A Plethora of Good Teen Reads, Plus Some Other Ones

Following will be some brief reviews of several Young Adult books I read in the last six to eight months.  The reason they never made it to this blog is because I was busy graduating from college and taking my CPA exams (both objectives of which were successfully accomplished, hence the increased blogging time!).  I think these books are worth mentioning because they are good reads for the general 14 and up reading audience, with a few 10- and 12-up exceptions.  Find them at your local independent bookstore or your local library!