And the winner is…..
the 2009 Thumbs Up Award winner is Hate List by Jennifer Brown.
The Hate List tells the story of Valerie Leftmann whose boyfriend pulls out a gun at school and shoots six students and a teacher, as well as wounding many others. Stuck between horror at what he’s done and guilt over loving a “monster”, Valerie struggles to find her place within her family and her community, many who consider her just as at fault as her boyfriend.
The committee also chose 4 honor books. The teen choice was Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. The other three titles, in no particular order, were Fat Cat by Robin Brande, Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey, and Swim the Fly by Don Calame (which wins the laugh-out-loud funny vote in my opinion).





Filed under: Books, Movies, Music, News, Teens
Tags: Teens, Thumbs Up Award
by Julie on
June 7, 2010
