Thumbs Up! Book Award
It's that time of year again! Time for teens to vote for the book they think should receive Michigan's Thumbs Up! book award for excellence in teen and young adult fiction and non-fiction.
Books eligible for the Thumbs Up! award are determined by a committee of young adult librarians who read tons of teen titles, then meet throughout the year to discuss them and narrow down what they believe to be the top twenty. Teens are then able to choose what they believe is the best book from the top selections
If you've read the books you can get a voting ballot here. If you haven't read all of the books, check 'em out below and cast your vote soon! All votes must be received by May 30, 2008.
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Don't Call Me Ishmael by Michael Gerard Bauer
- Beauty Shop for Rent: ...fully equipped, inquire within by Laura Bowers
- Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande
- Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
- The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California by Mary Hershey
- Kissing the Bee by Kathe Koja
- Schooled by Gordon Korman
- Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
- Tamar by Mal Peet
- Red Glass by Laura Resau
- Freak Show by James St. James
- The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
- My Mother the Cheerleader by Robert Sharenow
- Safe by Susan Shaw
- General Winston's Daughter by Sharon Shinn
- Peak by Roland Smith
- Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick