Best Books of 2005

Top 10 Customers' Favorites: Teens

Here are the top 10 selling books in Teens on Amazon.com during 2005. (Only books published for the first time in 2005 were eligible.) See more editors' picks and customers' favorites in our Best of 2005 Store.


1.
Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2)
Christopher Paolini
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Knopf Books for Young Readers
August 23, 2005
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Surpassing its popular prequel Eragon, this second volume in the Inheritance trilogy shows growing maturity and skill on the part of its very young author, who was only seventeen when the first volume was published in 2003. The story is solidly in the tradition (some might say derivative) of ... Read more

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Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
Ann Brashares
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Delacorte Books for Young Readers
January 25, 2005
Hardcover

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Ages 12 and up. Best buds Tibby, Carmen, Lena and Bridget are back with their magical pair of shared jeans in ... Read more

3.
The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, Book 4)
Eoin Colfer
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Miramax
April 4, 2005
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-7 -Identity fraud is at the heart of this fourth book in the series. To all appearances, Opal Koboi, pixie and archenemy of the fairies, is under close surveillance as she lies in a coma. Artemis Fowl, the brilliant 14-year-old criminal mastermind,... Read more

4.
Gossip Girl #7: Nobody Does It Better: A Gossip Girl Novel (Gossip Girl)
Cecily von Ziegesar
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Poppy
May 11, 2005
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he uptown girls are headed downtown as Serena and Jenny take on their new fabulous roles as rock-star model girlfriends of New York's hottest band, The Raves. Meanwhile, Dan is too busy drowning his sorrows in empty bottles to notice a mysterious French be... Read more

5.
Scorpia: An Alex Rider Adventure
Anthony Horowitz
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Philomel
March 17, 2005
Hardcover

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Fans of the Alex Rider Adventures will not be disappointed by the slam-bang action in this fifth book in the spy thriller series, although the ending may leave them feeling a bit dismayed. A parachute jump onto the roof of a super-secure pharmaceutical complex, a desperate escape from a ... Read more

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Cirque Du Freak #9: Killers of the Dawn: Book 9 in the Saga of Darren Shan (Cirque Du Freak: the Saga of Darren Shan)
Darren Shan
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Little, Brown Young Readers
May 11, 2005
Hardcover

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Outnumbered, outsmarted and desperate, the hunters are on the run, pursued by the vampaneze, the police, and an angry mob. With their enemies clamoring for blood, the vampires prepare for a deadly battle. Is this the end for Darren and his allies?... Read more

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Gossip Girl #8: Nothing Can Keep Us Together: A Gossip Girl Novel (Gossip Girl)
Cecily von Ziegesar
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Poppy
October 5, 2005
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From Booklist
Gr. 10-12. This eighth Gossip Girls title will satisfy rabid fans of the series with a new round of scandals and exploits among the usual cast of gorgeous, wealthy teens, who amuse themselves in stylish Manhattan settings. In this installment, set during t... Read more

8.
Tall Cool One (A-List, No. 4)
Zoey Dean
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Poppy
April 6, 2005
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all Cool One is the fourth novel in this witty and risqu series that takes readers behind the scenes of the intoxicating world of Hollywood glitterati. New York blueblood Anna Percy came to L.A. to learn how to have a good time. Now she's surfing Zuma Beac... Read more

9.
The Revenge of the Wannabes (The Clique, No. 3)
Lisi Harrison
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Poppy
March 2, 2005
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-8They're back! The rich, designer name-dropping, thoroughly conceited and obnoxious seventh-grade girls of Octavian Country Day School in Westchester, NY, return to compete against one another for who'll be the reigning queen of the school's "in crowd." Super-wealthy, super-indulged Alicia Rivera switches ballot boxes in the vote for ... Read more

10.
Princess in Training: Princess Diaries, Volume VI
Meg Cabot
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Harper Collins Publishers
March 29, 2005
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9Mia and company have returned in the sixth book (HarperCollins, 2005) of Meg Cabot's popular series. This time, Mia is beginning her sophomore year in high school without Michael who is starting college at Columbia. Lily is by her side, though, and nominates Mia to become student council ... Read more



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