Teens from across the country voted for their favorite titles of 2011. These are the winners:
Divergent (YA ROT)
Abnegation (selfless), Erudite (intelligence), Candor (honesty) Amity (peace), or Dauntless (brave): where would you fit in? Beatrice lives in a society where she must choose either to remain with her family's faction or set off toward independence and her beliefs. And what happens when the unity between these factions begins to fall apart?
The Fault in Our Stars (YA GRE)
Hazel and Augustus meet and forge a relationship at a support group for kids battling cancer. As Hazel and Augustus struggle with the "side-effects of dying," they come to learn the strength of wishes, the complexities of long human lives, and the wondrous ways of the universe.
Legend (YA LU)
June, a 15-year-old military prodigy, is hunting Day, the outlaw she believes is responsible for her brother's death. What will happen when the two meet and discover the government is corrupt?
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (YA RIG)
When Jacob was little, his grandfather would tell him stories of the fantastical children's home where he grew up and the seemingly magical kids who lived there with him. When his grandfather is killed, Jacob sets out to find the home where these children lived, unearthing a magical secret and uncovering his true heritage.