Top Picks of 2008

Below is the list of my favorite reads of 2008.  Not all were new to 2008, in fact one is a Newbery honor book from 1983, but this year was the first time I read them and they made an impression.  In no particular order, here they are:

1. Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
2. Frostbite (Vampire Academy 2) and Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy 3) by Richelle Mead
3. The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner
4. War of the Witches by Maite Carranza
5. Impossible by Nancy Werlin
6. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
7. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
8. Red Glass by Laura Resau
9. Fact of Life #31 by Denise Vega