2010 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Along with the full  Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list , the committee selected the following titles as the Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.


Blackshaw, Ric and Farrelly, Liz. Street Art Book: 60 Artists in Their Own Words. HarperCollins. 2009.

Brown, Marvelyn. The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful and (HIV) Positive. Amistad. 2008.

Elkeles, Simone. Perfect Chemistry. Walker Books. 2008.

Knowles, Jo. Jumping Off Swings. Candlewick Press. 2009.

Myers, Walter Dean. Dope Sick. Amistad. 2009.

Regan, Sally. The Vampire Book. DK Books. 2009.

Smith, Alexander Gordon. Lockdown: Escape from Furnace. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2009.

Fagerstrom, Derek and Smith, Lauren. Show Me How: 500 Things You Should Know Instructions for Life From the Everyday to the Exotic. Collins Design, 2008.

Von D, Kat. High Voltage Tattoo. HarperCollins. 2009.

Willin, Melvyn. Paranormal Caught on Film. David and Charles. 2008.