| 1 | The Tale of Despereaux. Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick, paper $7.99 ISBN 978-0-7636-2529-0 |
| 2 | One False Note. Gordon Korman. Scholastic, $12.99 ISBN 978-0-545-06042-4 |
| 3 | Brisingr. Christopher Paolini. Knopf, $27.50 ISBN 978-0-375-82672-6 |
| 4 | The Maze of Bones. Rick Riordan. Scholastic, $12.99 ISBN 978-0-545-06039-4 |
| 5 | The Book Thief. Markus Zusak. Knopf, paper $11.99 ISBN 978-0-375-84220-7 |
| 6 | Thirteen Reasons Why. Jay Asher. Razorbill, $16.99 ISBN 978-1-595-14171-2 |
| 7 | Inkdeath. Cornelia Funke. Scholastic/Chicken House, $24.99 ISBN 978-0-439-86628-6 |
| 8 | The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins. Scholastic, $17.99 ISBN 978-0-439-02348-1 |
| 9 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. John Boyne. Random House/Fickling, paper $8.99 ISBN 978-0-385-75189-6 |
| 10 | The Mysterious Benedict Society. Trenton Lee Stewart. Little, Brown/Tingley, paper $6.99 ISBN 978-0-316-00395-7 |
| 11 | The Graveyard Book. Neil Gaiman. HarperCollins, $17.99 ISBN 978-0-06-053092-1 |
| 12 | Slam. Nick Hornby. Riverhead, paper $14 ISBN 978-1-59448-345-5 |
| 13 | The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Brian Selznick. Scholastic Press, $22.99 ISBN 978-0-439-81378-5 |
| 14 | The Luxe. Anna Godbersen. HarperCollins, paper $9.99 ISBN 978-0-06-134568-5 |
| 15 | Identical. Ellen Hopkins. McElderry, $17.99 ISBN 978-1-416-95005-9 |