Reading Roundup January 2009

By the Numbers
Teen: 23
Tween: 8
Children: 10

Standouts
Teen: Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Tween: Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Children: Forever Rose by Hilary McKay

Because I Want To Awards
Best Biography in Verse: Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill (okay, you guys, I know it's kind of a specialized category, but I honestly read about three of 'em in a row.)
Most Fun for Puzzle Lovers: The Painted Circus by Wallace Edwards
Book with the Coolest Pre-teen Main Character: Moving Day (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls) by Meg Cabot