• Remember older/younger teens have different interests/needs.
• Ambiguous endings are great for discussion but often leave the reader feeling frustrated.
• Teen authors are inspiring but the books must still be good.
• Poetry is still hot!
• "Your life makes mine look good"
• Diaries
• Untraditional storytelling

Series Fiction

Remember that series fiction is popular for one important reason, they are comfortable - you know exactly what you're getting, you feel smart because you "know" what's going to happen, it's all familiar and it's (almost) never disappointing.