2007 Young Adult Fiction Nominations

Rounding in at a robust 123 titles, the most of any category this year, Young Adult Fiction proudly presents the 2007 nominations.

–Jackie Parker, YA Fiction organizer

68 Knots
written by Evans, Michael Robert
Tanglewood Press
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A is for Angst
written by Haworth-Attard, Barbara
Harper Collins Canada
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A Swift Pure Cry
written by Dowd, Siobhan
David Fickling
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Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The
written by Alexie, Sherman
Little, Brown
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Angels on Sunset Boulevard
written by de la Cruz, Melissa
Simon & Schuster
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Another Kind of Cowboy
written by Juby, Susan
HarperTeen
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Back Talk
written by Richards, Alex
Flux
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Bad Girls Club
written by Gregerson, Judy
Blooming Tree Press
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Beauty Shop for Rent
written by Bowers, Laura
Harcourt
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Before I Die
written by Downham, Jenny
David Fickling
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Before, After, and Somebody In Between
written by Garsee, Jeannine
Bloomsbury
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Beige
written by Castellucci, Cecil
Candlewick
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Big Slick
written by Luper, Eric
FSG
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Billie Standish Was Here
written by Crocker, Nancy
Simon & Schuster
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Blood Brothers
written by Harazin, S.A.
Delacorte
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Bloom
written by Scott, Elizabeth
Simon Pulse
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Boy Toy
written by Lyga, Barry
Houghton Mifflin
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Boys Next Door, The
written by Echols, Jennifer
Simon Pulse
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Brothers, Boyfriends & Other Criminal Minds
written by Lurie, April
Delacorte
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Candy in Action
written by Roth, Matthue
SoftSkull Press
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Carpe Diem
written by Cornwell, Autumn
Feiwel and Friends
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Cassandra’s Sister
written by Bennett, Veronica
Candlewick
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Circle the Truth
written by Schmatz, Pat
Carolrhoda
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Converting Kate
written by Weinheimer, Beckie
Viking
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Crazy In Love
written by Mackall, Dandi Daley
Dutton
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Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
written by Carter, Ally
Hyperion
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Cupcake
written by Cohn, Rachel
Simon & Schuster
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Cures for Heartbreak
written by Rabb, Margo
Delacorte
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Dawn and Dusk
written by Mead, Alice
FSG
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Deadline
written by Crutcher, Chris
HarperTeen
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Diamonds in the Shadow
written by Cooney, Caroline B
Delacorte
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Does My Head Look Big In This?
written by Abdel-Fattah, Randa
Orchard Books
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Don’t Get it Twisted
written by Chase, Paula
Dafina
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Dramarama
written by Lockhart, E.
Hyperion
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Enter Three Witches
written by Cooney, Caroline B
Scholastic
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Ethan, Suspended
written by Ehrenberg, Pamela
Eerdmans
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Evil Genius
written by Jinks, Catherine
Harcourt
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Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature
written by Brande, Robin
Knopf
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Finch Goes Wild
written by Janet Gingold
Windstorm Creative, Blue Works Division
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Freak Show
written by St. James, James
Dutton
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Freshman Focus
written by Sarratt, Carla
Outskirts
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Friends Unlikely
written by Alvis, Susan Smith
Amira Press
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Fringe Girl in Love
written by Frankel, Valerie
NAL Trade
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Get Well Soon
written by Halpern, Julie
Feiwel & Friends
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Girl At Sea
written by Johnson, Maureen
HarperTeen
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Glass
written by Hopkins, Ellen
Margaret K. McElderry
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Graffiti Girl
written by Parra, Kelly
MTV
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grl2grl: Short Fictions
written by Peters, Julie Anne
Little, Brown
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Head Case
written by Aronson, Sarah
Roaring Brook
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Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall
written by Mass, Wendy
Little, Brown
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High Spirits
written by Salerni, Dianne
iUniverse
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Holdup
written by Fields, Terri
Roaring Brook
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How to Get Suspended and Influence People
written by Selzer, Adam
Delacorte
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How to Ruin My Teenage Life
written by Elkeles, Simone
Flux
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Hunter’s Heart
written by Green, Julia
Carolrhoda Books
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In Search of Mockingbird
written by Ellsworth, Loretta
Henry Holt
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In the Name of God
written by Jolin, Paula
Roaring Brook
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Inner Circle
written by Brian, Kate
Simon Pulse
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It’s Not About the Accent
written by Ferrer, Caridad
MTV
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Kiss & Blog
written by Noel, Alyson
St. Martin’s
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Leaving Paradise
written by Elkeles, Simone
Flux
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Lemonade Mouth
written by Hughes, Mark Peter
Delacorte
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Lessons from a Dead Girl
written by Knowles, Jo
Candlewick
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Lion Hunter
written by Wein, Elizabeth
Viking
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Long May She Reign
written by White, Ellen Emerson
Feiwel & Friends
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Love, Stargirl
written by Spinelli, Jerry
Knopf
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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
written by Zevin, Gabrielle
FSG
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Mistik Lake
written by Brooks, Martha
FSG
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Naomi & Ely’s No Kiss List
written by Cohn, Rachel & David Levithan
Knopf
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Nature of Jade, The
written by Caletti, Deb
Simon & Schuster
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Notes on a Near-Life Experience
written by Olivia Birdsall
Delacorte
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Off Season, The
written by Murdock, Catherine Gilbert
Houghton Mifflin
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Someday this Pain Will Be Useful to You
written by Cameron, Peter
FSG
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Or Not
written by Mandabach, Brian
Flux
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Other Half of Me, The
written by Franklin, Emily
Random House
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Outside the Box
written by Allosso, Dan
iUniverse
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Pants on Fire
written by Cabot, Meg
HarperTeen
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Parrotfish
written by Wittlinger, Ellen
Simon & Schuster
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Peak
written by Smith, Roland
Harcourt
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Poison Apples, The
written by Archer, Lily
Feiwel and Friends
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Porcupine
written by Tilly, Meg
Tundra
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Prime Choice
written by Moore, Stephanie Perry
Dafina
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Princess on the Brink
written by Cabot, Meg
HarperTeen
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Quad
written by Watson, Carrie Gordon
Razorbill
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Quaking
written by Erskine, Kathryn
Philomel
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Rat Life
written by Arnold, Tedd
Dial (Penguin)
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Red Glass
written by Resau, Laura
Random
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Red Moon at Sharpsburg
written by Wells, Rosemary
Viking
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Remembering Raquel
written by Vande Velde, Vivian
Harcourt
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Revenge of the Homecoming Queen
written by Hale, Stephanie
Berkley Trade
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Revolution is Not a Dinner Party
written by Compestine, Ying Chang
Henry Holt
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Right Behind You
written by Giles, Gail
Little, Brown
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Rubber Houses
written by Yeomans, Ellen
Little, Brown
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Saving Zoe
written by Noel, Alyson
St. Martin’s Griffin
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Shark Girl
written by Bingham, Kelly
Candlewick
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Slam
written by Hornby, Nick
Putnam
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Snitch
written by van Diepen, Allison
Simon Pulse
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So Not the Drama
written by Chase, Paula
Dafina
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Something Rotten
written by Gratz, Alan
Dial
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Song of the Sparrow
written by Sandell, Lisa Ann
Scholastic
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Spell Book of Listen Taylor
written by Moriarty, Jaclyn
Arthur A. Levine
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Split Screen
written by Hartinger, Brent
HarperTeen
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Story of a Girl
written by Zarr, Sara
Little, Brown
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Strange Relations
written by Levitin, Sonia
Knopf
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Such a Pretty Girl
written by Wiess, Laura
MTV
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Tamar
written by Peet, Mal
Candlewick
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Thirteen Reasons Why
written by Asher, Jay
Razorbill
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This is What I Did
written by Ellis, Ann Dee
Little, Brown
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Tin Angel
written by Cowan, Shannon
Lobster Press
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Tips on Having a Gay (ex)Boyfriend
written by Jones, Carrie
Flux
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Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress
written by Ferraro, Tina
Delacorte
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Total Constant Order
written by Chappell, Crissa-jean
HarperTeen
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Touching Snow
written by Felin, M. Sindy
Atheneum
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Twisted
written by Anderson, Laurie Halse
Viking
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Under the Banyan Tree
written by De Palma, Toni
Holiday House
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Undercover
written by Kephart, Beth
HarperTeen
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Walking on Glass
written by Fullerton, Alma
HarperTeen
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We are SO Crashing Your Bar Mitzvah
written by Rosenbloom, Fiona
Hyperion
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Wednesday Wars, The
written by Schmidt, Gary D.
Clarion
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White Darkness, The
written by Mccaughrean, Geraldine
HarperTeen
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Wonders of the World
written by Yansky, Brian
Flux
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Zen and the Art of Faking It
written by Sonnenblick, Jordan
Scholastic
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