Teens throughout New York State have the opportunity to participate in honoring their favorite books. The Teen 3 Apples Book Award, a true Teen’s Choice Award, has been developed to encourage the joy of reading for pleasure. It is co-sponsored by the Youth Services and School Library Media Sections of the New York Library Association, which together represent the public and school libraries of the state. Each year teens in grades 7 - 12 nominate their favorite book, creating a statewide ballot of fifteen of the most popular titles.

Garden City teens can visit the Library to check out the nominated titles, some of which are on display outside the Young Adult Department. After reading or listening to the titles, teens are invited to vote at the Library beginning April 1st until April 20th.The winner of The Teen 3 Apples Award, a New York State Teen’s Choice Award, will be announced on May 20th, 2010.

This year’s nominated titles are:

Breaking Dawn

By Stephenie Meyer

The Dead and Gone

By Susan Pfeffer

The Giver By Lois Lowry

Harry Potter and the

Deathly Hollows

By J.K. Rowling

Hatchet By Gary Paulsen

Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins

I Know What You Did Last

Summer By Lois Duncan

New Moon

By Stephenie Meyer

Of Mice and Men

By John Steinbeck

The Outsiders

By S.E. Hinton

Push By Sapphire

Solving Zoe By Barbara Dee

Stargirl By Jerry Spinelli

Thirteen Reasons Why

By Jay Asher

To Kill A Mockingbird

By Harper Lee