Hall of Fame These titles have earned the coveted Gold Star Award for Excellence! These aren't books you just read. These are books you read over and over again -- because they're that great! Recipients are listed in alphabetical order by the month the review was posted, with the current month listed first. |
| February 2010 ANGRY MANAGEMENT by Chris Crutcher THE NAUGHTY LIST by Suzanne Young January 2010 ALMOST PERFECT by Brian Katcher BIRTHMARKED by Caragh M. O'Brien THE BURNING by Will Peterson THE CHRISTMAS LIST by Richard Paul Evans THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY by Kay Cassidy THE DARK DIVINE by Bree Despain DIARY OF A WITNESS by Catherine Ryan Hyde FIRE by Kristin Cashore THE FORMAL by Kate Harmon FRIDAY NIGHT BITES by Chloe Neill INSIDE OUT by Maria V. Snyder METAMORPHOSIS: JUNIOR YEAR by Betsy Franco NERDS by Michael Buckley THE NEW SISTERS by Kate Harmon REIGN OR SHINE by Michelle Rowen ROUGH MAGIC by Caryl Cude Mullin SECRET SOCIETY by Tom Dolby THE SECRET YEAR by Jennifer R. Hubbard SHOOTING STAR by Fredrick McKissack, Jr. SIMON BLOOM: THE OCTOPUS EFFECT by Michael Reisman THE VINYL PRINCESS by Yvonne Prinz A WHOLE NOTHER STORY by Dr. Cuthbert Soup WITCH ON THE WATER by Christine & Ethan Rose ZETA OR OMEGA? by Kate Harmon December 2009 DEADLY LITTLE LIES by Laurie Faria Stolarz MERIDIAN by Amber Kizer MY SOUL TO SAVE by Rachel Vincent TEMPTED by P.C. & Kristin Cast November 2009 ASH by Malinda Lo THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z. by Kate Messner THE HUNCHBACK ASSIGNMENTS by Arthur Slade HUSH, HUSH by Becca Fitzpatrick LAND OF A HUNDRED WONDERS by Lesley Kagen MODELS DON'T EAT CHOCOLATE COOKIES by Erin Dionne NATION by Terry Pratchett THE SEVEN by Sean Patrick Little TIME OF THE WITCHES by Anna Myers THE TIMEKEEPER'S MOON by Joni Sensel October 2009 BLOOD PROMISE by Richelle Mead EMBER FURY by Cathy Brett HATE LIST by Jennifer Brown HOLES by Louis Sachar THE KING'S ROSE by Alisa M. Libby THE MONSTRUMOLOGIST by Rick Yancey September 2009 THE BODY FINDER by Kimberly Derting DARKWOOD by M. E. Breen THE DEVIL'S PAINTBOX by Victoria McKernan THE LAST SONG by Nicholas Sparks PARIS PAN TAKES THE DARE by Cynthea Liu PHANTOM ISLAND: WIND by Krissi Dallas RISSA BARTHOLOMEW'S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE by Lynda B. Comerford SILKSINGER by Laini Taylor SURFACE TENSION by Brent Runyon TOP OF THE ORDER by John Coy August 2009 THE ASK AND THE ANSWER by Patrick Ness BATS AT THE LIBRARY by Brian Lies BEAUTIFUL CREATURES by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl DRAGONBREATH by Ursula Vernon DULL BOY by Sarah Cross EVERYTHING SUCKS by Hannah Friedman FREAK SHOW by James St. James HOW I BECAME A PIRATE by Melinda Long HURRICANE SONG by Paul Volponi JESSICA'S GUIDE TO DATING ON THE DARK SIDE by Beth Fantaskey JESSIE'S MOUNTAIN by Kerry Madden JUMPING OFF SWINGS by Jo Knowles THE KINDLING OF GREENFYR by Mark Freeman THE SCHWA WAS HERE by Neal Shusterman SHADOW KISS by Richelle Mead THE SIREN by Kiera Cass THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE by Jandy Nelson SOMETHING, MAYBE by Elizabeth Scott TALES OF THE MADMAN UNDERGROUND by John Barnes July 2009 CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW by Sandee Sgarlata HOW IT ENDS by Laura Wiess MY SOUL TO TAKE by Rachel Vincent NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL by Justina Chen Headley SECRETS OF TRUTH AND BEAUTY by Megan Frazer TEMPO CHANGE by Barbara Hall TRICKS by Ellen Hopkins June 2009 BLUE MOON by Alyson Noel EYES LIKE STARS by Lisa Mantchev HOW TO BUY A LOVE OF READING by Tanya Egan Gibson IF THE WITNESS LIED by Caroline B. Cooney KALEIDOSCOPE EYES by Jen Bryant THE LOST SISTER by Megan Kelley Hall THE MESSENGER by Jan Burke POISON IVY by Amy Goldman Koss THE SORCERESS by Michael Scott TWENTY BOY SUMMER by Sarah Ockler THE UNNAMEABLES by Ellen Booraem May 2009 BEING NIKKI by Meg Cabot THE DEMON'S LEXICON by Sarah Rees Brennan ELSKA by Catherine Hapka EMPEROR MAGE by Tamora Pierce FLIRTIN' WITH THE MONSTER edited by Ellen Hopkins THE HOURGLASS DOOR by Lisa Mangum INTERTWINED by Gena Showalter THE KINGDOM ON THE WAVES by M. T. Anderson LOOKING FOR SALVATION AT THE DAIRY QUEEN by Susan Gregg Gilmore THE LOST ISLAND OF TAMARIND by Nadia Aguiar LOVE, SPLAT by Rob Scotton THE MUSICIAN'S DAUGHTER by Susanne Dunlap PURPLE HEART by Patricia McCormick SHADOW OF A MONSTER PLANE by Sachi Ann Welsh SOME GIRLS BITE by Chloe Neill April 2009 DORK DIARIES by Rachel Renee Russell A HEART FOR ANY FATE by Linda Crew HEART OF A SHEPHERD by Rosanne Parry IF I STAY by Gayle Forman A MAP OF THE KNOWN WORLD by Lisa Ann Sandell SILVER PHOENIX by Cindy Pon SOPHOMORE SWITCH by Abby McDonald March 2009 AFTER THE MOMENT by Garret Freymann-Weyr BRUTAL by Michael Harmon THE CASE OF THE FIENDISH FLAPJACK FLOP by Nate Evans, Paul Hindman, & Vince Evans THE CHOSEN ONE by Carol Lynch Williams FAIREST OF THEM ALL by Jan Blazanin FAR FROM YOU by Lisa Schroeder THE FARWALKER'S QUEST by Joni Sensel FRAGILE ETERNITY by Melissa Marr HUNTED by P.C. & Kristin Cast LOVE, LIES, AND TEXAS DIPS by Susan McBride THE MYSTERY OF MERLIN AND THE GRUESOME GHOST by Nate Evans, Paul Hindman, & Vince Evans PRINCESS OF THE MIDNIGHT BALL by Jessica Day George February 2009 THE ABC'S OF KISSING BOYS by Tina Ferraro FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME by Marlo Thomas and Friends GODDESS BOOT CAMP by Tera Lynn Childs JOSEPH by Shelia P. Moses PROJECT SWEET LIFE by Brent Hartinger STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE by David Yoo WINGS by Aprilynne Pike January 2009 11 BIRTHDAYS by Wendy Mass AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP by Ann Rinaldi THE CRUSHES by Pamela Wells EON: DRAGONEYE REBORN by Alison Goodman FIRST KIDS by Noah McCullough FLYGIRL by Sherri L. Smith GUARDIAN by Julius Lester LIVING DEAD GIRL by Elizabeth Scott MACBETH: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Williams Shakespeare & Classical Comics MERLIN'S PROPHECY by Dee Marie OUR WHITE HOUSE: LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT by The National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance PERFECT CHEMISTRY by Simone Elkeles SOLVING ZOE by Barbara Dee TORCHED by April Henry December 2008 ABSOLUTELY MAYBE by Lisa Yee BEAUTIFUL AMERICANS by Lucy Silag ENDER IN EXILE by Orson Scott Card THE HEARTS OF HORSES by Molly Gloss THE PIRATE AND THE PURITAN by Mary Clayton THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER by Ellen Emerson White ROWAN OF THE WOOD by Christine & Ethan Rose SOUL ENCHILADA by David Macinnis Gill WHEREVER NINA LIES by Lynn Weingarten WONDROUS STRANGE by Lesley Livingston November 2008 APPETITE FOR DETENTION by Sloane Tanen DOPE SICK by Walter Dean Myers GRACE by Richard Paul Evans THE HANGING WOODS by Scott Loring Sanders LORD OF MISRULE by Rachel Caine OUT OF THE SHADOWS by Sarah Singleton SAMMY'S HILL by Kristin Gore SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS by Debbie Reed Fischer October 2008 THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN by Sherman Alexie CITY OF SECRETS by Mary Hoffman DEAD GIRL WALKING by Linda Joy Singleton EVERMORE by Alyson Noel HIPPIE CHICK by Joseph Monninger INSIDE OUT GIRL by Tish Cohen THE JUVIE THREE by Gordon Korman THE LAST LECTURE by Randy Pausch & Jeffrey Zaslow MIDNIGHT ALLEY by Rachel Caine RUBY'S IMAGINE by Kim Antieau SOULLESS by Christopher Golden SUN AND MOON, ICE AND SNOW by Jessica Day George September 2008 BECOMING BILLIE HOLIDAY by Carole Boston Weatherford FANTASTIC FEMALE FILMMAKERS by Suzanne Simoni GRACELING by Kristin Cashore THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins SAVVY by Ingrid Law TAMAR by Mal Peet UNTAMED by P.C. & Kristin Cast VIOLET RAINES ALMOST GOT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING by Danette Haworth August 2008 THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX by Mary E. Pearson BENEATH MY MOTHER'S FEET by Amjed Qamar BEWITCHING SEASON by Marissa Doyle A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA by Valerie Zenatti BREAKING DAWN by Stephenie Meyer DEAR JULIA by Amy Bronwen Zemser THE EMERALD TABLET by P. J. Hoover THE FLOATING CIRCUS by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer HELL WEEK by Rosemary Clement-Moore KEEPER OF THE GRAIL by Michael P. Spradlin MADAM PRESIDENT by Lane Smith THE MISSING GIRL by Norma Fox Mazer MY SO-CALLED FAMILY by Courtney Sheinmel NOTHING by Robin Friedman PEACHES by Jodi Lynn Anderson SPLAT THE CAT by Rob Scotton SWEET MANDARIN by Helen Tse SWITCH by Carol Snow TWEAKED by Katherine Holubitsky WHALE SONG by Cheryl Kaye Tardif July 2008 THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE (YEP, THAT WOULD BE ME) by Anita Liberty DELIVER US FROM NORMAL by Kate Klise THE DREAM OF THE STONE by Christina Askounis HOW TO BE BAD by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, & Lauren Myracle INVISIBLE TOUCH by Kelly Parra JELLICOE ROAD by Melina Marchetta KAT'S PROMISE by Bonnie Shimko THE LAST EXIT TO NORMAL by Michael Harmon MADAPPLE by Christina Meldrum THE MAGICIAN by Michael Scott SISTERS OF MISERY by Megan Kelley Hall SOUVENIR by Therese Fowler A THOUSAND VEILS by D. J. Murphy TROUBLE by Gary D. Schmidt June 2008 GIRL, HERO by Carrie Jones GROW by Juanita Havill HOW I FOUND THE PERFECT DRESS by Maryrose Wood IDENTICAL by Ellen Hopkins THE KING OF ATTOLIA by Megan Whalen Turner LA PETITE FOUR by Regina Scott LIRAEL by Garth Nix OUT OF THE WILD by Sarah Beth Durst SABRIEL by Garth Nix THE UNDERNEATH by Kathi Appelt May 2008 ALL WE KNOW OF HEAVEN by Jacquelyn Mitchard CHEATED by Patrick Jones THE FORTUNES OF INDIGO SKYE by Deb Caletti HOW I SAVED MY FATHER'S LIFE (AND RUINED EVERYTHING ELSE) by Ann Hood HOW TO BUILD A HOUSE by Dana Reinhardt LOCK AND KEY by Sarah Dessen NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult THE SECRET TWIN by Denise Gosliner Orenstein THE TENTH CIRCLE by Jodi Picoult WHAT HAPPENS HERE by Tara Altebrando April 2008 BLACK PEARLS by Louise Hawes CHASING WINDMILLS by Catherine Ryan Hyde DEEP WIZARDRY by Diane Duane THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC by Jane Yolen FAT HOOCHIE PROM QUEEN by Nico Medina LESSONS FROM A DEAD GIRL by Jo Knowles OOYAY by Stanley Rumm PRETTY FACE by Mary Hogan THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky SHE'S SO MONEY by Cherry Cheva SKIN DEEP by E. M. Crane WISH YOU WERE HERE by Catherine Clark March 2008 AS IF BEING 12 3/4 ISN'T BAD ENOUGH, MY MOTHER IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT! by Donna Gephart AUDREY, WAIT! by Robin Benway THE CURSE OF ADDY MCMAHON by Katie Davis DREAMRIDER by Barry Jonsberg GEEK MAGNET by Kieran Scott I WANNA BE YOUR JOEY RAMONE by Stephanie Kuehnert KITTY KITTY by Michele Jaffe THE MAGIC THIEF by Sarah Prineas ON BORROWED WINGS by Chandra Prasad THE REDHEADED PRINCESS by Ann Rinaldi WHITE HOUSE RULES by Mitali Perkins YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME by Rachel Cohn February 2008 THE ALCHEMYST by Michael Scott BITTERSWEET: THE DIARY OF BRANDY MORGAN by Leslie Lee Sanders CONFESSIONS OF A TRIPLE SHOT BETTY by Jody Gehrman DUMPED BY POPULAR DEMAND by P. G. Kain EARTHLY PLEASURES by Karen Neches GOOD ENOUGH by Paula Yoo HURT GO HAPPY by Ginny Rorby INSIDE THE MIND OF GIDEON RAYBURN by Sarah Miller THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini PREP by Curtis Sittenfeld SECOND HELPINGS by Megan McCafferty SKIES OVER SWEETWATER by Julia Moberg SLOPPY FIRSTS by Megan McCafferty TIM, DEFENDER OF THE EARTH by Sam Enthoven January 2008 BOY TOY by Barry Lyga BRETT MCCARTHY: WORK IN PROGRESS by Maria Padian CHASING TAIL LIGHTS by Patrick Jones A CURSE DARK AS GOLD by Elizabeth C. Bunce GIRL AT SEA by Maureen Johnson GIRLWOOD by Claire Dean I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME by Lisa Schroeder LEFTOVERS by Laura Wiess MOVING DAY by Meg Cabot MY LIFE AS A RHOMBUS by Varian Johnson MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult PERFECT COVER by Jennifer Lynn Barnes S.E.X. by Heather Corinna THE SECRET COUNTRY by Jane Johnson UNWIND by Neal Shusterman WHISTLING IN THE DARK by Lesley Kagen December 2007 BIG FAT MANIFESTO by Susan Vaught BODY DRAMA by Nancy Amanda Redd KILLER SPIRIT by Jennifer Lynn Barnes RIGHT BEHIND YOU by Gail Giles SPANKING SHAKESPEARE by Jake Wizner November 2007 THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak BREATHE MY NAME by R. A. Nelson CUT by Patricia McCormick THE GLITCH IN SLEEP by John Hulme & Michael Wexler RED GLASS by Laura Resau THE YEAR MY SISTER GOT LUCKY by Aimee Friedman October 2007 THE GARDEN OF EVE by K. L. Going THE QUESTORY OF ROOT KARBUNKULUS ITEM 1 - MIIST by Kamilla Reid REVENGE OF THE CHEERLEADERS by Janette Rallison SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU by Peter Cameron ZEN AND THE ART OF FAKING IT by Jordan Sonnenblick September 2007 FALLING by Doug Wilhelm RUNNERLAND by John Burns August 2007 101 WAYS TO DANCE by Kathy Stinson DAEMON HALL by Andrew Nance DRAGON SLIPPERS by Jessica Day George THE EMPRESS'S TOMB by Kirsten Miller EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A GIRL I LEARNED FROM JUDY BLUME edited by Jennifer O'Connell HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J.K. Rowling **Reviewed by Marta Morrison HIGH SPIRITS by Dianne K. Salerni KISSING THE BEE by Kathe Koja LIFE AS IT COMES by Anne-Laure Bondoux NAOMI AND ELY'S NO KISS LIST by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan THE OTHER HALF OF ME by Emily Franklin QUAKING by Kathryn Erskine TIME OF THE EAGLE by Sherryl Jordan July 2007 THE DECLARATION by Gemma Malley EVERY MINUTE ON EARTH by Steve & Matthew Murrie FOREVER... by Judy Blume GLASS by Ellen Hopkins HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J.K. Rowling **Reviewed by Natalie Tsang JINX by Meg Cabot SAVING ZOE by Alyson Noel THE SILENCED by James DeVita THE SWEET, TERRIBLE, GLORIOUS YEAR I TRULY, COMPLETELY LOST IT by Lisa Shanahan THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher June 2007 BEIGE by Cecil Castellucci THE CURSE OF THE ROMANOVS by Staton Rabin THE HIGHEST TIDE by Jim Lynch TWISTED by Laurie Halse Anderson THE WEDDING by Nicholas Sparks WHY I LET MY HAIR GROW OUT by MaryRose Wood THE ZAMBINOS OF BLUE HILL: THE PROVING by Will Azeperak May 2007 BOOT CAMP by Todd Strasser THE CALL TO SHAKABAZ by Amy Wachspress DOES MY HEAD LOOK BIG IN THIS? by Randa Abdel-Fattah EVERYONE WORTH KNOWING by Lauren Weisberger THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY by The Freedom Writers & Erin Gruwell THE MELTING OF MAGGIE BEAN by Tricia Rayburn THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks April 2007 CHOICES by Deborah Lynn Jacobs GENESIS ALPHA by Rune Michaels IN THEIR SHOES by Deborah Reber LIKE WE CARE by Tom Matthews LOVE, MEG by C. Leigh Purtill MARKED by PC & Kristin Cast THE OPPOSITE OF MUSIC by Janet Ruth Young QUAD by C. G. Watson TEEN IDOL by Meg Cabot March 2007 THE BOOK OF LUKE by Jenny O'Connell CITY OF BONES by Cassandra Clare JAMES by L. Diane Wolfe A MILLION LITTLE PIECES by James Frey THE REAL QUESTION by Adrian Fogelin SOMEONE LIKE SUMMER by M. E. Kerr SUMMER OF LOVE by Emily Franklin A SWIFT PURE CRY by Siobhan Dowd THE TRAITOR KING by Todd Mitchell February 2007 THE DEAD GIRLS' DANCE by Rachel Caine FABLEHAVEN by Brandon Mull THE GIRLS by Lori Lansens GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett IN THE BREAK by Jack Lopez IRONSIDE by Holly Black JUSTIN THYME by Panama Oxridge MAGIC CITY by Drew Lerman OVER A THOUSAND HILLS I WALK WITH YOU by Hanna Jansen SAVING GRACE by Katherine Spencer THE STRAIGHT ROAD TO KYLIE by Nico Medina January 2007 AIRS BENEATH THE MOON by Toby Bishop A BRIEF CHAPTER IN MY IMPOSSIBLE LIFE by Dana Reinhardt CRACKER! by Cynthia Kadohata FOREVER IN BLUE by Ann Brashares FRAGMENTS by Jeffry W. Johnston HIP-HOP HIGH SCHOOL by Alan Lawrence Sitomer HOMEBOYZ by Alan Lawrence Sitomer HOW IT'S DONE by Christine Kole MacLean IMPULSE by Ellen Hopkins LAST SHOT by John Feinstein OPHELIA by Lisa Klein December 2006 21 PROMS edited by David Levithan & Daniel Ehrenhaft BECOMING NAOMI LEON by Pam Munoz Ryan BEHIND THE EYES by Francisco X. Stork BORN AGAIN by Kelly Kerney BUNNICULA IN-A-BOX by Deborah & James Howe DARK CINDY by M. Apostolina DEGRASSI GENERATIONS: THE OFFICIAL 411 by Kathryn Ellis DEMONS OF THE OCEAN by Justin Somper A FRIENDSHIP FOR TODAY by Patricia C. McKissack GIDEON THE CUTPURSE by Linda Buckley-Archer HOPE WAS HERE by Joan Bauer INVISIBLE by Pete Hautman NAUGHTS & CROSSES by Malorie Blackman NOTES FROM THE TEENAGE UNDERGROUND by Simmone Howell SUCH A PRETTY GIRL by Laura Wiess THIS LULLABY by Sarah Dessen THE UNWRITTEN GIRL by James Bow November 2006 THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS by John Boyne HAZING MERI SUGARMAN by M. Apostolina LEAVING FISHERS by Margaret Peterson Haddix MARGAUX WITH AN X by Ron Koertge TRIGGER by Susan Vaught TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer October 2006 33 SNOWFISH by Adam Rapp DEAR ZOE by Philip Beard DRUMS, GIRLS, & DANGEROUS PIE by Jordan Sonnenblick JEREMY FINK AND THE MEANING OF LIFE by Wendy Mass LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer THE LOOKING GLASS WARS by Frank Beddor THE POSSIBILITY OF FIREFLIES by Dominique Paul THE RULES OF SURVIVAL by Nancy Werlin THAT GIRL LUCY MOON by Amy Timberlake August 2006 AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES by John Green MAGYK by Angie Sage July 2006 JUST IN CASE by Meg Rosoff June 2006 FIRESTORM by David Klass May 2006 ELSEWHERE by Gabrielle Zevin SAINT IGGY by K.L. Going April 2006 AM I BLUE? edited by Marion Dane Bauer BETWEEN MOM AND JO by Julie Anne Peters JUST LISTEN by Sarah Dessen PUCKER by Melanie Gideon March 2006 ARTEMIS FOWL by Eoin Colfer LOOKING FOR ALASKA by John Green STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli STUCK IN NEUTRAL by Terry Trueman THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER by Sarah Dessen |
