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Actually, that title should read ''Top Ten Teen Books Jill Read in 2010''. And she's read a few. These are her favouritest of favourites and it was a tough choice. She's discounted books that were second or subsequent volumes in a series - perhaps a bit tough, but otherwise she'd still be choosing. Why not [mailto:sue@thebookbag.co.uk tell us] about yours?

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|author=John Dickinson
|title=WE
|rating=5
|summary= Classy sci-fi thriller about free will, individuality, collectivism and the genetic need to reproduce. It's intense, eerie and absolutely, utterly absorbing. Top notch stuff for older teens and adults alike.
|isbn=0385617895
|genre=Teens
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|author=Robert Williams
|title=Luke and Jon
|rating=5
|summary=Gorgeous tale of grief, friendship and moving on. Moments of great clarity add true depth to this funny, sad, wise and truthful book. It has something for everyone.
|isbn=Williams_Luke
|genre=Teens
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|author=Delphine de Vigan
|title=No and Me
|rating=5
|summary=A beautiful story all about home - how someone who lives in a house with their family can be just as homeless as someone on the streets. Beautifully translated and tremendously moving, it's for readers aged eight to eighty-eight.
|isbn=1408807513
|genre=Teens
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|author=Kat Falls
|title=Dark Life
|rating=5
|summary=A really fresh look at a busy future catastrophe genre, in which prospectors are colonising the ocean bed after global warming reaches crisis point. Fantastic tension and a superb imagination feed an original and satisfying book. Highly recommended.
|isbn=1847387616
|genre=Teens
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|author=Kevin Brooks
|title=iBoy
|rating=5
|summary=Wonderful mix of science fiction and kitchen sink drama in this latest book from one of Bookbag's all-time favourite children's authors.
|isbn=0141326107
|genre=Teens
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|author=Andy Mulligan
|title=Trash
|rating=5
|summary=Wonderful adventure set in an unnamed South American country and featuring "dumpsite" children who earn their living by sorting through rubbish. Moving and thought-provoking and ever-so-slightly whimsical, it combines a mystery story and social comment to wonderful effect.
|isbn=0385619014
|genre=Teens
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|author=Keith Gray
|title=Losing It
|rating=5
|summary=Short stories about virginity by some of our leading writers for teens. Disparate, thoughtful, sweet and funny - they add a great deal to the conversation about teen sex that we all have, most importantly the teens themselves.
|isbn=1849390991
|genre=Teens
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|author=Jenny Downham
|title=You Against Me
|rating=5
|summary=A book about love, loyalty and choices. Beautifully written and tremendously moving, it's a worthy follow up to the phenomenally successful ''Before I Die''.
|isbn=0385613504
|genre=Teens
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|author=Gillian Philip
|title=Firebrand (Rebel Angels)
|rating=4.5
|summary=Gorgeous new fantasy series from one of Bookbag's favourite teen authors. It's all good fantasies should be: vital, charismatic characters, intensely personal stories, big, arching themes. Don't miss this one. It'll win prizes. You'll see!
|isbn=Philip_Firebrand
|genre=Teens
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|author=Gemma Malley
|title=The Returners
|rating=5
|summary=Wonderful exploration of free will versus determination set in a near-future Britain facing the rise of the extreme right. There's a slightly supernatural element - and it's thoroughly chilling. Intelligent, thought-provoking stuff from Malley as usual and kudos to the way she manages to produce it without any loss of tension.
|isbn=1408800918
|genre=Teens
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