Printz 2010 (83 books)

Printz 2010

What do you think should win the medal for the best YA book first published in the US in 2009? See the criteria and list of previous winners here: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/...

Young adult is defined for the sake of the award as ages 12-18.

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1	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.38 avg rating — 290,912 ratings score: 9,236, and 93 people voted	My rating:
2	Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 16,918 ratings score: 6,817, and 69 people voted	My rating:
3	If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman 4.03 avg rating — 26,359 ratings score: 5,719, and 58 people voted	My rating:
4	Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 65,701 ratings score: 4,839, and 49 people voted	My rating:
5	North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley 4.01 avg rating — 6,955 ratings score: 3,723, and 38 people voted	My rating:
6	Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork 4.09 avg rating — 4,275 ratings score: 3,547, and 36 people voted	My rating:
7	Willow by Julia Hoban 3.99 avg rating — 6,052 ratings score: 2,635, and 27 people voted	My rating:
8	Fire (The Seven Kingdoms, #2) by Kristin Cashore 4.11 avg rating — 22,573 ratings score: 2,064, and 21 people voted	My rating:
9	Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 26,786 ratings score: 1,840, and 19 people voted	My rating:
10	Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 6,436 ratings score: 1,564, and 16 people voted	My rating:
11	Going Bovine by Libba Bray (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 7,721 ratings score: 1,256, and 13 people voted	My rating:
12	Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 2,163 ratings score: 975, and 10 people voted	My rating:
13	Front and Center (Dairy Queen, #3) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 3.99 avg rating — 1,891 ratings score: 963, and 10 people voted	My rating:
14	The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.87 avg rating — 149,992 ratings score: 961, and 10 people voted	My rating:
15	Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 4.06 avg rating — 49,405 ratings score: 922, and 10 people voted	My rating:
16	Rampant (Killer Unicorns, #1) by Diana Peterfreund (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,664 ratings score: 865, and 9 people voted	My rating:
17	City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 77,010 ratings score: 858, and 9 people voted	My rating:
18	Stitches by David Small 4.05 avg rating — 5,070 ratings score: 789, and 8 people voted	My rating:
19	Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 354 ratings score: 788, and 8 people voted	My rating:
20	Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 3,897 ratings score: 778, and 8 people voted	My rating:
21	Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell 3.53 avg rating — 581 ratings score: 766, and 8 people voted	My rating:
22	Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) by Scott Westerfeld 3.91 avg rating — 14,821 ratings score: 683, and 7 people voted	My rating:
23	Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance 1973 by John Barnes 4.02 avg rating — 729 ratings score: 682, and 7 people voted	My rating:
24	Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Illuminata, #1) by Lisa Mantchev (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 3,934 ratings score: 680, and 7 people voted	My rating:
25	Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 2,162 ratings score: 673, and 7 people voted	My rating:
26	City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 77,915 ratings score: 672, and 7 people voted	My rating:
27	Liar by Justine Larbalestier 3.39 avg rating — 3,111 ratings score: 669, and 7 people voted	My rating:
28	Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 41,375 ratings score: 649, and 7 people voted	My rating:
29	Hate List by Jennifer Brown 4.08 avg rating — 5,236 ratings score: 573, and 6 people voted	My rating:
30	The Body Finder (The Body Finder, #1) by Kimberly Derting (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 11,068 ratings score: 544, and 6 people voted	My rating:
31	Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely, #2) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 20,436 ratings score: 540, and 6 people voted	My rating:
32	Forest Born (The Books of Bayern, #4) by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 6,985 ratings score: 491, and 5 people voted	My rating:
33	The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2) by Patrick Ness 4.28 avg rating — 6,085 ratings score: 480, and 5 people voted	My rating:
34	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 147,680 ratings score: 464, and 5 people voted	My rating:
35	Captivate (Need, #2) by Carrie Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 9,972 ratings score: 462, and 5 people voted	My rating:
36	Need (Need, #1) by Carrie Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 16,508 ratings score: 459, and 5 people voted	My rating:
37	Fragile Eternity (Wicked Lovely, #3) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 14,703 ratings score: 448, and 5 people voted	My rating:
38	Radiant Shadows (Wicked Lovely, #4) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 10,299 ratings score: 437, and 5 people voted	My rating:
39	The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams 3.90 avg rating — 4,446 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	My rating:
40	Crossing Stones by Helen Frost 4.08 avg rating — 391 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	My rating:
41	The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge 4.01 avg rating — 473 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	My rating:
42	The September Sisters by Jillian Cantor (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 248 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	My rating:
43	The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd 3.93 avg rating — 1,523 ratings score: 378, and 4 people voted	My rating:
44	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.18 avg rating — 885,668 ratings score: 356, and 4 people voted	My rating:
45	Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia 3.27 avg rating — 450 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	My rating:
46	King of the Screwups by K.L. Going (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 827 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	My rating:
47	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 3.88 avg rating — 81,883 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	My rating:
48	Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine 3.99 avg rating — 73,503 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	My rating:
49	Betrayal (A Daughter of Kings, Comic #1) by Robert Stanek 4.60 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	My rating:
50	Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan 3.78 avg rating — 960 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	My rating:
50	Riding Invisible by Sandra Alonzo (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	My rating:
52	Rise of the Fallen (Ruin Mist: Dawn of the Ages, Book 1) by Robert Stanek 4.44 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	My rating:
53	The Waters & the Wild by Francesca Lia Block 3.29 avg rating — 477 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	My rating:
54	The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 3.72 avg rating — 120,885 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	My rating:
55	Hold Still by Nina LaCour (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,888 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	My rating:
56	Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt 3.78 avg rating — 49,122 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	My rating:
57	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry 4.11 avg rating — 263,181 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	My rating:
58	The Night I Disappeared by Julie Reece Deaver 3.69 avg rating — 375 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	My rating:
59	Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 64,356 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	My rating:
60	Cut by Patricia McCormick 3.62 avg rating — 10,891 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	My rating:
61	The Rookie by Scott Sigler (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 622 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	My rating:
62	The Eternal Smile: Three Stories by Gene Luen Yang 3.61 avg rating — 1,129 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	My rating:
62	Rebirth (Ruin Mist: A Daughter of Kings, Comic #3) by Robert Stanek 4.76 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	My rating:
64	Winnie's War by Jenny Moss (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	My rating:
64	Deliverance (A Daughter of Kings, Comic #2) by Robert Stanek 4.47 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	My rating:
66	Chains (Seeds of America, #1) by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 6,577 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	My rating:
67	Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing by Gary Soto 3.46 avg rating — 87 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	My rating:
67	Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman 3.72 avg rating — 1,428 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	My rating:
67	The Luckiest Girl in the World by Steven Levenkron 3.47 avg rating — 335 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	My rating:
70	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 58,494 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	My rating:
71	The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1) by Rick Yancey 3.90 avg rating — 2,523 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	My rating:
72	Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn 4.00 avg rating — 809 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	My rating:
73	Look for Me by Moonlight by Mary Downing Hahn 3.57 avg rating — 1,018 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	My rating:
74	The Doll in the Garden by Mary Downing Hahn 3.95 avg rating — 1,398 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	My rating:
75	The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn 4.06 avg rating — 1,816 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	My rating:
76	Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn 4.12 avg rating — 2,763 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	My rating:
77	Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn 4.09 avg rating — 4,234 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	My rating:
78	Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix 3.97 avg rating — 19,707 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	My rating:
79	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 4.13 avg rating — 38,572 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	My rating:
80	Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 3.98 avg rating — 83,484 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	My rating:
81	Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren 4.02 avg rating — 27,427 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	My rating:
82	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 3.98 avg rating — 39,838 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	My rating:
83	The Spell Book of Listen Taylor (Spell Book of Listen Taylor, #1) by Jaclyn Moriarty 3.44 avg rating — 783 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	My rating: