Teens’ Top Ten Nominees

It's that time of year when teens across the country read and vote for their favorite novels for YALSA's Teens' Top Ten. With such a large range of topics covered, there's something for everyone.

In This Song Will Save your Life, Elise struggles with making friends until she wanders into a warehouse party. There she meets Vicky and Char who make a difference in her life by encouraging her to pursue music through DJing. What's great about this story is even though Elise is cynical, confused and hurt in many areas of her life, she finds something that she loves.

If action is more your thing, Steelheart will take you on a ride. It's set in Chicago and full of revenge between Epics, ordinary humans and Reckoners, ordinary people given extraordinary powers through a burst in the sky. It's fast-paced and full of plot twists that unravel what happens when someone sets out for revenge.

Maybe you're looking for something a little more mysterious. In the Shadow of Blackbirds follows Mary Black during WWI and the flu pandemic. After being electrocuted, she finds out she can hear the dead. Spirits and ghosts and newly discovered secrets take Mary on a creepy journey through one of the darkest periods of American history.

There are many more to choose from, so which one is your favorite?