January is Walk Your Dog Month and what better way to kick start your New Years Resolutions by reading some great YA books that feature dogs? If you are like me, you love dogs and want to spend more time with them because they just get you. This awareness month is a great way to help dust off the January blues, read a few good books, maybe go out and adopt a new dog, or if you already have one start taking him/her out for more walks. It's a fun way to get out of the house and your dog will love you for it! Here is a list of YA books that will have you begging for more! Last Chance by Norah McClintock In this charming YA novel by Norah McClintock, the main character Robyn is scared of dogs—like, really scared. But she agrees to spend her summer working at an animal shelter anyway. (It's a long story.) Robyn soon discovers that many juvenile offenders also volunteer at the shelter—including Nick D'Angelo, a boy from Robyn's past. A boy she hoped to never see again. Ni...
Here are the 2011 Nominees for the ALA's Top Ten Teen Choice List. If you haven't read these books I highly recommend reading them. Some of my favorites are Matched by Ally Condie, Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick, Sisters Red by Jackson Pearson, and I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. Teens can also go online and vote for their favorites at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten.cfm Bachorz, Pam. Drought. Egmont USA. 2011. (978606840160) Beam, Cris. I Am J. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2011. (9780316053617) Beaudoin, Sean. You Killed Wesley Payne. 2011. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (9780316077422) Black, Holly and Justine Larbalestier. Zombies vs. Unicorns. Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books. 2010. (9781416989530) Card, Orson Scott. The Lost Gate. Tor Books. 2011. (9780765326577) Clare, Cassandra. The Clockwork Angel. Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry. 2010. (9781416975861) Collins, Suzanne. Mockin...
