Among the many Best of 2010 lists that appeared on National Public Radio at the end of the year was this gem from Gayle Forman, author of If I Stay, who talks about 5 books for teens that make up her year-end Best Of list.

Oh, To Be Young: The Year’s Best Teen Reads by Gayle Forman (from NPR’s All Things Considered, 12-30-10):

THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE by Jandy Nelson
BEFORE I FALL by Lauren Oliver
THE THINGS A BROTHER KNOWS by Dana Reinhardt
THE MOCKINGBIRDS by Daisy Whitney
ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins

For the complete list of NPR’s Best Books of 2010, in several different categories, click here.