The lists are in!

The Teens' Top Ten 2011 winners have been announced:

1. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare


2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins


3. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick


4. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore


5. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa


6. Matched by Ally Condie


7. Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson


8. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White


9. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver


10. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Which books do YOU think should have been in the Top Ten? (click here for the list of 25 nominees)

Also, the 2012 White Pine nominees have been announced. The fiction titles are:

• Ashes, Ashes - by Jo Treggiari


• Beat the Band by Don Calame (sequel to Swim the Fly)


• Blood Red Road by Moira Young


• Chance to Dance for You by Gail Sidonie Sobat


• Death Benefits by Sarah N. Harvey


• Fifth Rule by Don Aker


• The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong **WINNER!!**


• Motorcyles & Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor


• Something Wicked by Lesley Anne Cowan


• Way it Is by Donelda Reid

I've ordered all of these books and they should arrive in the library very soon!

Divergent ~ by Veronica Roth

If you liked The Hunger Games, and have worked your way through the series and are looking for something new, pick up Divergent by Veronica Roth. I blazed through all 45o pages in just 2 days...it's that good.

In this new dystopian thriller, at the age of 16, all citizens choose which faction they want to join. Each faction is distinguished by a particular characteristic or virtue that defines how they think people should live: Candor (honesty), Abnegation (selflessness), Dauntless (bravery), Amity (peacefulness), and Erudite (intelligence). Beatrice is torn between her family's faction, Abnegation, and her sense that she belongs somewhere else. And then, as she goes through the tests prior to making her choice, she discovers something shocking, and potentially dangerous that will alter her life forever.

Divergent is suspenseful, brutal, exciting...and has many of the characteristics that made The Hunger Games such a popular series. Don't miss this one!