Staff Favourites of 2012 - Young Adult Fiction

Well, another year is just about done and another year of great reading is behind us. Here at The Reader we conducted our annual survey of Halifax Public Libraries staff to find out their favourite books of 2012. As always, they did not disappoint and once again proved themselves to be an enthusiastic group of eclectic readers. Not just adult books, they cried. We love children's and young adult books as well. So here they are, our favourite young adult and children's books of 2012. And what about you? What was your favourite book of 2012?

The Fault in Our Stars (M)

by John Green

Ask the Passengers (M)

by A.S. King

I Hunt Killers (M)

by Barry Lyga 

My Life Next Door (M)

by Huntley Fitzpatrick 

Pandemonium (M)

by Lauren Oliver 

Onyx (M)

by Jennifer Armentrout

Something Like Normal (M)

by Trish Doller

Tiger Lily (M)

by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Under the Never Sky (M)

by Veronica Rossi

Grave Mercy (M)

by Robin LaFevers

Bitterblue (M)

by Kristin Cashore

Such Wicked Intent (M)

by Kenneth Oppel

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Children's

And Then It's Spring (M)
by Julie Fogliano 

Another Brother (M)
by Matthew Cordell 

Driftwood Dragons and Other Seaside Poems (M)
by Tyne Brown 

A Gold Star for Zog (M)
by Julia Donaldson

The Mark of Athena (M)
by Rick Riordan

The One and Only (M)
by Katherine Applegate

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons (M)
by Eric Litwin 

Who Could That Be At This Hour (M)
by Lemony Snickett

Yes, Yes, Yaul (M)
by Jef Czekaj