Hard Knock Life: YALSA 2010 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
by Staff Member erinDescription: Sometimes the odds are stacked against you. What do you do when life knocks you down? Each year, a committee of librarians from all over the country create lists based on distinct themes.
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Last updated: October 4, 2012, 5:07 pm
| 1 | The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian | Alexie, Sherman, 1966- | Teen BOCD Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:01 pm |
| 2 | A Long Way Gone : Memoirs Of A Boy Soldier | Beah, Ishmael, 1980- | 966.404 Be | October 4, 2012, 5:02 pm |
| 3 | Tyrell | Booth, Coe. | Teen Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:02 pm |
| 4 | Upstate | Buckhanon, Kalisha, 1977- | Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:02 pm |
| 5 | Impulse | Hopkins, Ellen. | Teen Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:03 pm |
| 6 | Sold | McCormick, Patricia, 1956- | Teen Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:04 pm |
| 7 | Street Love | Myers, Walter Dean, 1937- | Teen Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:04 pm |
| 8 | A Child Called "it" : One Child's Courage To Survive | Pelzer, David J. | 362.76 Pe | October 4, 2012, 5:05 pm |
| 9 | Push | Sapphire, 1950- | Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:05 pm |
| 10 | Living Dead Girl | Scott, Elizabeth, 1972- | Teen Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:06 pm |
| 11 | The Rose That Grew From Concrete | Shakur, Tupac, 1971-1996. | Black Studies 811 Sh | October 4, 2012, 5:06 pm |
| 12 | The Coldest Winter Ever | Souljah, Sister. | Teen Fiction (Paperback) | October 4, 2012, 5:06 pm |
| 13 | Runaway | Van Draanen, Wendelin. | Teen Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:07 pm |
| 14 | Hurricane Song | Volponi, Paul. | Teen Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:07 pm |
| 15 | The Rules Of Survival | Werlin, Nancy. | Teen Fiction | October 4, 2012, 5:07 pm |