I'm flying high today after hearing the news that Bamboo People is a top ten book on the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list from the American Library Association. Here are the top ten titles with annotations by YALSA librarians: *Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. Little, Brown, and Co. Nailer is a light crew cleaner tearing up old hulks of ships, living day to day, until a rich girl and her gleaming ship run ashore in a storm on the beach and his life gets more dangerous. *Donnelley, Jennifer. Revolution. Random House Children's Books/Delacorte. Haunted by the death of her brother, Andi is taken to Paris by her separated father where an encounter with a mysterious diary may bring her back from the edge. *Marchetta, Melina. Finnikin of the Rock. Candlewick. Finnikin and his fellow exiles from Lumatere wish to return to their cursed homeland. Finnikin must go on an epic journey with a dumb beginner named Evanjalin to return home. *Matson, Morgan. Amy and Roger's Epic Detour. Simon & Schuster. Amy and Roger must both learn to deal with loss while on a road trip across the country which doesn't go as expected. *McBride, Lish. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer. Macmillan Children's Book Group/Henry Holt. When Sam discovers he is a necromancer he must learn to control his power in order to defeat a powerful and corrupt opponent and save his friends. *Mulligan, Andy. Trash. David Fickling Books. Three garbage-picker boys find an item of great value to a corrupt politician on their rounds, setting off a tense hunt to see who will win. *Perkins, Mitali. Bamboo People. Chiko, a Burmese soldier and Tu Reh, a Kerenni refugee meet on opposite sides of war and each must learn what it means to be a man of his people. *Reinhardt, Dana. The Things a Brother Knows. Random House Children's Books/Wendy Lamb. Boaz is back and cheered as the hometown hero, but he is not at all the same. Can his younger brother Levi help him truly make his way home? *Saenz, Benjamin. Last Night I Sang to the Monster. Cinco Puntos Press, 2009. Weeks in therapy go by and 18-year-old Zach is still unable to remember the monstrous events that left him alone and haunted by nightmares. *Sedgwick, Marcus. Revolver. Roaring Brook Press. Sig is alone with his father's body when the lawless man his father had managed to escape appears out of the icy wilderness QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Where has Bamboo People placed on the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list?
2. On the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list, where has Bamboo People placed?
3. What rank has Bamboo People secured in the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list?
Q2:
1. Which relative of Andi's passed away?
2. Who in Andi's family died?
3. Which relative of Andi's died?
Q3:
1. Where does Andi's father take her after her relative passes away?
2. After the death in her family, Andi's father takes her to what place?
3. Where does Andi go after her brother dies?
Q4:
1. What does Andi find in Paris?
2. What does Andi encounter in Paris?
3. In Paris, what does Andi find?
Q5:
1. Where is Finnikin from?
2. What place does Finnikin come from?
3. What is the name of Finnikin's homeland?
Q6:
1. Why did Finnikin leave his homeland?
2. Why did Finnikin leave Lumatere?
3. 
Q7:
1. Is Finnikin alone in exile?
2. Is Finnikin the only one to have been exiled?
3. Is Finnikin alone?
Q8:
1. Do Finnikin and his fellow exiles want to return to their homeland?
2. Does Finnikin and his acquaintances want to go back to Lumatere?
3. Do Finnikin and others wish to return to their homeland?
Q9:
1. Who does Finnikin go on a trip with?
2. Who does Finnikin go on a journey with?
3. Who does Finnikin travel with?
Q10:
1. Where do Finnikin and Evanjalin hope their trip will lead them?
2. Finnikin and Evanjalin go on their journey hoping it would take them where?
3. Finnikin and Evanjalin hope to reach where via their trip?
Q11:
1. Are Finnikin and Evanjalin experienced?
2. Do Finnikin and Evanjalin have any experience?
3. 
Q12:
1. What kind of experiece does Evanjalin possess?
2. Evanjalin has what kind of experience?
3. 
Q13:
1. What does Zach have to go through after he goes to sleep?
2. What happens to Zach when he sleeps?
3. What does Zach have to endure while sleeping?
Q14:
1. Does Zach know why he gets nightmares?
2. Is Zach aware of the reason behind him having nightmares?
3. 
Q15:
1. Is Zach seeing someone about his problem of nightmares?
2. Is Zach consulting anyone to deal with his problem?
3. Is Zach seeking help from someone?
Q16:
1. Who is Zach seeing about his problem of nightmares?
2. Who is Zach consulting with?
3. 
Q17:
1. How does Zach feel about his therapist?
2. 
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Q18:
1. How old is Zach?
2. What is Zach's age?
3. Zach is how old?
Q19:
1. Who released the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list?
2. Who put out the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list?
3. The Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list was published by whom?
Q20:
1. Who provided annotations for the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list?
2. Who annotated the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list?
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