Support Teen Literature Day & Rock the Drop!!

Yay for Support Teen Literature Day & Rock the Drop! Be sure to drop a book (preferably a "Banned Book") in a public location with the Operation Teen Book Drop logo on it.



As I stated on Tuesday, the best part of today is the announcement of the Teens' Top Ten nominees. And they are as follows:

Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Drought by Pam Bachorz
I Am J by Cris Beam
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Lies by Michael Grant
Love, Inc by Yvonne Collins
Matched by Ally Condie
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Red Moon Rising by Peter Moore
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
The False Princess by Ellis O'Neal
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin
Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins


That is an impressive list. Congratulations to all the nominees & a double congratulations to Rachel Hawkins who managed to get both her books on the nominee list! Again this year I will be hosting a Teens' Top Ten reading challenge. The details will be up early next week, but if you really can't wait until then to a chance to win a prize, then enter the Purple Daze giveaway here!

National Library Week: Teen Literature Day!

Thursday is a very special day during National Library Week. Thursday is Support Teen Literature Day!! This is a relatively new "day" during National Library Week and rightfully so. Support Teen Literature Day highlights that the literature written for young adults isn't just for teens & can't be confined to one specific genre. Young adult literature provides so much to its readers ranging from heart-wrenching realistic fiction to in-depth, finely tuned paranormal series. The writers for this genre are even more amazing because they range from struggling college students to mom's with a knack for verse.

The absolute BEST part about Support Teen Literature Day is that the nominees for Teens' Top Ten. Teens' Top Ten is a whole other set of crazy fun where teens get to vote on their top ten favorite books from the pre-determined list. Last year's winner was Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins. I hosted a Teens' Top Ten challenge last year. I learned a lot & have decided to continue it this year. This time I'm hoping to get some really great prizes for my wonderful participants. Be sure to keep a look out for more information on that front.

Also, readergirlz coordinates & hosts Operation Teen Bookdrop. They have donated books to underfunded schools & given them to hospitals for teen patients. This year they are asking that you DROP the book in a public location so that others can find it. I intend to get rid of several of my ARCs & personal copies I no longer need. If you live in the Raleigh, NC area, be on the lookout. You just might score a special treat!

So go out & celebrate your library! If you need any hints on how, click here. If you can't celebrate your library, then at least celebrate the blogging library workers & librarians below:
Super Librarian
Book Love
One Librarian's Book Reviews
Goddess Librarian