Teen Favorites from Summer 2011   1. J.K. Rowling  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him. 2. J.K. Rowling  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Fifteen-year-old wizard Harry Potter struggles with a threatening teacher, a problematic house-elf, the dread of upcoming final exams, and haunting dreams that hint toward his mysterious past.   3. Suzanne Collins  The Hunger Games In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place. 4. Sharon Draper  Double Dutch Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the class bullies.   5. James Dashner  The Maze Runner Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape. 6. Jerry Spinelli  Stargirl In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School.   7. Andrew Klavan  The Last Thing I Remember High school student Charlie West awakens bloody and bruised in a concrete bunker, only to discover that he has lost a year of his life and remembers nothing about escaping from prison after being convicted of murdering his former best friend, or why he is being pursued by both the law and a group of terrorists trying to bring down the government of the United States.   8. Garth Nix  Mister Monday Although Arthur Penhaligon is supposed to die, he is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock, and now some bizarre creatures--including Mister Monday, his avenging messengers, and an army of dog-faced Fetchers--will stop at nothing to get the key. 9. Wendelin Van Draanen  Flipped In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.   10. Carl Hiaasen  Scat Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.       More favorites... Laurie Halse Anderson Chains Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice [also available in downloadable eBook] Paolo Bacigalupi Ship Breaker Kate Brian Private Meg Cabot Teen Idol Ally Carter Uncommon Criminals Elizabeth Chandler Kissed by an Angel Emma Clayton Roar Eoin Colfer The Supernaturalist Chris Crutcher Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes James Dashner The Scorch Trials Nancy Farmer The House of the Scorpion Howard Fast April Morning John Green An Abundance of Katherines Paul Griffin The Orange Houses  [also available in downloadable eBook] Margaret Peterson Haddix Among the Hidden Tonya Hegamin Pemba's Song: a Ghost Story Stephen King Skeleton Crew Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant John Maberry Rot & Ruin Walter Dean Myers Sunrise Over Fallujah Aya Nakahara Love*Com Mary Pearson The Adoration of Jenna Fox James Preller Bystander Rick Riordan The Lost Hero [also available in downloadable eBook] Veronica Roth Divergent Michael Scott Warlock Sara Sheperd The Lying Game Roland Smith Peak J. R. R. Tolkein The Hobbit Rachel Ward Numbers Patricia Wrede Searching for Dragons