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Superheroes!!!! Ok. Scott (that's me) is a geek. He loves comic books and superheroes. Superheroes are made of WIN! So let's see which superheroes you all like.
The List:
Nightcrawler - 3
Batman - 3
Spider-Man - 2
Captain Planet - 2
Austin Powers - 1
Green Arrow - 1
Cat Woman - 1
Spongebob - 1
Pooh Bear - 1
Captain America - 1
Eminem - 1
Biggie Smalls - 1
So I think I am a little behind on this, but the ALA (American Library Association) and YALSA (The Young Adult part of ALA) have released their 25 nominations for Top 10 Books of 2008/2009. The Books were voted on by different groups of teens around the country. And now you can get involved by reading the books. Then in October vote for your 10 favorites and you can win prizes. It's that easy.
Here are the books:
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Untamed by Kristin and P.C. Cast
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Truancy by Isamu Fukui
Truancy: Origins by Isamu Fukui
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Paper Towns by John Green
Runemarks by Joanne Harris
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott
Wake by Lisa McMann
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Bloodline by Katy Moran
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Geek Charming by Robin Palmer
Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten
Impossible by Nancy Werlin
Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee