2012 Texas Lone Star List

On Monday I revealed the Maverick Graphic Novel List for 2012-2013. Today I'm happy to introduce the Texas Lone Star List for 2012. There are some seriously good books on here! Lots of dystopias, mysteries, adventures, zombies and paranormal stuff to get excited about!

Dionne, Erin. Notes from an Accidental Band Geek.
Frost, Helen. Hidden.
Gibbs, Stuart. Belly Up.
Gidwitz, Adam. A Tale Dark and Grimm.
Gier, Kerstin. Ruby Red.
Hobbs, Will. Take Me to the River.
Lane, Andy. Death Cloud.
Maberry, Jonathan. Rot & Ruin.
Monninger, Joseph. Wish.
Ness, Patrick. A Monster Calls: A Novel.
Oppel, Kenneth. This Dark Endeavor.
Paulsen, Gary. Paintings from the Cave: Three Novellas.
Roth, Veronica. Divergent.
Rylander, Chris. The Fourth Stall.
Schmidt, Gary D. Okay for Now.
Sepetys, Ruta. Between Shades of Gray.
Stephens, John. The Emerald Atlas.
Van Draanen, Wendelin. The Running Dream.
White, Kiersten. Paranormalcy.
Young, Moira. Blood Red Road.

We already have all but 4 of the books, so come check some out!

DFTBA,
Sti

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