Title: Wonder Author: R.J. Palacio Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (US) / Bodley Head (UK) Publication date: February 14 2012 / March 1 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re…
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Title: The Girls of No Return Author: Erin Saldin Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication date: February 1st 2012 Hardcover: 348 pages Erin Saldin’s The Girls of No Return is a lacerating young adult debut about girls,…
Title: The Butterfly Clues Author: Kate Ellison Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: EgmontUSA Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 336 pages Penelope (Lo) Marin has always loved to collect beautiful things. Her dad’s consulting job means she’s grown up…
Title: The Knife and the Butterfly Author: Ashley Hope Pérez Genre: Contemporary, Magic Realism, Young Adult Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group Publication date: February 1 2011 Hardcover: 216 pages After a marijuana-addled brawl with a rival gang, 16-year-old Azael wakes…
Title: Someone Else’s Life Author: Katie Dale Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK / Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 2 2012 / February 14 2012 Hardcover/Paperback: 478 pages When seventeen-year-old Rosie’s mother, Trudie,…
Title: The Way We Fall Author: Megan Crewe Genre: Thriller, Survival/Apocalyptic (sort of), Young Adult Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication date: January 2012 Hardcover: 304 Pages It starts with an itch you just can’t shake. Then comes a fever and a…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Title: My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan Author: Seth Rudetsky Genre: Contemporary, LGBT, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 24th 2012 Hardcover: 288 pages Justin has two goals for sophomore year: to date Chuck, the…
Title: The Fault in Our Stars Author: John Green Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication date: January 10 2012 Hardcover: 313 pages Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 12, Hazel was prepared to die until, at…
Title: The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet Author: Reif Larsen Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Penguin Press HC Publication date: May 7th 2009 Hardcover: 375 pages When twelve-year-old genius cartographer T.S. Spivet receives an unexpected phone call from the…
Title: This is Shyness Author: Leanne Hall Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Text Publication date: August 2nd 2010 Paperback: 272 pages A guy who howls. A girl on a mission to forget. In the suburb of Shyness, where…
Title: Also Known as Rowan Pohi Author: Ralph Fletcher Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Clarion Books Publication date: November 14th 2011 Hardcover: 144 pages Bobby Steele and his pals, Marcus and Big Poobs, all public school kids from working…
Title: First Day on Earth Author: Cecil Castellucci Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: November 1st 2011 Hardcover: 160 pages A startling, wonderful novel about the true meaning of being an alien in an equally alien…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Title: YOU Author: Charles Benoit Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 240 pages This wasn’t the way it was supposed to go. You’re just a typical fifteen-year-old sophomore, an average guy named Kyle…
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Title: Prospero Regained Author: L. Jagi Lamplighter Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 476 pages Prospero, the sorcerer on whose island of exile William Shakespeare set his play, The Tempest, has endured these past many centuries.…
Title: How to Safe a Life Author: Sara Zarr Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: October 18th 2011 Hardcover: 341 pages Jill MacSweeney just wants everything to go back to normal. But ever since her dad…
Title: Everybody Sees the Ants Author: A. S. King Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: October 3rd 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages Lucky Linderman didn’t ask for his life. He didn’t ask his…
Title: Breadcrumbs Written by Anne Ursu Illustrations by Erin McGuire Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Middle Grade Publisher: Walden Pond Press (HarperCollins) Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 313 pages Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends.…
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“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Title: Every You, Every Me Author: David Levithan with photographs by Jonathan Farmer Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 13th 2011 Hardcover: 245 pages In this high school-set psychological tale, a tormented…
Title: Ultraviolet Author: R.J. Anderson Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction, Contemporary Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (US) / Orchard Books (UK) Publication Date: September 2011 (US) / June 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 306 pages “Once upon a time there was a girl…
Title:Unforgettable Author: Loretta Ellsworth Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Books Publication Date: September 27th 2011 Paperback: 256 pages Baxter Green isn’t like everyone else. While most people would forget about the little details of everyday life, Baxter never…
Title: The Name of the Star Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: Mystery, Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (US) / Harper Collins (UK) Publication date: September 29th 2011 Hardcover/Paperback: 384 pages The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London…
Nerds Heart YA is an annual bracket-style tournament dedicated to appreciating and showcasing new titles that are underrepresented in YA fiction. In 2011, the third year of the event, the central focus of the tournament continued to be on…