Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson.

High school? Sucks.

Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech

by Cass Sunstein.

ARGH.

Bad Kitty

by Michele Jaffe.

To call this "over the top" would be kind.

Killing Mr. Griffin

by Lois Duncan.

Ugh.

This is exactly the kind of crap that I LOVED in junior high.

The Rose and The Beast

Fairy Tales Retold

by Francesca Lia Block.

I am still thinking about this one.

Stardust

by Neil Gaiman.

Better than The Goose Girl, but I still don't like fantasy.

The Goose Girl

by Shannon Hale.

Kingdoms, forests, princesses... blah blah blah. I find this type of fantasy so tedious.

Crank

by Ellen Hopkins.

Seriously, kids. Stay off drugs.

Feed

by M.T. Anderson.

This is possibly my worst nightmare. Excuse me while I relocate off the grid.

Beauty Confidential

by Nadine Haobash.

Enough about racism, let's read about mascara for a while.

Getting Away with Murder

The True Story of the Emmett Till Case

by Chris Crowe.

I will never fathom this level of hate.

Whale Talk

by Chris Crutcher.

Damn, that was dark.

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

by Sonya Sones.

I really liked this. And not just because it took me about 3 seconds to read all 268 pages.

13 Little Blue Envelopes

by Maureen Johnson.

FINALLY. Something cute and nice with no real tragedy.

Skin

by Angela Maria Vrettos.

Anorexia.

Inexcusable

by Chris Lynch.

Rape.

the first part last

by Angela Johnson.

Teen pregnancy.

Breaking Point

by Alex Flinn.

Like The Tulip Touch. But worse.

The Boyfriend

by R.L. Stine

So trite, so full of plot holes. I loved every page.

Get ready for a deluge of YA goodness.