You'll find no dragons or magic, robots or vampires 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 2010. Historical, humorous, or contemporary, they must have literary merit AND a lasting effect 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, category organizer
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I was just looking over who has been nominated so far...I believe someone has nominated Beautiful Creatures in the wrong category. I think it falls more in the paranormal scope than straight YA fiction.
Posted by: AJ | September 30, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Hey AJ, thanks for the catch! Just waking up over here on the West Coast. I'll go through all of the nominations for YA and make sure they have found the right category. If you see anything else you think is in the wrong place, feel free to mention it, though - there are a lot more books than organizers!
Posted by: Jackie Parker | October 01, 2010 at 07:52 AM