Teen's Choice Awards 2012

Welcome to Teen's Choice Awards 2012. This program is provided by Madison Public Library in Madison, Wisconsin and is geared to 7th - 12th graders. From this site you can request the books, watch video content,  make comments and vote on your favorites.

Earn volunteer hours by signing up to be an official Teen's Choice reviewer and posting comments on the books.  Teen's Choice reviewers can get an early-bird copy of either Divergent, by Veronica Roth, or Heist Society, by Ally Carter. 

Remember to vote.   Last day to vote is 8/31/2012. You can vote by scrolling down to the voting feature on the right sidebar, or by filling out a paper ballot at any Madison Public Library.   Below is a video montage of this year's review books.

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Volunteer reviewers, be sure to add your comments to the posts of the books you are reading.  Anyone can join the discussion whether you are a volunteer reviewer or not.

Winning titles will be announced on our blog and in Madison libraries at the end of the Summer.  

Divergent

In a world where you get one chance to decide your whole future and failure leads to a life of homeless isolation, Beatrice discovers she is Divergent, not truly belonging to any one faction.

Divergent, by Veronica Roth
eBook and downloadable Audiobook

Heist Society

Smart and sophisticated and daughter to a family of thieves, Kat has conned her way into boarding school to try to steal a normal life.  All goes as planned until her uncle is framed for the theft of a valuable painting.  Now Kat and her friends must pull off the job of a lifetime.
Heist Society, by Ally Carter
Playaway
On CD
eBook and downloadable Audiobook

The Cardturner: a Novel about a King, a Queen and a Joker

After a lifetime of parental prompting to ingratiate himself to his wealthy uncle Lester, Alton finally has the opportunity to meet the man who is supposed to be his "favorite uncle" and learns a bit about the game of bridge, and a lot about life.
The Cardturner: a Novel about a King, a Queen and a Joker, by Louis Sachar
Playaway
On CD
eBook and downloadable Audiobook

Brain Jack

Cutting edge science fiction meets gadget geek in Falkner's action packed novel.  No need for keyboards, just slip on a neuro-headset and it's the internet at the speed of thought.
Brain Jack, by Brian Falkner

Out of My Mind

With a photographic memory, Melody is the smartest kid in her class, but no one knows, not her teachers, not her doctors, not her parents, because Melody can't talk.  She can't walk, she can't write.  Being stuck inside her head is driving Melody out of her mind, until finally she finds a way to communicate.
Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper
Playaway
On CD

The Christopher Killer

When Camryn asks her father, the county coroner, if she can be his assistant in preparation for a career in forensics, he agrees since there hasn't been a murder in Silverton, Colorado in years.  How could they know that Camryn's friend would become the next victim of a serial killer known as The Christopher Killer.
The Christopher Killer, by Alane Ferguson

After Ever After

No longer the local kid with cancer, Jeffrey is now a teen in remission.  And though he still worries that the cancer will return, he has plenty of other things to worry about - his best friend is hatching a plan for their graduation, he's having girl trouble, and his older brother who always helps him with advice has taken off to join a drumming group in Africa.
After Ever After, by Jordan Sonnenblick
Playaway
On CD

The Alchemyst: the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flammel

Sophie and her twin brother, Josh, managed to get summer jobs across the street from each other.  Sophie's was in the coffee shop and Josh's was in an antique book shop working for an eccentric man named Nick Flemming.  When heavily coated men come into the store, Sophie and Josh get caught up in a struggle for their lives and for the very life of the planet.
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel, by Scott
Playaway
On CD
eBook

All the Broken Pieces

Matt lives with haunting memories of the little brother and mother he left behind in war-torn Vietnam, and of the American father who seemed to have abandoned them all.  Now adopted and living in the U.S., he struggles to find acceptance among kids who blame him for the war.
All the Broken Pieces, by Ann Burg
Playaway
On CD

Guts: the True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books

Read about the real events that inspired Gary Paulsen to write Hatchet and his other books about survival in the wilderness, including Paulsen's stint as a volunteer emergency worker, plane crashes he's witnessed, and his own close calls.
Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books, by Gary Paulsen