Trisha’s favorites August 12, 2007

Since I only mentioned my favorite YA books of 2006 on the “About” page, here are my older favorites (alphabetical by author, since ranking them would be too hard):

• Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
• The China Garden - Liz Berry
• Tithe - Holly Black
• Weetzie Bat - Francesca Lia Block
• A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray
• True Confessions of a Heartless Girl - Martha Brooks
• Princess in Love - Meg Cabot
• Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti
• LoveSick - Jake Coburn
• A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly
• The Hollow Kingdom - Clare B. Dunkle
• The House of the Scorpion - Nancy Farmer
• America - E. R. Frank
• Damage - A. M. Jenkins
• Sloppy Firsts - Megan McCafferty
• Second Helpings - Megan McCafferty
• Bloody Jack - L. A. Meyer
• Sabriel - Garth Nix
• The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
• On Fortune’s Wheel - Cynthia Voigt
• Peeps - Scott Westerfeld
• The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray - Chris Wooding
• If You Come Softly - Jacqueline Woodson
• Elsewhere - Gabrielle Zevin

And favorite YA books read in 2007:

• The Poison Apples - Lily Archer (Gayle’s review, our interview)
• Boy Toy - Barry Lyga (my review)
• The Plain Janes - Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
• Carpe Diem - Autumn Cornwell (my review, Gayle’s review, my interview)
• Billie Standish Was Here - Nancy Crocker
• Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale (Gayle’s review)
• Another Kind of Cowboy - Susan Juby (my review)
• Guyaholic - Carolyn Mackler (our interview)
• Long May She Reign - Ellen Emerson White (my review)

Regarding Carpe Diem, at first I wasn’t sure if it was a favorite or not. I figured, if I had to think about it, it wasn’t a favorite. But a week later, I’m still thinking about the book, laughing about what happens to Vassar on the boat (if you’ve read the book, you know what I’m talking about), trying to figure out Hanks. And Bounmy! Love him. So here it is on my favorites list.

2008

Primavera - Mary Jane Beaufrand (my review)
Ink Exchange - Melissa Marr (my sort-of review)