The following books have been nominated in the 2009 Young Adult Fiction category:
Absolutely Maybe
by Lisa Yee
Arthur A Levine
Nominated by: Debbie Nance
Reviewed by: shkruger
After
by Amy Efaw
Viking
Nominated by: Lisa Schroeder
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789 | tcr
After the Moment
by Garret Freymann-Weyr
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Anna Hartmann
Along for the Ride
by Sarah Dessen
Viking
Nominated by: Elaine
Reviewed by: Amanda | Leila | Sarahbear9789 | tcr
Anatomy of Wings, The
by Karen Foxlee
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Erin
Reviewed by: shkruger
And Then Everything Unraveled
by Jennifer Sturman
Point
Nominated by: Steph Su
Reviewed by: tcr
Andromeda Klein
by Frank Portman
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Gretchen
Angry Management
by Chris Crutcher
Greenwillow Books
Nominated by: Sarah (aquafortis)
Reviewed by: Leila
Are U 4 Real?
by Sara Kadefors
Dial
Nominated by: Amy Buse
Reviewed by: tcr
Bait
by Alex Sanchez
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Christina
Ballads of Suburbia
by Stephanie Kuehnert
MTV
Nominated by: Audrey
Because I am Furniture
by Thalia Chaltas
Viking
Nominated by: Natasha Maw
Reviewed by: Amanda | shkruger | tcr
Blonde of the Joke, The
by Bennett Madison
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Gwenda Bond
Reviewed by: Leila
Blue Plate Special
by Michelle D. Kwasney
Chronicle Books
Nominated by: Jo Knowles
Border Crossing
by Jessica Lee Anderson
Milkweed Editions
Nominated by: Steffanie Turino
Reviewed by: shkruger
Brand New Emily
by Ginger Rue
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Em King
Break
by Hannah Moskowitz
Simon Pulse
Nominated by: cindy
Reviewed by: shkruger | tcr
Breathing
by Cheryl Renée Herbsman
Viking
Nominated by: Monica DeMicoli
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789 | SarahW | tcr
Brief History of Montmaray, A
by Michelle Cooper
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Noel De Vries
Reviewed by: tcr
Broken Soup
by Jenny Valentine
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Audrey
Bug Boy
by Eric Luper
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: Jennifer Roy
Reviewed by: shkruger
Carter Finally Gets It
by Brent Crawford
Disney Press
Nominated by: Heather Kemp
Reviewed by: kellybjensen | Leila | SarahW | shkruger
Castration Celebration
by Jake Wizner
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Zoe
Reviewed by: Leila
Certain Strain of Peculiar, A
by Gigi Amateau
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Hester Bass
Reviewed by: Amanda
Change Up – An Ashley Clarke Novel
by Keri Mikulski
Blitz Publishing
Nominated by: Cyn Balog
Chenxi and the Foreigner
by Sally Rippin
Annick Press
Nominated by: Tarie Sabido
Chosen One, The
by Carol Lynch Williams
St. Martin’s Griffin
Nominated by: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789 | SarahW | shkruger | tcr
Cold Hands, Warm Heart
by Jill Wolfson
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Jillian Cantor
Reviewed by: Amanda
Comfort
by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
Calkins Creek Books
Nominated by: Carol Baldwin
Cowgirl Dreams
by Heidi M. Thomas
Treble Heart Books/Sundowners
Nominated by: Heidi M. Thomas
Cracked Up to Be
by Courtney Summers
Macmillan
Nominated by: Robin Prehn
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789 | tcr
Crash into Me
by Albert Borris
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Denise Jaden
Reviewed by: tcr
Crazy Beautiful
by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Samantha Clanton
Reviewed by: tcr
Cupcake Queen, The
by Heather Hepler
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Cheryl
Den of Thieves (A Cat Royal Adventure)
by Julia Golding
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: Jennifer Leveck
Diary of a Witness
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Jess
Reviewed by: SarahW | shkruger
Don’t Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls)
by Ally Carter
Disney Press
Nominated by: Ashley
Donut Days
by Lara Zielin
Publisher not defined
Nominated by: Alicia Sandy
Eli the Good
by Silas House
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Vikki VanSickle
Reviewed by: Amanda
Everything Beautiful
by Simmone Howell
Bloomsbury USA
Nominated by: Luisa Plaja
Reviewed by: SarahW | shkruger
Extreme Kissing
by Luisa Plaja
Corgi Childrens
Nominated by:
Far from You
by Lisa Schroeder
Simon Pulse
Nominated by: Kate Fall
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789 | shkruger | tcr
Fat Cat
by Robin Brande
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Joanne Levy
Reviewed by: SarahW
Flash Burnout
by L. K. Madigan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Jennifer Laughran
Reviewed by: shkruger
Flipping the Script (Del Rio Bay Novels)
by Paula Chase
Dafina
Nominated by: Kelly Starling Lyons
Flygirl
by Sherri L. Smith
Putnam
Nominated by: Charity Tahmaseb
Reviewed by: Amanda
Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can’t Have
by Allen Zadoff
Egmont USA
Nominated by: Michelle F
Reviewed by: shkruger
Front and Center
by Catherine Murdock
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Jen Robinson
Reviewed by: shkruger
Funny How Things Change
by Melissa Wyatt
Macmillan
Nominated by: Colleen Mondor
Reviewed by: Amanda
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
by
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Robin Herrera
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789
Gentlemen
by Michael Northrop
Scholastic
Nominated by: Kurtis Scaletta
Reviewed by: Leila | SarahW
Girl Meets Cake
by Susie Day
Marion Lloyd Books
Nominated by: Chicklish
Girl Stays in the Picture (Girl Novel)
by Melissa de la Cruz
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: elaina
Going Bovine
by Libba Bray
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: EM
Going Too Far
by Jennifer Echols
MTV
Nominated by: Shalonda
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789
Gorgeous
by Rachel Vail
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Beth Kizer
Goth Girl Rising
by Barry Lyga
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Shannon Messenger
Reviewed by: shkruger
Gringolandia
by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Curbstone Press
Nominated by: Kim Baccellia
Handcuffs
by Bethany Griffin
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Genetta Adair
Reviewed by: shkruger
Hate List
by Jennifer Brown
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Sarah Ockler
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789 | SarahW | shkruger | tcr
Hidden Voices: The Orphan Musicians of Venice
by Pat Lowery Collins
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: jeannine Atkins
Homeschool Liberation League, The
by Lucy Frank
Dial
Nominated by: Erin Bush
How It Ends
by Laura Wiess
MTV
Nominated by: Jacqueline C.
Reviewed by: SarahW
How To Say Goodbye In Robot
by Natalie Standiford
Scholastic
Nominated by: Mary Kole
Reviewed by: Amanda | kellybjensen | shkruger | tcr
How to Buy a Love of Reading
by Tanya Egan Gibson
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Cheryl Rainfield
I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President
by Josh Lieb
Razorbill
Nominated by: Elizabeth Bird
Reviewed by: Leila
If I Stay
by Gayle Forman
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Sarah Wethern
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789 | shkruger | tcr
If the Witness Lied
by Caroline B. Cooney
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Sharon H
Reviewed by: Amanda | shkruger
Indigo Notebook (Indigo Notebook (Hardback)), The
by Laura Resau
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Charlotte
Initiation
by Susan Fine
Flux
Nominated by: Kelly Jensen
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder
by Julie Halpern
Feiwel & Friends
Nominated by: Sara Grochowski
Reviewed by: kellybjensen | SarahW
Jane In Bloom
by Deborah Lytton
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Joan Stradling
Reviewed by: Amanda
Jumped
by Rita Williams-garcia
Amistad
Nominated by: LaTonya M. Baldwin
Reviewed by: shkruger
Jumping Off Swings
by Jo Knowles
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Kate Messner
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789 | shkruger
Karma for Beginners
by Jessica Blank
Hyperion
Nominated by: Sarah Garrison
Reviewed by: Amanda | tcr
King of the Screwups
by K. L. Going
Harcourt
Nominated by: Kimberly Sabatini
Reviewed by: Amanda | SarahW
King’s Rose, The
by Alisa Libby
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Becky
Reviewed by: Leila
Kisses and Lies (Scarlett Wakefield Series)
by Lauren Henderson
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Debra
Reviewed by: Leila
Liar
by Justine Larbalestier
Bloomsbury USA
Nominated by: Aja Romano
Reviewed by: Amanda | Leila | tcr
Lipstick Apology
by Jennifer Jabaley
Razorbill
Nominated by: Elizabeth Dulemba
Reviewed by: shkruger | tcr
Lost
by Jacqueline Davies
Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books
Nominated by: N. Blundy
Reviewed by: shkruger
Love Is the Higher Law
by David Levithan
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Jessica
Reviewed by: shkruger
Love You Hate You Miss You
by Elizabeth Scott
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Leila Roy
Reviewed by: SarahW | shkruger | tcr
Lovestruck Summer
by Melissa Walker
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Em King
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789 | tcr
Mackenzie, Lost and Found
by Deborah Kerbel
Dundurn Books
Nominated by: Kendra Pape-Green
Reviewed by: tcr
Magic And Misery
by Peter Marino
Holiday House
Nominated by: Tom Ecobelli
Map Of The Known World, A
by Lisa Ann Sandell
Scholastic
Nominated by: Jennifer Donovan
Reviewed by: Amanda
Marcelo In The Real World
by Francisco Stork
Arthur A Levine
Nominated by: Liz Garton Scanlon
Reviewed by: Amanda | Leila | SarahW | shkruger
Mare’s War
by Tanita S. Davis
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Kelly Fineman
Reviewed by: Amanda
Messed Up
by Janet Nichols Lynch
Holiday House
Nominated by: kathleen morandini
Reviewed by: shkruger
Miles Between, The
by Mary E. Pearson
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Jill Tullo
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789 | shkruger | tcr
My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters
by Sydney Salter
Graphia
Nominated by: Allie
Reviewed by: Amanda
My Invented Life
by Lauren Bjorkman
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Sarah
My Parents are Sex Maniacs: A High School Horror Story
by Robyn Harding
Annick Press
Nominated by: Erin Walker
North of Beautiful
by Justina Chen Headley
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Torey Yates
Reviewed by: Amanda | Catherine | kellybjensen | Leila | Sarahbear9789 | shkruger | tcr
Nothing but Ghosts
by Beth Kephart
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Amy
Reviewed by: shkruger | tcr
Once Was Lost
by Sara Zarr
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Jen Barnes
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789 | tcr
One Lonely Degree
by C. K. Kelly Martin
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Mel Robinson
Reviewed by: Amanda
One of the Survivors
by Susan Shaw
Margaret K. McElderry
Nominated by: Della
Reviewed by: shkruger
Other Side of Blue. The
by Valerie O. Patterson
Clarion Books
Nominated by: Katie
Paisley Hanover Acts Out
by Cameron Tuttle
Dial
Nominated by: Sarah
Reviewed by: tcr
Paper Towns
by John Green
Penguin USA
Nominated by: Melissa
Reviewed by: Amanda | Leila | Sarahbear9789 | shkruger | tcr
Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks
by Lauren Myracle
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Dina Braswell
Reviewed by: Amanda | tcr
Perfect Chemistry
by Simone Elkeles
Walker Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Michelle
Reviewed by: Amanda | SarahW | tcr
Pink
by Lili Wilkinson
Allen & Unwin
Nominated by: Katie
Pure
by Terra Elan McVoy
Simon Pulse
Nominated by: marybeth
Reviewed by: tcr
Purge
by Sarah Littman
Scholastic
Nominated by: Kelsey Fleming
Reviewed by: Amanda | shkruger
Purple Heart
by Patricia Mccormick
Balzer + Bray
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer
Reviewed by: shkruger
Rage: A Love Story
by Julie Anne Peters
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Becker Parkhurst-Strout
Reviewed by: SarahW | shkruger
Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy (Bloody Jack Adventures)
by L. A. Meyer
Harcourt
Nominated by: Alethea Allarey
Riding the Universe
by Gaby Triana
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Andrea
Ring, The
by Bobbie Pyron
WestSide Books
Nominated by: Jean Reagan
Reviewed by: shkruger
Rock and the River, The
by Kekla Magoon
Aladdin
Nominated by: Jessica Burkhart
Reviewed by: shkruger
Same Difference
by Siobhan Vivian
Push
Nominated by: Jenn R
Reviewed by: Amanda | Leila | Sarahbear9789
Say the Word
by Jeannine Garsee
Bloomsbury USA
Nominated by: C J Parker
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789 | tcr
Season, The
by Sarah MacLean
Orchard Books
Nominated by: Kelly Fineman
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789
Secret Keeper
by Mitali Perkins
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Sarah Rettger
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789
Secret Life of Prince Charming, The
by Deb Caletti
Simon Pulse
Nominated by: Meghan
Reviewed by: Amanda | Leila
Secrets of Truth and Beauty
by Megan Frazer
Hyperion
Nominated by: Cheryl Herbsman
September Sisters, The
by Jillian Cantor
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Maureen Lipinski
Reviewed by: Leila | tcr
Shine, Coconut Moon
by Neesha Meminger
Margaret K. McElderry
Nominated by: R.J. Anderson
Reviewed by: Amanda
Shrinking Violet
by Danielle Joseph
MTV
Nominated by: Katie Johnson
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789
Skunk Girl
by Sheba Karim
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: Doret
Reviewed by: Amanda
Sky Always Hears Me: And the Hills Don’t Mind, The
by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
Flux
Nominated by: Shelley Tougas
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789
Sliding on the Edge
by C. Lee McKenzie
WestSide Books
Nominated by: nanmarino
Small Free Kiss in the Dark, A
by Glenda Millard
Holiday House
Nominated by:
So Not Happening (The Charmed Life)
by Jenny B. Jones
Thomas Nelson
Nominated by: Shauna
So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother
by Micol Ostow
Flux
Nominated by: Lazygal
Something, Maybe
by Elizabeth Scott
Simon Pulse
Nominated by: Janni
Reviewed by: tcr
Sophomore Switch
by Abby McDonald
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Maggie O’Connor
Reviewed by: Amanda
Spectacular Now, The
by Tim Tharp
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: david e
Sphinx’s Princess
by Esther Friesner
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Ellie Chen
Sprout
by Dale Peck
Bloomsbury USA
Nominated by: Lisa Chellman
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789 | tcr
Stolen
by Lucy Christopher
Chicken House UK
Nominated by: Valerie
Struts & Frets
by Jon Skovron
Amulet
Nominated by: Heidi R. Kling
Reviewed by: shkruger
Suicide Year, The
by Lena Prodan
Torquere Press
Nominated by: Nora Olsen
Summer I Turned Pretty, The
by Jenny Han
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Keri
Reviewed by: SarahW | tcr
Surf Mules
by G. Neri
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Edi Campbell
Reviewed by: shkruger
Sweet Life of Stella Madison, The
by Lara M. Zeises
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Liz Burns
Sweetheart of Prosper County, The
by Jill S. Alexander
Feiwel & Friends
Nominated by: Jolie Stekly
Reviewed by: Leila
Swim the Fly
by Don Calame
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: BF
Reviewed by: SarahW | shkruger
TMI
by Sarah Quigley
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Julie Holden
Taken by Storm
by Angela Morrison
Razorbill
Nominated by: Tirzah Price
Reviewed by: shkruger | tcr
Ten Things I Hate About Me
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Orchard Books
Nominated by: Sara Lea
Reviewed by: Amanda | shkruger
This Is What I Want to Tell You
by Heather Duffy Stone
Flux
Nominated by: Michelle
Reviewed by: Leila
Tillmon County Fire
by Pamela Ehrenberg
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Kyle Dutkiewicz
Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, Gideon–and me, Ruby Oliver, The
by E. Lockhart
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Deva Fagan
Reviewed by: shkruger
Tricks
by Ellen Hopkins
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Jessica Burkhart
Reviewed by: shkruger | tcr
Tripping
by Heather Waldorf
Red Deer Press
Nominated by: Casey Titschinger
Twenty Boy Summer
by Sarah Ockler
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Jody Sparks
Reviewed by: Amanda | Sarahbear9789 | SarahW | tcr
Unsigned Hype: A Novel
by Booker T. Mattison
Revell
Nominated by: Sherry Early
VANISHING OF KATHARINA LINDEN, THE
by HELEN GRANT
Puffin UK
Nominated by: Jennifer F. Wilson
Vast Fields of Ordinary, The
by Nick Burd
Dial
Nominated by: Devyn Burton
Reviewed by: shkruger
Viola in Reel Life
by Adriana Trigiani
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Lisa L. Owens
Voice of Her Own: Becoming Emily Dickinson, A
by Barbara Dana
HarperTeen
Nominated by: Betsy Model
Waiting For You
by Susane Colasanti
Viking
Nominated by: Mia Thompson
Reviewed by: tcr
Waiting to Score
by J.E. MacLeod
WestSide Books
Nominated by: Megan Crewe
Way He Lived, The
by Emily Wing Smith
Flux
Nominated by: Sara Zarr
Reviewed by: shkruger
What I Saw And How I Lied
by Judy Blundell
Publisher not defined
Nominated by: Em
Reviewed by: Amanda | Leila | Sarahbear9789 | SarahW | tcr
What Would Emma Do?
by Eileen Cook
Simon Pulse
Nominated by: Lara Zielin
Reviewed by: tcr
When Mike Kissed Emma
by Christine Marciniak
The Wild Rose Press
Nominated by: Tricia Hoover
Wherever Nina Lies
by Lynn Weingarten
Point
Nominated by: Andrea Hatching
Wild Orchid: A Retelling of
by Cameron Dokey
Simon Pulse
Nominated by: Kate Bourne
Reviewed by: tcr
Willow
by Julia Hoban
Penguin USA
Nominated by: Heather
Reviewed by: Sarahbear9789 | shkruger | tcr
Wintergirls
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Viking
Nominated by: Jeni Bell
Reviewed by: Amanda | Catherine | kellybjensen | Sarahbear9789 | shkruger | tcr
Wish You Were Dead (Wish You Were Dead Trilogy (Hardback))
by Todd Strasser
Egmont USA
Nominated by: Jennifer Wharton
Reviewed by: shkruger
You Are Here
by Jennifer E. Smith
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Little Willow
Reviewed by: shkruger | tcr