DCPL's Teen Fantasy Booklist

Booklist of 18 YA fantasy novels/graphic novels. One of 14 award-winning Booklists for Teens, created by librarians at DC Public Library in Washington, DC--with some additions by elissa and other voters.
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4.16 avg rating — 562,086 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 431,702 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 123,113 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 3,628,706 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 28,215 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 133,798 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 69,682 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 62,593 ratings
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4.51 avg rating — 266,207 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 54,817 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 453 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 49,347 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 43,791 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 24,110 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 9,930 ratings
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3.43 avg rating — 6,373 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 11,030 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 39,600 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 51,557 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 299 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 127,338 ratings
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2.21 avg rating — 33 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 2,213 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 71,861 ratings
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2.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
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2.14 avg rating — 21 ratings
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4.46 avg rating — 38,288 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 1,344 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 1,260 ratings
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3.98 avg rating — 961 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 604 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 389 ratings
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3.61 avg rating — 7,106 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 9,834 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 246 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 11,214 ratings
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3.67 avg rating — 9,381 ratings
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4.42 avg rating — 376 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 3,795 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 2,990 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 84,775 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 108,372 ratings
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3.60 avg rating — 5,964 ratings
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3.56 avg rating — 2,482 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 1,651,913 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 247,248 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 6,514 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 16,380 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 88,961 ratings
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109 books · 88 voters · list created May 11th, 2009 by elissa (votes) .
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elissa 2703 books
352 friends
Beeeeee 1017 books
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Erin 19901 books
170 friends
Tammie 1257 books
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Ricki 5171 books
1478 friends
Elizabeth 282 books
730 friends
Sarah 18 books
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Alyeska 855 books
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message 1: by elissa (last edited May 12, 2009 06:36AM) (new)

elissa The first 18 books on this list used to be in alphabetical order, and were the original DCPL teen fantasy list, which I had the major responsiblity for creating. The only books on the original list that I haven't read are HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (although I love the movie), and the HOBBIT GN. TITHE is one that I've read that I wasn't absolutely crazy about, but the trilogy has been popular, so I wanted to include it. I'm adding TWILIGHT to the original list for the same reason. All of the other 15 on the original list are ones that I am personally absolutely ga-ga over!


message 2: by Erin (new)

Erin Hey Elissa,

Is there a DCPL science fiction list? Because I keep thinking of books and going "Oh wait, technically that's SF, not fantasy."


message 3: by Erin (new)

Erin Why do my comments keep going away?


message 4: by elissa (new)

elissa Yes, I posted DCPL's SF list yesterday, too. I'll send you an invite to vote on that, too. Do you mean the comments for individual books? If so, that's never worked that well for me, either. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Comments in this section always seem to work, though, so you could write some things down here.


message 5: by elissa (new)

elissa I actually meant to put IMPOSSIBLE on yesterday, but forgot. Glad you added it, Erin! I like FIRE AND HEMLOCK a lot, too. I think I had HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE as one of the original 18 because June thought that would be better on the list. She's a big fantasy reader, too, so I had her look at it.


message 6: by Erin (new)

Erin elissa wrote: "Do you mean the comments for individual books? If so, that's never worked that well for me, either. So..."

Yea, those were the ones I meant. I'm glad it's not just me, but it's still weird. Thanks for the SF invite!


message 7: by Adam (new)

Adam um, the city of ember is great but its not fantasy


message 8: by elissa (new)

elissa Adam~I think you could make a case for CITY OF EMBER being either fantasy and/or science fiction.


message 9: by Adam (new)

Adam Maybe, but I mean it is in the future, dystopia, trying to rebel. Thats more science fiction than fantasy though.


message 10: by Cl (new)

Cl WHY IS THE CITY OF GLASS ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE!!!


message 11: by Cl (new)

Cl GO LIGHTNING THIEF!!!!!


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