Library Idea of the Week January 21

Library Idea of the Week January 21, 2004
The ALA just announced its choices for Best YA Books of 2004. Consider a bulletin board or a reading group that focused on these or some of these. I think the choices alone make for some interesting discussion. I've listed the Top Ten below; the full list is available at http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/2004bestbooks.htm

Brooks, Martha. “True Confessions of a Heartless Girl.”

Donnelly, Jennifer. “A Northern Light.”

Haddon, Mark. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel.”

Johnson, Angela. “The First Part Last.”

Levithan, David. “Boy Meets Boy.”

Maynard, Joyce. “The Usual Rules.”

Pattou, Edith. “East.”

Rapp, Adam. “33 Snowfish.”

Stroud, Jonathan. “The Amulet of Samarkand: Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book One.”

Thompson, Craig. “Blankets: An Illustrated Novel.”