NPR has published a list of their top five teen novels of 2011:
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/19/143589123/the-teens-are-all-right-2011s-top-5-ya-novels
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Divergent by Veronica Roth
So Silver Bright by Lisa Mantchev
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Ashfall by Mike Mullin
They also remind us of why teen fiction is going so strong (as if we needed a reminder!):
"But no matter how varied the young adult genre becomes, today's best teen reads have one thing in common: their emotional depth, believable characters and suspense-filled storylines will keep readers of any age tearing through the pages."
