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Top 100 Teen Reads

July 26, 2013 by still a dreamer

GirlReading-HelenaCavalheiro2Only because I’d decided to start reading a book I’ve had for a while on my “to-read” list by Sherman Alexie, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven, did I go on to check out his website and blog, and come across this list compiled by NPR, (National Public Radio.)

Alexie linked to the list because his terrific YA novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was ranked #31. I do enjoy lists, and figured why not check it out. So what are teens reading? The list, a result of 75,220 votes in NPR’s Best-Ever Teen Fiction poll and compiled in August 2012, has ranked J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series number 1, followed by Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games.

It’s a list of classics such as The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, and more recent offerings by Laurie Halse Anderson, Lauren Oliver and John Green plus many other popular current authors. I’m surprised to see how many classics actually make it in the top portion of this list.

Want to see what NPR says are the Top 100 Teen Reads? Check it out here as well as the 235 other finalists. Descriptions of all books are also on the site. Have some summer reading time? You may want to start here!

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Posted in Authors, Books, Children's Books, Creativity, Fave Blogs, Good Reads, Novels, Writing | Tagged J.K.Rowling, National Public Radio, Novels, NPR, Sherman Alexie, teen lit, teen literature, Teen reads, YA novels | 2 Comments

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  1. on July 28, 2013 at 5:34 pm 47whitebuffalo

    Yep, the “Diary” is a great read. So is “The Last Unicorn”–which, of course, is about a great deal more than a unicorn. I read “The Ousiders” long long ago.
    “Flight” is another great Alexie book
    http://47whitebuffalo.wordpress.com/?s=what%27s+with+zits

    It is a painful read at times though.
    Hi. 🙂

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    • on July 29, 2013 at 8:38 am still a dreamer

      Much of what Alexie writes is painful … and the reality. How he manages to keep levity in there is a tribute to him as a writer as well as the people he writes about.

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