Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
About the Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
To encourage young adults to read for pleasure by presenting to them lists of popular or topical titles which are widely available in paperback and which represent a broad variety of accessible themes and genres.
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2013 Selection(s)
Beat the Band
Calame, Don. Candlewick. 2011. $7.99.
They plan to rock the Battle of the Bands even if they don't know how to play.
Chopsticks
Anthony, Jessica. Illus. Rodrigo Corral. Razorbill. 2012. $19.99
All Glory wants to play anymore is Chopsticks....
Revolution
Donnelly, Jennifer. Ember. 2010. $9.99.
Guilt, guitars, time travel, and insanity.
Secrets of my Hollywood Life: Broadway Lights
Calonita, Jen. Poppy. 2011. $8.99.
Kaitlin's a TV star ...can she make it on Broadway?
The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet
Dionne, Erin. Puffin. 2010. $6.99.
Hamlet Kennedy wants to blend in, not be an actress!
When the Stars Go Blue
Ferrer, Caridad. St. Martin's Griffin. 2010. $9.99.
Carmen plays out on and off the field.
Boarding Schools to Summer Camps
2013 Selection(s)
Huge
Paley, Sasha. Simon & Schuster. 2010. $8.99.
Can complete opposites April and Wil survive fat camp?
The It Girl
von Zigesar, Cecily. Poppy. 2005.
You can take the girl out of the Upper East Side, but you can't take the Upper East Side out of the girl.
The Mockingbirds
Whitney, Daisy. Little, Brown. 2012. $8.99.
Who's really in charge at this prestigious boarding school?
Spud
van de Ruit, John. Razorbill. 2008. $9.99.
Adventures, mishaps, and hijinks at an all-boys school.
