Below is the list of my favorite reads of 2009. Not all were new to 2009 and some won’t be out until 2010 but I read them this year and they made an impression. In no particular order, here they are:
- Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
- Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
- Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
- Dooley Takes the Fall and Homicide Related (both in the Ryan Dooley Mystery series) by Norah McClintock
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
- Fire by Kristin Cashore
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Honorable Mentions:
- Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner
- Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling
- Indigo Notebook by Laura Resau