“The President Has Been Shot!”: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Scholastic
Nominated by: Amanda Snow
Reviewed by: Stephanie Charlefour | Terry Doherty
A Marked Man: The Assassination of Malcolm X
Publisher not defined
Publisher/ Author Submission
Andrew Jenks: My Adventures As a Young Filmmaker
Scholastic
Nominated by: MotherReader
Reviewed by: Sherry Early
BECOMING BEN FRANKLIN: How a Candle-maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
Holiday House
Publisher/ Author Submission
Reviewed by: Sherry Early
Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves & Other Female Villains
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Alyssa
Reviewed by: Jennifer | Jessica @ herlifewithbooks | Sherry Early
Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries
Annick Press
Nominated by: Kristen
Break These Rules: 35 YA Authors on Speaking Up, Standing Out, and Being Yourself
Chicago Review Press
Nominated by: Pat Zietlow Miller
Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: Katy Manck (BooksYALove)
Reviewed by: Sherry Early | Terry Doherty
Bullying Under Attack: True Stories Written by Teen Victims, Bullies & Bystanders (Teen Ink)
HCI Teens
Nominated by: Compass Book Ratings
Reviewed by: Sherry Early
Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent (Women of Action)
Chicago Review Press
Nominated by: Marie
Deer Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves
Zest Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty
Abrams for Young Readers
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer
Reviewed by: Sherry Early
For the Good of Mankind?: The Shameful History of Human Medical Experimentation
Lerner Publishing Group
Nominated by: Kelly Ramsdell Fineman
Forensics Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation
Nomad Press
Publisher/ Author Submission
Gettysburg: The True Account of Two Young Heroes in the Greatest Battle of the Civil War
Sky Pony Press
Nominated by: Linda Baie
Reviewed by: Sherry Early
Helga’s Diary: A Young Girl’s Account of Life in a Concentration Camp
W.W.Norton & Co.
Reason ineligible: Not due to be published till February of 2014
Nominated by: Amy @ Hope Is the Word
Reviewed by: Sherry Early
Home Front Girl: A Diary of Love, Literature, and Growing Up in Wartime America
Chicago Review Press
Nominated by: Charlotte
Reviewed by: Cecelia from Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia | Sherry Early
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II
Walker Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Deb Nance at Readerbuzz
Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music That Changed the World
Tundra
Nominated by: Lizjonesbooks
Scholastic
Nominated by: Alice@Supratentorial
Reviewed by: Jennifer | Sherry Early
Looks Like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Perogyo
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Gina Ruiz
Artifice Press
Nominated by: Terry Doherty
Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: kelstarly
Reviewed by: Kim Baccellia
Pepita: Takehiko Inoue Meets Gaudi
VIZ Media, LLC
Publisher/ Author Submission
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Liz B
Reviewed by: Kim Baccellia
Regine’s Book: A Teen Girl’s Last Words
Zest Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Drawn & Quarterly
Nominated by: Kelly Jensen
The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler’s List
Atheneum
Nominated by: Mary McKenna Siddals
Reviewed by: Jessica @ herlifewithbooks | Sherry Early | Terry Doherty
The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
Clarion Books
Nominated by: Sherry Early
Reviewed by: Sherry Early | Terry Doherty
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi
Arthur A Levine
Nominated by: lwad
Reviewed by: Jennifer
They Call Me a Hero: A Memoir of My Youth
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Jackie Parker
Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg
Twenty First Century Books
Publisher/ Author Submission
Reviewed by: Kim Baccellia
Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World
Lerner Publishing Group
Publisher/ Author Submission
Reviewed by: Jennifer
Chicago Review Press
Nominated by: Stephanie Charlefour
Chicago Review Press
Nominated by: Hands-On Books blogger
Reviewed by: Sherry Early
Amulet
Nominated by: Anamaria (bookstogether)
Reviewed by: Sherry Early
Your Food Is Fooling You: How Your Brain Is Hijacked by Sugar, Fat, and Salt
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: Jennifer
Reviewed by: Jessica @ herlifewithbooks
Ineligible
Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Not published till January 2014 – does not meet deadline.
Nominated by: aquafortis
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Little, Brown
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publisher states book was not published for the YA market, but for Adult market.
Nominated by: T.S. Davis
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: While written by a 13-year old, it is written for the adult market not YA
Nominated by: Patricia Tilton
Thrice Told Tales: Three Mice Full of Writing Advice
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: This is more of a how-to book than narrative nonfiction and therefore is ineligible.
Nominated by: Pink Me
Trafficked: The Terrifying True Story of a British Girl Forced Into the Sex Trade
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Published for the adult market, not the teen market
Nominated by: Kim Baccellia