You'll find no dragons or magic, fairies or robots here. Just real people, in the real world, in real situations. In a good YA novel teens will find themselves and discover their world. A great YA novel will do both of those while respecting and appealing to its audience. We are looking for a handful of the greatest teen novels of 2007. Historical, humorous, or contemporary, they must have literary merit AND a lasting affect on their readers; something teens will press into their friends hands with fervor in their eyes and say, "You HAVE to read this book."
--Jackie Parker, organizer
Update: Read an alphabetized list of this year's nominees.
Memoirs of a Teenaged Amnesiac
Posted by: Gina MarySol Ruiz | October 02, 2007 at 09:59 PM
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Posted by: Heather Doss | October 03, 2007 at 07:01 AM
Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
(It's a free verse novel-should it go here?)
Posted by: Jennifer Schultz | October 03, 2007 at 07:04 AM
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Posted by: Johanna I. | October 03, 2007 at 07:32 AM
Circle the Truth by Pat Schmatz
Posted by: Lindsay | October 03, 2007 at 08:03 AM
SENSITIVE by Nina Wright (sci-fi/fantasy)
Posted by: Jaye Lew Greene | October 03, 2007 at 09:28 AM
The Courageous Princess by Rod Espinosa
Posted by: Krystin | October 03, 2007 at 09:42 AM
Melissa: Bermudez Triangle is from 2004, actually, and Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature was already nommed.
So I think you get another choice!
Posted by: jennifer, aka literaticat | October 03, 2007 at 09:54 AM
Marcus Newman & Jaye Lew Greene:
Sensitive definitely belongs over in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category, where it has also been nominated. Would you like to choose another 2007 title for this category?
Jennifer, since Melissa left contact information, I was able to contact her outside of the comments. Thanks!
Posted by: Jackie | October 03, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Tyrell by Coe Booth
Posted by: Paula | October 03, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Hi Paula!
Tyrell was first published in hardcover in 2006. Would you like to choose a 2007 title to nominate?
Posted by: Jackie | October 03, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Ahh rats. Okay. Thanks for giving me a new choice.
I'll go with...
Prime Choice, Stephanie Perry Moore
Posted by: Paula | October 03, 2007 at 10:27 AM
Krystin,
The Courageous Princess by Rod Espinosa is actually a Graphic Novel. Would you like to choose something else for this category?
Thanks!
Posted by: Jackie | October 03, 2007 at 10:42 AM
The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Posted by: Laura | October 03, 2007 at 11:37 AM
So Not The Drama (A Del Rio Bay Clique Novel) by Paula Chase
Posted by: Laurel Handfield | October 03, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Deadline by Chris Crutcher (I'm actually surprised it wasn't already up there!)
Posted by: LibraryChristi | October 03, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Deadline by Chris Crutcher (I'm actually surprised it wasn't already up there!)
Posted by: LibraryChristi | October 03, 2007 at 12:47 PM
The Call to Shakabaz by Amy Wachspress
Posted by: Amy Wachspress | October 03, 2007 at 02:00 PM
Hi Amy,
The Call to Shakabaz is fantasy and someone has already nominated it over in that section. Would you like to submit a eligible title in this category?
Posted by: Jackie | October 03, 2007 at 02:30 PM
The Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols
Posted by: Barbara Ferrer | October 03, 2007 at 06:14 PM
Tamar by Mal Peet
Posted by: Neile | October 03, 2007 at 09:32 PM
I nominate
Don't Get It Twisted: A Del Rio Bay Clique Novel by Paula Chase
Posted by: Kelly | October 04, 2007 at 03:03 AM
RUBBER HOUSES, by Ellen Yeomans
Posted by: Lisa Schroeder | October 04, 2007 at 06:28 AM
Under the Banyan Tree by Toni De Palma
Posted by: Adriana Ansaldi | October 04, 2007 at 08:59 AM
Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell
Posted by: Mallory Brightman | October 04, 2007 at 09:30 AM
Someday this pain will be useful to you, by Peter Cameron
Posted by: Brock Martin | October 05, 2007 at 07:51 AM
Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern-Cordell
Posted by: London | October 05, 2007 at 11:47 AM
LONG MAY SHE REIGN by Ellen Emerson White, published by Feiwel & Friends http://www.feiwelandfriends.com/ourbooks.html#teennovels
Posted by: Philip Lee | October 05, 2007 at 01:57 PM
the best YA book I've read in a long time is "Hungry Ghosts" by Sally Heinrich
Posted by: fred mouse | October 06, 2007 at 02:20 AM
I nom Angels On Sunset Boulevard by Melissa De La Cruz and/or The Breakup Bible by Melissa Kantor.
Posted by: Selena | October 06, 2007 at 11:52 AM
Dramarama by E. Lockhart
Posted by: Jessica | October 06, 2007 at 12:03 PM
Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot.
(That is Princess Diaries VIII, right?)
Posted by: Dorothy | October 06, 2007 at 01:16 PM
Revenge of the Homecoming Queen by Stephanie Hale
Posted by: Micah | October 06, 2007 at 05:16 PM
Thanks for organizing! May I not-so-modestly nominate my own book?
Ethan, Suspended by Pamela Ehrenberg (Eerdmans, March 2007)
Posted by: Pamela Ehrenberg | October 06, 2007 at 06:07 PM
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Posted by: Chelsea | October 06, 2007 at 06:27 PM
Enter Three Witches by Caroline Cooney
Posted by: Kelley Gillum | October 06, 2007 at 07:29 PM
Revenge of the Homecoming Queen by Stephanie Hale
Posted by: Amber | October 06, 2007 at 07:56 PM
well the best book is def. INNER CIRCLE by kate brian!!!
Posted by: meemz | October 06, 2007 at 08:22 PM
well the book i would press into anyones hand would be INNER CIRCLE by kate brian!!!
Posted by: meemz | October 06, 2007 at 08:29 PM
Fred Mouse: Hungry Ghosts belongs in the SF/F section. Would you like to choose a different title for this category?
Jessica, Chelsea and Amber: Your titles have already been nominated. Have you another title you would like to nominate?
Selena: I need you to choose EITHER the de la Cruz title OR The Breakup Bible, as each person can only nominate one title per category.
Thanks everyone!
Posted by: Jackie | October 06, 2007 at 11:15 PM
Another Kind of Cowboy by Susan Juby.
Posted by: Maggie | October 07, 2007 at 05:42 AM
A is for Angst by Barbara Haworth-Attard.
Posted by: Chelsea | October 07, 2007 at 05:49 AM
Leaving Paradise by Simone Eckles!
Posted by: Jules | October 07, 2007 at 07:50 AM
"We are SO Crashing Your Bar Mitzvah!" by Fiona Rosenbloom. This is a sequel to her first book, "You are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!"
Posted by: Mathilda | October 07, 2007 at 08:45 AM
Saving Zoe - Alyson Noel.
Posted by: Sara Hantz | October 07, 2007 at 11:37 AM
High Spirits: A Tale of Ghostly Rapping and Romance by Dianne K. Salerni
Posted by: Kelley | October 07, 2007 at 01:34 PM
Remembering Raquel by Vivian Vande Velde
Posted by: Patty Uttaro | October 07, 2007 at 03:06 PM
Flight, by Sherman Alexie
Posted by: Paula Patch | October 08, 2007 at 04:24 PM
The Dead Father's Club by Matt Haig
Posted by: Kristen McLean | October 08, 2007 at 06:20 PM
Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick
Posted by: Russell Mofsky | October 08, 2007 at 06:22 PM