And The Winners Are....

1st Place: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal, by Jeff Kinney
2nd Place: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, by James Patterson
3rd Place: Notes from the Midnight Driver, by Jordan Sonnenblick

Congratulations readers, you picked some great titles. These books will be available at all Madison Public Libraries wearing Teen's Choice Medals on their spines. Please submit your requests for future Teen's Choice Review books by commenting on this blog, or by commenting on Madison Public Library's Teen Topix blog.

Teen's Choice Awards 2009

Welcome to Teen's Choice Awards 2009. This program is provided by Madison Public Library in Madison, Wisconsin and is geared to 7 - 12 graders. From this site you can request the books, watch video content, listen to reviews, make comments and vote on your favorites. Below is a video montage of this year's review books. And don't miss the video created by members of the Cherokee Middle School AV Club - to view scroll down to the end. Enjoy!

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If you're looking to sway some voters, come to one of the book chats. There's no minimum number of books to read, just show up for pizza, soda and a chance to persuade others to vote for your favorites.
At the Alicia Ashman Library, 733 N. High Point Rd., Monday, July 13, 6 p.m.
At the Hawthorne Library, 2707 E. Washington Ave., Monday, July 27, 12 p.m.
At the Pinney Library, 204 Cottage Grove Rd., Monday, August 3, 6 p.m.

Winning titles will be announced at the Awards Ceremony so be on time to cast final votes and enjoy the celebratory cake.
At the Sequoya Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd.,
Friday, August 28, 7 p.m.

The Big Field

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Team captain Keith "Hutch" Hutchinson wants to take his Florida American Legion team all the way to the State Championship but rivalries among team members threaten to derail his hopes.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal

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Gregory's hilarious journal of his time in school is liberally sprinkled with funny cartoons of his friends, his enemies and the Cheese.

Farewell to Manzanar

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Jeanne Wakastuki is seven when she and her family are interred at Manzanar during World War II, an experience that changes her family forever.

The Game of Sunken Places

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Gregory and his best friend Brian visit his eccentric Uncle's remote castle. There the two find a neglected goard game, and once begun, they find themselves fighting ax-wielding trolls and bloodthirsty ogres.

Maximum Ride: the Angel Experiment

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After mutant erasers abduct Angel, the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," a product of genetic experimentation, set out to rescue her.

New Boy

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As the first black student at an elite Connecticut boarding school in the 1950s, Rob Garret knows he is making history. But when his friends back home are planning a protest against segregation he longs to be a part of it.

Notes from the Midnight Driver

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Alex is sentenced to 100 hours of community service after a rash act of drinking and driving. To fulfill his sentence Alex must spend time each week with Sol, the crankiest old man Alex has ever met.

Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You

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Eight year old Jeanne was the only member of her family to survive the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Jansen writes about Jeanne's survival and escape.

Rules of the Road

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Jenna's wish to get away for the summer comes true when she lands a job driving the elderly owner of a shoe store chain on an interstate tour of the stores.

Listen to a book review
Gabcast! teen choice podcast #2 - Rules of the Road review

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Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer

The Sea of Trolls

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Jack, a bard's apprentice, and his little sister are kidnapped from their peaceful Saxon island by Viking berserkers and taken as slaves.

Sight

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Dylan uses her psychic abilities to help the local police solve crimes, but keeps it a secret from her friends.