The Best Of 2011: Characters

As the year comes to a close, I have decided to start a series of posts dedicated to the Best of 2011. I will be creating a list of my top 10 characters from books I read this year (they can be major or minor characters), authors, and finally, my favorite books.

Top 10 Characters of 2011
(Does not include re-reads or series where previous books were read in 2010)

10. Jason - Anything But Typical, Nora Raleigh Baskin

9.  Isabel Gardener - Chains and Forge, Laurie Halse Anderson

8.  Scout Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

7.  Jo March - Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

6.  Yetta - Uprising, Margaret Peterson Haddix
      Read my review here

5.  Molly Aster - Peter and the Star Catchers, Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry
     Read my review here

4.  Reynie Muldoon - The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart

3.  Celia Rae Foote - The Help, Kathryn Stockett
     Read my review here

2.  Francie Nolan - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith

1.  Emma Hawthorne - The Mother-Daughter Book Club Series, Heather Vogel Fredrick

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