YA+Librarian's+Favorite+Teen+Fiction+of+2007

**Leisl's (YA Librarian) Favorite New Teen Fiction of 2007 (in alphabetical order by author)**
//**The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: A Novel**// by Sherman Alexie - A guy about to start high school has already beat the odds by surviving some major problems as a baby. Now he defies the expectations of his friends and neighbors on the reservation, by changing schools for better opportunities for education. He doesn’t want to end up drunk or dead like so many of his family and friends. (I could not put this book down once I started reading it. It's not very long, full of illustrations, and really grabbed my interest. - Leisl)

//**Avatars, Book One: So This Is How It Ends**// by Tui T. Sutherland - This book has also been added to the "End of the World as We Know It" booklist.


 * //Does My Head Look Big In This?//** by Randa Abdel-Fattah -Sixteen-year-old Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full- time and everyone has a reaction, from her parents and friends to strangers on the street. But she stands by her decision to embrace her Muslim faith and all that it is in this stunning debut novel.

//**Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature**// by Robin Brande - Mena's year is starting off in the worst way possible. Her best friend hates her and no one will talk to her except for Casey, her supersmart lab partner. When their science class begins studying evolution, school becomes more dramatic that Mena could ever imagine.

//**Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows**// by J.K. Rowling - This just had to be on this list. I loved the conclusion of the Harry Potter series. - Leisl


 * //In the Serpent's Coils (Hallomere #1)//** by Tiffany Trent - (Note: JPL does not own this one as yet. You can place it on hold from another library. We hope to acquire it soon.)


 * //Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports//** by James Patterson (Maximum Ride series #3)


 * //Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesic

The Plain Janes//** by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg

//**Something Rotten

Unwind**// by Neal Shusterman - This one is recommended to those who don't mind a little horror. This isn't really "horror", but is really, ultimately, horrific in the end. It takes place in a future where parents and government can choose to have their teens unwound, and every part of the teens are used in some way. To find out how, read the book.

//**Vampire Academy**// by Richelle Mead