Top Ten Tuesday: Jen's Top Ten Books of 2010

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This meme was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Each week we will post a new Top Ten list complete with one of our bloggers answers. Everyone is welcome to join. All we ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND post a comment on our post with a link to your Top Ten Tuesday post to share with us and all those who are participating. If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. If you can't come up with ten, don't worry about it---post as many as you can!

This week's topic:

Top Ten Books of 2010 

Yes, another end of year 'best of' list.  Are you sick of them yet?  But this one is a look back into your favorite reads of the year!

Top Ten Books Jen Read in 2010 

*the books are not in order of how much I enjoyed them...this is pretty much the order I thought of them*

1. Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson - Don’t know how much more praise I can give this book...have I mentioned that I LOVED it?  Like I loved it infinity times 72582745 plus 16.
2. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler – I loved the relationship between Anna and Frankie, the wonderful imagery of the beach and the symbolism of the sea glass. 
3. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen – I loved the Wish Catering crew and how everything with them is chaotic, nothing is ever planned out in advance.
4. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee – A classic.  I first read this book in 8^th grade, I liked it then but that’s pretty much all I remembered except for a big courtroom scene.  So glad I reread this over the summer.
5. Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde – Definitely a must read.  A great book about accepting others despite their differences.
6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot – One of the only nonfiction books I read this year and I learned so much it.  Henrietta Lacks contributed so much to the science community, yet no one knows who she is or they just know of her cells, called HeLa.
7. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher – A haunting read but it was such a good book.  It really makes you stop and think about how you treat other people.  You don’t know how a comment or remark (mean or nice) actually affects somebody.   
8. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins – I know many people were a little disappointed with Mockingjay.  Not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed as well BUT I still enjoyed it (I thought it was quite the emotional rollercoaster) and I still love the trilogy.
9. Fourth Comings by Megan McCafferty – I was let down by Charmed Thirds so I was glad that I ended up loving the fourth book in the Jessica Darling series.  I’m excited to read Perfect Fifths but sad at the same time, I don’t want to let go of Jessica (or Marcus)!  It’s definitely bittersweet.
10. Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan - This was such a cute book and a great book to read around the holidays.  I loved being a part of Dash and Lily's adventure though New York City at Christmas time.  

2010 started off on a bad note, regarding books anyway.  I didn’t read my first five-star book until the middle of March!  2010 was also a big year for young adult books (for me).  

Now it’s your turn!  Tell us your favorite books you’ve read this year!  

*Next week's topic is: Top Ten Books I Resolve to Read in 2011..you know all those ones you keep saying you are going to get to but haven't yet. No more procrastination in 2011!