 198 

Vampire Academy, 152, 204 

Vampire High, 165, 200, 204 

Vampire Kisses, 168, 204 

Vampires, 73 

Vampires (themed list), 203–204 

van Diepen, Allison, 179–180, 202 

Van Draanen, Wendelin, 180 

Van Meter, Jen, 180 

Vancil, Mark, 76 

Vande Velde, Vivian, 43, 180, 204, 

205 

Vanderbilt, May, 117 

The Vanishing, 140 

Vankin, Jonathan, 180 

Vatos, 65 

Vaughan, Brian K., 181, 203 

Vazquez, Diego, 181 

Vegan Virgin Valentine, 149

Vegetables Rock! A Complete 

Guide for Teenage 

Vegetarians, 85 

Velez, Ivan, 181, 203, 204 

The Venetian Policeman, 164 

Venus to the Hoop, 60, 205 

Vespers, 167 

Vibe magazine, 97, 196 

Viguie, Debbie, 181 

Vijayaraghavan, Vineeta, 181, 197 

Vincent Van Gogh, 67 

Violet and Claire, 107, 194 

The Virginian, 186 

The Virginity Club, 108–109 

Virtual War, 171 

Vitkus, Jessica, 97, 194 

Vizzini, Ned, 97, 181, 200, 205 

Vogelein, 137 

Voices from the Fields, 53 

Voigt, Cynthia, 181, 197 

Volponi, Paul, 181, 191, 200 

Von Ziegesar, Cecily, 97, 182, 202 

VOYA periodical, 35, 45, 47 

Vrettos, Adrienne Maria, 182 

VX: 10 Years of Vibe Photography, 

74, 196, 201 

 

Waddle, Linda, 26 

Waid, Mark, 182 

Wakan, Naomi, 97 

Walk in My World, 150, 203 

Walk on Water, 159 

Walker, George A., 86 

Walking on Glass, 124–125 

Wallace, Rich, 28, 182, 200 

Wallace, Terry, 97, 192 

Wallington, Aury, 182 

Walls, Jeannette, 97, 197, 205 

Walter Wick’s Optical Tricks, 98 

Walters, Eric, 182 

The Wanderer, 116 

The Wandmaker’s Guidebook, 78 

Wann, Marilyn, 97 

Wanted! 115 

War for the Oaks, 110 

Warchild, 147 

Ward, Nel, 20 

Warner, Sally, 182 

Warren, Frank, 42, 97 

The Warrior Heir, 113 

The Warriors, 109 

Warrior’s Apprentice, 109 

Warriors Don’t Cry, 54, 192 

Wasserman, Robin, 182 

Watase, Yuu, 182 

Watchers, 143 

The Watcher’s Guide, 66 

Watching Alice series, 159 

Watson, Andi, 182 

Watson, Carrie Gordon, 183 

Watson, Esther Pearl, 96–97, 193, 

200 

Watson, Jamie, 20 

Watson, Larry, 183 

The Watsons Go to Birmingham— 

1963, 117, 191 

Watterson, Bill, 97–98 

Watts, Franklin, 12 

Way inside ESPN’s X-Games, 99 

WCW: The Ultimate Guide, 89 

We Are the Young Magicians, 64, 192 

We B*Girlz, 76, 196 

Wearing of This Garment Does Not 

Enable You to Fly, 75 

Weaver, Michael, 52 

Weaver, Will, 183 

Weber, Lori, 183 

Weekly World News, 85, 190, 200 

Weeks, Anne, 14 

Weeping Willow, 184 

Weisman, Jordan, 175, 194 

Welcome to Jasorassic Park, 52 

Welcome to the Ark, 178 

Wells, Ken, 183 

Welter, John, 183 

Wenzel, David T., 110 

Werlin, Nancy, 183, 190, 200 

Westall, Robert, 183, 203 

Westbrook, Alonzo, 98, 196 

Westerfeld, Scott, 183–184, 201 

The Westing Game, 164 

Weyn, Suzanne, 184, 192 

Whale Talk, 116 

What Are My Rights? 73, 199 

What Girls Learn, 114–115, 196 

What Happened to Cass McBride? 

127 

What Happened to Lani Garver? 

163 

What Hearts, 109 

What If . . . ? Amazing Stories, 

137, 202 

What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know, 

173, 202 

What My Mother Doesn’t Know, 

173, 202 

What the Cards Said, 106, 205 

What They Found, 156, 191, 203 

Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine? 

The Art of Making Zines 

and Mini-Comics, 96 

“What’s That Smell?” (Oh, It’s 

Me), 92, 194 

Index 

227 

Whedon, Joss, 184, 204 

Whelan, Gloria, 184 

When a Friend Dies, 66, 192 

When Dad Killed Mom, 146 

When I Knew, 96 

When Jeff Comes Home, 103, 190 

When Kambia Elaine Flew in from 

Neptune, 184–185 

When We Were Saints, 158 

Where a Nickel Costs a Dime, 85 

Where the Heart Is, 146 

Where the Red Fern Grows, 10 

Where to Park Your Broomstick, 

78, 205 

Whispers from the Dead, 158 

White, Dana, 65, 192 

The White Horse, 128 

White Lies and Barefaced Truths, 

135 

The White Mountains, 113 

White, Ruth, 184 

Whitney, Kim Ablon, 184 

Who Am I without Him? 123 

Who Are These People? (themed 

list), 204–205 

Who Are You? 158 

Who Do You Think You Are, 92 

Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? 127 

Who Killed My Daughter? 62 

Who Put That Hair in My 

Toothbrush? 174 

Who Shot Ya? Three Decades of 

Hiphop Photography, 86, 

196, 201 

Who Will Tell My Brother? 112, 

202 

A Whole New Ball Game, 77, 205 

Why Do They Hate Me? Young 

Lives Caught in War and 

Conflict, 71 

Whyman, Matt, 184 

Wick, Walter, 98 

Wide Open: A Life in Supercross, 

79 

Wieler, Diana, 184 

Wiesel, Elie, 98 

Wiess, Laura, 184 

Wilcox, Charlotte, 98 

Wilderness, 81 

Wildside, 128 

Wilhelm, Kate, 184 

Willet, Edward, 98 

Williams, Lori Aurelia, 184–185 

Williams, Michelle, 75 

Williams, Stanley “Tookie,” 98, 

201, 205 

Williams-Garcia, Rita, 185, 191

228 Index 

Williamson, Kate T., 98, 201 

Willingham, Bill, 185, 201 

Willis, Connie, 185, 197 

Wilson, Brad, 72 

Wilson, Daniel H., 98, 201 

Wilson, Jacqueline, 185 

Windling, Terri, 185 

Winds of Mars, 135 

The Wind’s Twelve Quarters, 146, 

202 

Windsor, Patricia, 185 

Wings, 109 

Winick, Judd, 98, 185, 195, 205 

Winning Ways, 77, 205 

Wister, Owen, 186 

Witch Baby, 107, 196 

Witch Ball, 171 

Witch Child, 165, 205 

Witches and Witchcraft (themed 

list), 205 

Within Reach: My Everest Story, 

85, 200 

Wittlinger, Ellen, 186, 195, 197, 

201 

A Wizard of Earthsea, 146, 

197 

The Wizard’s Tale, 110 

Wolf Rider, 104 

Wolf Tower, 146 

Wolff, Virginia, 186 

Woman in the Wall, 141 

Women in Sports (themed list), 

205 

Wonder When You’ll Miss Me, 

117, 197 

Wong, Janet S., 98 

Wood, Nick, 98–99, 201 

Woods, Brenda, 186 

Woodson, Jacqueline, 186–187, 

191, 195, 197 

Word Up! Hope for Youth Poetry 

from El Centro de la Raza, 

52 

Working Days, 150, 203 

World’s Shortest Stories, 155, 203 

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival 

Handbook, 85 

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival 

Handbook: Travel, 85 

Worth the Risk, 63 

Worthington, Charles, 99 

The Wreckers, 145 

Wrede, Patricia, 187 

Wrestling Sturbridge, 28, 182, 200 

Wurst Case Scenario, 114 

The Wu-Tang Manual, 89 

WWF Wrestlemania, 61 

Wynne-Jones, Tim, 187 

Y 

YALSA. See Young Adult Library 

Services Association 

yalsa-bk electronic list, 23 

Yamanaka, Lois-Ann, 28, 187, 195, 

201 

YAttitudes newsletter, 46 

Yazawa, Ai, 187 

Yes Yes Y’all, 65, 196 

“YM,” 99 

Yolen, Jane, 187 

Yoshinaga, Masayuki, 99, 191, 192 

Yoshizumi, Wataru, 187, 191 

Yotsuba&! series, 104, 190 

You Are So Cursed, 157, 205 

You Don’t Know Me, 142 

You Hear Me? Poems and Writing 

by Teenage Boys, 64, 192 

You Know You Love Me, 182 

Young Adult Library Services 

Association 

background, 1, 5 

Best Books for Young Adults, 

9, 13, 26 

changing role of committee, 

18–19 

electronic lists, 23 


High Interest/Low Literacy 

Level Committee, 4, 9–13, 

16, 20 


Adults, 1, 5, 23–36 


14, 16, 20 

Quick Picks for Reluctant 

Young Adult Readers, 1, 

4–5, 9–16, 20, 26 



13–15 

role of chairperson, 19–21 

Teens’ Top Ten, 47 

Young, Roxyanne, 68 

Youngblut, Shelly, 99 

Younker, Marin, 29, 34 

Yukimura, Makoto, 187–188 

Yumoto, Kazumi, 188 

 

Zach’s Lie, 172 

Zailckas, Koren, 99, 205 

Zarr, Sara, 188 

Zeises, Lara M., 188 

Zel, 28, 157, 199 

Zigzag, 186 

Zimmerman, Keith, 99 

Zimmerman, Kent, 99 

Zindel, Paul, 188, 201 

Zine Scene, 56 

Zoeller, Chuck, 52

For more than ten years YALSA has produced two 

annual lists, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 

and Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, consisting of 

recommended reading targeted at young adults who are not 

avid readers. Quick and Popular Reads for Teens compiles 

bibliographic information about the books honored by these 

two selected lists. This one-stop reference source includes 

• A chapter for each list by a YA expert explaining the 

selection criteria 

• A chapter on programming and display ideas 

• Lists of the honored titles including brief annotations 

and publication information 

• Book lists organized by theme 

Make choosing titles for teens fun, quick, and easy with this 

one-of-a-kind resource! 

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