Amy's Top Three
Ava, a contracted hit man who can start fires with her mind, hits the road with her friends, desperately trying to escape the Coterie, a magical mafia, while keeping the murder to a minimum after she is asked to kill a family friend by Venus, who killed Ava's mother. This book takes place in the same world as the author's Hold Me Closer, Necromancer.
The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith
Sparks fly when Lucy and Owen meet on an elevator rendered useless by a New York City blackout. Soon after, the two teenagers leave the city, but as they travel farther away from each other geographically, they stay connected emotionally, in this story set over the course of one year. This was probably my favorite teen book of the year.
Wayfarer: A Tale of Beauty and Madness by Lili St. Crow
In this retelling of Cinderella, Ellen Sinder's violent stepmother terrifies her, her plan for surviving and getting through high school quietly begins to unravel, and Auntie, an odd old woman who takes her in, may not be as kindly as she appears. I waited and waited for this book as the publication was pushed back a couple times.
More Best Teen Books --
100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith
Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire
Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by A.S. King
Going Over by Beth Kephart
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Heap House by Edward Carey
The Hit by Melvin Burgess
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan
Kate Walden Directs: Night of the Zombie Chickens by Julie Mata
The Last Forever by Deb Caletti
Nil by Lynne Matson
Noggin by John Corey Whaley
She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick
Skink No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Why We Took the Car by Wolfgang Herndorf
The Young Elites by Marie Lu
Zac & Mia by A.J. Betts
The Best Teen Books of 2014 will be on display at the Arnold Branch through January 30, 2015.
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