Here’s my part two of 2009 Favorite Books series. You can look at my other favorite choices in the first part.
These are the books for kids and teens that resonated with me. I’ll also share from a writer’s perspective what I learned from the books as well.
Here’s the second batch of books:

Living Dead Girl by [...]

I read a lot books this year and although when one throws out a list of “best” it can all be relative. It depends on how the book resonates with the reader.
So I’m going to share my favorites—the books for kids or teens that resonated with me. Some of these books were published this year, [...]

In the SLJ Teen newsletter, I found out that the The William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalists have been announced.

According the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) website:
“The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new [...]

During this time of year, a lot of lists come out for best books. Of course, best books are relative to the reader but it’s also fun to see which books are on different lists and how the lists differ. It’s also cool to see some of my writer friends on these lists.
Here are [...]

Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, I went to the library to see if I could find some books to read while I was in Athens. It was there that I saw the popular Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Now having the opportunity to read it, I checked it out and I’m so glad that I did.
I [...]