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"The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted on the Thursday of National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year. Readers ages twelve to eighteen will vote online between August 15-October 12 here on the Teens' Top Ten site. The winners will be announced the following week after.

Meet the 2019 - 2020 Teens' Top Ten book groups, who will choose the nominees for the next two years. Learn more about how you can apply to participate in the Teens' Top Ten book groups here. Learn more about how you can apply to participate in the Teens' Top Ten book groups here. Applications for the next set of TTT groups will open in August 2020!

See all the Teens' Top Ten books, plus titles from YALSA's other awards and booklists, in the Teen Book Finder App.

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-From YALSA, Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten

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#Murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil
ISBN: 9781368010023
Publication Date: 2018-08-07
Dee has been wrongfully convicted and sent to an island dubbed Alcatraz 2.0., where the worst criminals
are murdered in terrifyingly creative ways for an app called Postman. She refuses to go down when she
knows she's innocent. Can she make it out with her Death Row Breakfast Club before they're all killed
off one by one?
Wildcard by Marie Lu
ISBN: 9780399547997
Publication Date: 2018-09-18
After making it out of the Warcross Championships alive, Emika Chen is determined to stop Hideo's
NeuroLink algorithm that can control minds. As Emika bands with the Phoenix Riders, she finds herself
under a bounty, one that makes her chances of survival depend on Zero and the Blackcoats. Emika soon
learns that Zero isn't what he seems - and that his protection comes at a price.
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
ISBN: 9780316310277
Publication Date: 2018-01-02
A human raised in the world of faeries, 17-year-old Jude does whatever is necessary to rise to the top,
even if it means going against her own values. As she cuts her path into the dangerous world of Faerie
court, she also must make choices concerning not only her family, but also her heart.
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
ISBN: 9781442472457
Publication Date: 2018-01-09
In the future, the Thunderhead is the perfect ruler of a perfect world, but its perfect world is starting to
spiral out of control. Rowan is hunting down scythes that have abused their position, and Citra is
challenging old ideas as Scythe Anastasia. When Citra's life is put in danger, and other forces come into
play, the Thunderhead is forced to watch as his world crashes down.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
ISBN: 9781250170972
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Zelie Adebola is a diviner, daughter of a powerful Maji. But magic died after the treacherous King Saran
found out how to destroy it and killed every Maji in Orisha, including her mother. Now Zelie must fight
through pain and hardship to get magic back for the sake of her people and Orisha itself.
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
ISBN: 9781250159854
Publication Date: 2018-02-13
Prince Sebastian has a secret that he keeps from everyone else. At night, he puts on a dress and
disguises as Lady Crystallia. Only his dressmaker Frances knows about it. This means that both the prince
and Frances would have to keep this a secret. But can Frances continue to defer her dreams to protect a friend?
American Panda by Gloria Chao
ISBN: 9781481499101
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
17-year-old Taiwanese Mei is excited to finally be enjoying college life at MIT. What's less exciting,
though, is the family pressure to become a doctor despite being a major germaphobe with a passion for
dancing rather than anything medical. Things don't get any less complicated when Mei develops a
forbidden crush on her Japanese classmate, Darren. Connecting with Darren against her parents' wishes,
Mei begins to realize her own individual cultural identity.
Batman by Marie Lu
ISBN: 9780399549809
Publication Date: 2019-03-05
Bruce Wayne is about to inherit his parents' fortune and their company, but first must do community
service and ends up volunteering at Arkham Asylum. There, he meets Madeline who is unlike any one he
has ever seen. Bruce must uncover why Madeline is there in the first place to make sure the people he
cares about don't end up dead.
Speak: the graphic novel by Laurie Halse Anderson; Emily Carroll (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780374300289
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Melinda has a terrible secret; she was raped at a party during the summer by a high school senior. When
she starts high school in the fall, she is shunned by her classmates because she called the police to the
party at which she was attacked. This graphic novel describes her imminent struggle to overcome the
shame of being a victim and an outcast.
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
ISBN: 9780062662804
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew
into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she
wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook. When
she discovers slam poetry, it becomes a way to help her understand her mother’s religion and her own
relationship to the world.

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