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Spiegel and Grau, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. * Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis. Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company. * Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton. Margaret A. Edwards Award David Levithan for * The Realm of Possibility * Boy Meets Boy * Love Is the Higher Law * How They Met, and Other Stories * Wide Awake * Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist William C. Morris Award Winner Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Finalists * Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing. * First Flight Around the World: The Adventures of the American Fliers Who Won the Race by Tim Grove.
A full list of YALSA award winners and the top 10 lists for each of the association's selected lists.
Awards
ALEX Award
* All Involved by Ryan Gattis. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
* Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Spiegel and Grau, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
* Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis. St. Martin's Press.
* Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong. Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press.
* Girl at War by Sara Novic'. Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC.
* Half the World by Joe Abercrombie. Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.
* Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton. St. Martin's Press. * Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia. Fantagraphics Books Inc.
* Undocumented : A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League by Dan-el Padilla Peralta. Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
* The Unraveling of Mercy Louis by Keija Parssinen. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Margaret A. Edwards Award
David Levithan for
* The Realm of Possibility
* Boy Meets Boy
* Love Is the Higher Law
* How They Met, and Other Stories
* Wide Awake
* Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
William C. Morris Award
Winner
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Finalists
* Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
* Conviction by Kelly Loy Gilbert. Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
* The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes. Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers.
* The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore. Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press.
Odyssey Award
Winner
The War That Saved My Life written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and narrated by Jayne Entwistle. Listening Library.
Honor Recording
Echo written by Pam Muñoz Ryan, narrated by Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, MacLeod Andrews, and Rebecca Soler, with music by Corky Siegel. Scholastic Audio/Paul R. Gagne.
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction
Winner
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin. Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan's Children's Publishing Group.
Finalists
* Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson. Candlewick Press.
* Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engle. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing.
* First Flight Around the World: The Adventures of the American Fliers Who Won the Race by Tim Grove. Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.
* This Strange Wilderness: The Life and Art of John James Audubon by Nancy Plain. University of Nebraska Press.
Michael L. Printz Award
Winner
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby. Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Honor Books
* The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick. Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
* Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez. Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner publishing Group.
Book and Media Lists
*Below are the top ten titles for each list. In addition to the top ten, the full lists of each are available at http:// tinyurl.com/yalsabookawardslists.
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
Nonfiction
* What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe, read by Wil Wheaton. Blackstone Audio, 2014.
Fiction
* The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich, read by Charlotte Parry and Christian Coulson. Hachette Audio, 2015.
* Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan, read by Mark Bramhall, David De Vries, MacLeod Andrews, and Rebecca Soler. Scholastic, 2014.
* Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero, read by Kyla Garcia. Listening Library, 2015.
* Half Wild by Sally Green, read by Carl Prekopp. Listening Library, 2015.
* Illuminae: The Illuminae Files_01 by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, read by Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lincoln Hoppe, Jonathan McClain. Listening Library, 2015.
* Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray, read by January LaVoy. Listening Library, 2015.
* Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, read by Kirby Heyborne. Blackstone Audio, 2015.
* Trollhunters by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus, read by Kirby Heyborne. Recorded Books, 2015.
* Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger, read by Moira Quirk. Hachette Audio, 2015.
Best Fiction for Young Adults
* Albertalli, Becky. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Harper/Balzer and Bray, 2015.
* Bardugo, Leigh. Six of Crows . Holt, 2015.
* Brooks, Kevin. The Bunker Diary. Lerner/Carolrhoda Lab, 2015.
* Crowder, Melanie. Audacity . Philomel, 2015.
* Older, Daniel José. Shadowshaper . Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books, 2015.
* Reynolds, Jason. The Boy in the Black Suit. Atheneum, 2015.
* Ruby, Laura. Bone Gap. Harper/ Balzer and Bray, 2015.
* Shabazz, Ilyasah, and Kekla Magoon. X: A Novel. Candlewick, 2015.
* Shusterman, Neal. Challenger Deep. HarperTeen, 2015.
* Silvera, Adam. More Happy Than Not. Soho Teen, 2015.
Great Graphic Novels for Teens
* Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova. Illus. by the author. Yen Press.
* Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown. Illus. by the author. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
* Lumberjanes
* vol. 1 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Shannon Watters. Illus. by Brooke Allen. Boom!
* vol. 2 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Shannon Watters. Illus. by Brooke Allen. Boom!
* Ms. Marvel
* vol. 2: Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson. Illus. by Jacob Wyatt and Adrian Alphona. Marvel Comics.
* vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson. Illus. by Takeshi Miyazawa and Elmo Bondoc. Marvel Comics.
* Nimona by Noelle Stevenson. Illus. by the author. Harper Teen.
* Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson. Illus. by the author. Dial Books for Young Readers.
* Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia. Illus. by the author. Fantagraphics.
* A Silent Voice
* vol. 1 by Yoshitoki Oima. Illus. by the author. Kodansha Comics.
* vol. 2 by Yoshitoki Oima. Illus. by the author. Kodansha Comics.
* vol. 3 by Yoshitoki Oima. Illus. by the author. Kodansha Comics.
* Trashed by Derf Backderf. Illus. by the author. Abrams ComicArts.
* The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
* vol. 1: Squirrel Power by Ryan North. Illus. by Erica Henderson. Marvel Comics.
* vol. 2: Squirrel You Know It's True by Ryan North. Illus. by Erica Henderson. Marvel Comics.
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
* Anderson, Laurie Halse. Wintergirls. Speak, 2010.
* Bracken, Alexandra. The Darkest Minds. Disney Press, 2013.
* Hale, Shannon. Book of a Thousand Days. Bloomsbury USA, 2009.
* Jamieson,Victoria. Roller Girl. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015.
* Kuehn, Stephanie. Charm & Strange. Griffin, 2014.
* Lewis, John, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. March 1.Top Shelf Productions, 2013.
* Maberry, Jonathan. Rot and Ruin. Simon and Schuster, 2011.
* Meyer, Marissa. Cinder. Square Fish, 2013.
* Mullin, Mike. Ashfall.Tanglewood Press, 2012.
* Yolen, Jane. Briar Rose.Tor Teen, 2002.
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Nonfiction
* Maggs, Sam. The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks. Illus. Quirk Books, 2015.
* Schatz, Kate. Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History... and Our Future! Illus. City Lights Books, 2015.
Fiction
* Aveyard,Victoria. Red Queen. HarperTeen/HarperCollins, 2015.
* Black, Holly and Clare, Cassandra. The Iron Trial. Illus. Scholastic Press, 2014.
* Lee, Fonda. Zeroboxer . Flux/Llewellyn Worldwide, 2015.
* Murphy, Julie. Dumplin'. 2015. Balzer and Bray/HarperCollins, 2015.
* Myers, E.C. The Silence of Six. Adaptive Studios, 2014.
* Older, Daniel José. Shadowshaper. Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, 2015.
* Stevenson, Noelle. Nimona. Illus. HarperTeen/HarperCollins, 2015.
* Yoon, Nicola. Everything, Everything. Illus. Delacorte Press/Random House, 2015.
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