List of Awesome

There are some seriously awesome books that just came out or are coming out in the near future that I am bursting into spontaneous happy dances for.  (N.B. These are all Australian release dates.)

August 2011:
The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies #2) by Pittacus Lore [Penguin Aus] - 29/08/2011 
A Straight Line to My Heart by Bill Condon [Allen & Unwin Aus]   
Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey [Allen & Unwin Aus] 


September 2011:
Shift by Em Bailey [Hardie Grant Egmont Aus] - 01/09/2011
Bloodsong by Rhiannon Hart [Random House Aus]
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce [Hachette Aus]
All These Things I've Doneby Gabrielle Zevin - 06/09/2011

October 2011:
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick [PanMacmillan Aus] - 01/10/2011
Glow by Amy Ryan Kathleen [PanMacmillan Aus] - 01/10/2011
Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson [HarperCollins Aus] - 01/10/2011
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins [Penguin Aus] - 03/10/2011
Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta [Penguin Aus] - 03/10/2011
The Son of Neptune: Heroes of Olympus V2 by Rick Riordan [Penguin Aus] - 04/10/2010


November 2011:
Crossed (Matched #2) by Ally Condie [Penguin Aus] - 28/11/2011
Legend by Marie Lu [Penguin Aus] - 28/11/2011

December 2011:

January 2012:
Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater


My To-Read List:
Divergent by Veronic Roth [HarperCollins Aus]
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter [Hachette Aus]
Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Plague by Michael Grant [Hardie Grant Egmont Aus]
Yellowcake by Margo Lanagan [Allen & Unwin Aus] 


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TOP 100 MOST POPULAR YA NOVELS

read- red
want to read - blue

1.    Alex Finn – Beastly
2.    Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
3.    Ally Carter – Gallagher Girls (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
4.    Ally Condie – Matched
5.    Alyson Noel – The Immortals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
6.    Anastasia Hopcus – Shadow Hills
7.    Angie Sage – Septimus Heap (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
8.    Ann Brashares – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1, 2, 3, 4)
9.    Anna Godbersen – Luxe (1, 2, 3, 4)
10.    Anthony Horowitz – Alex Rider (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
11.    Aprilynne Pike – Wings (1, 2, 3)
12.    Becca Fitzpatrick – Hush, Hush (1, 2)
13.    Brandon Mull – Fablehaven (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
14.    Brian Selznick – The Invention of Hugo Cabret
15.    Cassandra Clare – The Mortal Instruments (1, 2, 3, 4) one of my all-time favourite series
16.    Carrie Jones – Need (1, 2, 3)
17.    Carrie Ryan – The Forest of Hands and Teeth (1, 2, 3, 4)
18.    Christopher Paolini – Inheritance (1, 2, 3, 4)
19.    Cinda Williams Chima – The Heir Chronicles (1, 2, 3)
20.    Colleen Houck – Tigers Saga (1, 2)
21.    Cornelia Funke – Inkheart (1, 2, 3)
22.    Ellen Hopkins – Impulse
23.    Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
24.    Faraaz Kazi – Truly, Madly, Deeply
25.    Frank Beddor – The Looking Glass Wars (1, 2, 3)
26.    Gabrielle Zevin – Elsewhere
27.    Gail Carson Levine – Fairest
28.    Holly Black – Tithe (1, 2, 3)
29.    J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) favourite series ever, no question.
30.    James Dashner – The Maze Runner (1, 2)
31.    James Patterson – Maximum Ride (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
32.    Jay Asher – Thirteen Reasons Why
33.    Jeanne DuPrau – Books of Ember (1, 2, 3, 4)
34.    Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
35.    John Boyne – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
36.    John Green – An Abundance of Katherines
37.    John Green – Looking for Alaska
38.    John Green – Paper Towns
39.    Jonathan Stroud – Bartimaeus (1, 2, 3, 4)
40.    Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl – Caster Chronicles (1, 2)
41.    Kelley Armstrong – Darkest Powers (1, 2, 3)
42.    Kristin Cashore – The Seven Kingdoms (1, 2)
43.    Lauren Kate – Fallen (1, 2, 3)
44.    Lemony Snicket – Series of Unfortunate Events (1 -13) a favourite childhood series. :)
45.    Libba Bray – Gemma Doyle (1, 2, 3)
46.    Lisa McMann – Dream Catcher (1, 2, 3)
47.    Louise Rennison – Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
48.    M.T. Anderson – Feed
49.    Maggie Stiefvater – The Wolves of Mercy Falls (1, 2, 3)
50.    Margaret Peterson Haddix – Shadow Children (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
51.    Maria V. Snyder – Study (1, 2, 3)
52.    Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
53.    Markus Zusak – I am the Messenger
54.    Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
55.    Mary Ting – Crossroads
56.    Maureen Johnson – Little Blue Envelope (1, 2)
57.    Meg Cabot – All-American Girl (1, 2)
58.    Meg Cabot – The Mediator (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
59.    Meg Cabot – The Princess Diaries (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
60.    Meg Rosoff – How I Live Now
61.    Megan McCafferty – Jessica Darling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
62.    Megan Whalen Turner – The Queen’s Thief (1, 2, 3, 4)
63.    Melina Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road
64.    Melissa de la Cruz – Blue Bloods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
65.    Melissa Marr – Wicked Lovely (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
66.    Michael Grant – Gone (1, 2, 3, 4)
67.    Nancy Farmer – The House of the Scorpion
68.    Neal Shusterman – Unwind
69.    Neil Gaiman – Coraline
70.    Neil Gaiman – Stardust
71.    Neil Gaiman – The Graveyard Book
72.    P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast – House of Night (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
73.    Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials (1, 2, 3)
74.    Rachel Caine – The Morganville Vampires (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
75.    Rachel Cohn & David Levithan – Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
76.    Richelle Mead – Vampire Academy (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
77.    Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
78.    Rom LcO’Feer – Somewhere Carnal Over 40 Winks
79.    S.L. Naeole – Grace (1, 2, 3, 4)
80.    Sabrina Bryan & Julia DeVillers – Princess of Gossip
81.    Sarah Dessen – Along for the Ride
82.    Sarah Dessen – Lock and Key
83.    Sarah Dessen – The Truth about Forever
84.    Sara Shepard – Pretty Little Liars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
85.    Scott Westerfeld – Leviathan (1, 2)
86.    Scott Westerfeld – Uglies (1, 2, 3)
87.    Shannon Hale – Books of a Thousand Days
88.    Shannon Hale – Princess Academy
89.    Shannon Hale – The Books of Bayern (1, 2, 3, 4)
90.    Sherman Alexie & Ellen Forney – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
91.    Simone Elkeles – Perfect Chemistry (1, 2, 3)
92.    Stephenie Meyer – The Host i loved this
93.    Stephenie Meyer – Twilight Saga (1, 2, 3, 4) another favourite series
94.    Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees
95.    Susan Beth Pfeffer – Last Survivors (1, 2, 3)
96.    Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games (1, 2, 3) another favourite series <3 <3
97.    Suzanne Collins – Underland Chronicles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
98.    Terry Pratchett – Tiffany Aching (1, 2, 3, 4)
99.    Tonya Hurley – Ghost Girl (1, 2, 3)
100.    Wendelin Van Draanen – Flipped