2006 Teens' Favorite Young Adult Books

Teen readers across the country vote for the best

from the American Library Association

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Teen readers across the country voted Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling as their favorite book on 2006's Teens' Top Ten (TTT), sponsored by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The vote took place during Teen Read Week and gave teens an opportunity to voice their choice of the best recent young adult books.

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic Press, 2005)
2. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2005)
3. Eldest by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005)
4. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (Delacorte Press, 2005)
5. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (Razorbill, 2005)
6. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson (HarperCollins Children's Books, 2005)
7. Poison by Chris Wooding (Orchard Books, 2005)
8. Captain Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth by J.V. Hart (Laura Geringer Books, 2005)
9. If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor (Hyperion Books for Children, 2005)
10. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers)

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