"Paper Towns" Voted Favorite by Teens

Teen readers across the country chose “Paper Towns” by John Green as their favorite book in the annual Teens’ Top Ten vote, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

More than 11,000 teens cast votes online between Aug. 24 and Sept. 18 and here is the official Teens’ Top Ten list for 2009:

1. Paper Towns by John Green
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
4. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
5. Identical by Ellen Hopkins
6. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
7. Wake by Lisa McMann
8. Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast
9. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
10. Graceling by Kristin Cashore

The Joplin Public Library owns a copy of each title on the list, so be sure to stop by and a librarian will be happy to help you locate one or place your name on the waiting list.

For more information call 417-623-7953 or visit our website at www.joplinpubliclibrary.org.