2007 Best Books for Young Adults List

As of January 23d, these are the 2007 Best Books for Young Adults! What do you think of these 84 books? Let me know what you think of them! Nominations for next year open in March.

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Almond, David. Clay .

Anderson, M. T. Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing Traitor To The Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party. [2006 National Book Award Winner * LA Times Book Prize Nominee]

Bondoux, AnneLaure. The Killer's Tears

Booth, Coe. Tyrell LA Times Book Prize Nominee

Brooks, Kevin. Road of the Dead . Chosen as a 2007 Teens top 10 title

Budhos, Marina. Ask Me No Questions

Cohn, Rachel and David Levithan. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist .

Cornish, D. M. Monster Blood Tattoo 01 Foundling .

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Dessen, Sarah. Just Listen . Chosen as a 2007 Teens Top 10 title

Eldred, Tim. Grease Monkey: A Tale of Growing Up in Orbit.

Firebirds Rising .

Fletcher, Susan. Alphabet of Dreams .

Frost, Helen. The Braid .

Gantos, Jack. The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs.

Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride?

Glass, Linzi Alex. The Year The Gypsies Came.

Going, K. L. Saint Iggy .

Goobie, Beth. The Dream Where the Losers Go.

Gratz, Alan. Samurai Shortstop .

Green, John. An Abundance Of Katherines. 2007 Printz Honor Book * LA Times Book Prize Nominee

Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender.

Hoffman, Alice. Incantation

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Jaffe, Michele. Bad Kitty. 2007 Teens Top 10 list

Jansen, Hanna. Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You

Jaramillo, Ann. La Linea.

Johnson, Harriet McBryde. Accidents Of Nature .

Johnson, Maureen. Devilish .

Knox, Elizabeth. Dreamhunter : Book One of the Dreamhunter Duet

Koss, Amy Goldman. Side Effects .

Krech, Bob. Rebound .

Lanagan, Margo. White Time .

Lansens, Lori. The Girls .

Larson, Kirby. Hattie Big Sky .

Lat. Kampung Boy .

Lisle, Janet Taylor. Black Duck .

Lynch, Scott. Lies of Locke Lamora

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McCormick, Patricia. Sold . [2006 National Book Award Nominee]

Miller, Kirsten. Kiki Strike : Inside the Shadow City.

Mitchell, David. Black Swan Green .

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen.

Murphy, Sean. Off Road .

Myers, Walter Dean. Street Love .

Na, An. Wait For Me .

Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Life as We Knew It

Pierce, Tamora. Beka Cooper: Book 1: Terrier

Portman, Frank. King Dork .

Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith .

Price, Charlie. Dead Connection .

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Reinhardt, Dana. A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life .

Rosoff, Meg. Just in Case LA Times Book Prize Nominee

This book was a little out there. Its not a book that would appeal to everyone, the main concept is that this boy named David is afraid that fate is out to get him. He changes his name to Justin and proceeds to completely change his identity in hopes that if he does, fate wont be able to find him. The things he does in order to change himself and the way he feels is the part that is odd. You as a reader get right into his head and feel and see things the way he does. Over all though I found the book rather thrilling, and had troubles putting it down. 4Q 4P. SC, 17

Sayres, Meghan Nuttall. Anahita's Woven Riddle.

Sedgwick, Marcus. Foreshadowing .

Selvadurai, Shyam. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea . [CLA YA Book of the Year 2006]

Smelcer, John. The Trap .

Stahler, Jr., David. Doppelganger .

Stassen, Jean Philippe. Deogratias, a Tale of Rwanda.

Sturtevant, Katherine. A True and Faithful Narrative .

Tharpe, Tim. Knights of the Hill Country .

Turner, Megan Whalen. The King of Attolia.

Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork.

Vaughan, Brian K. Pride of Baghdad .

Vaught, Susan. Trigger .

Vizzini, Ned. It's Kind of a Funny Story.

Volponi, Paul. Rooftop .

Vrettos, Adrienne Maria. Skin .

Werlin, Nancy. Rules Of Survival . [2006 National Book Award Nominee * LA Times Book Prize Nominee]

Wittlinger, Ellen. Blind Faith .

Wooding, Chris. Storm Thief .

Woodrell, Daniel. Winter's Bone: A Novel.

Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. [2007 Printz Award * 2006 National Book Award Nominee]

Zusak, Marcus. The Book Thief . 2007 Printz honor

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NonFiction

Bausum, Ann. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement.

Benanav, Michael. Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold.

Engle, Margarita. The Poet-Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano.

Fleischman, Sid. Escape! : The Story of the Great Houdini.

Fradin, Judith Bloom and Dennis Brindell Fradin. 5000 Miles to Freedom : Ellen and William Craft's Flight From Slavery.

Freedman, Russell. Freedom Walker : The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Harper, Hill. Letters To A Young Brother

Hopkinson, Deborah. Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America.

Hubner, John. Last Chance in Texas : The Redemption of Criminal Youth.

Jacobson, Sid and Colon, Ernie. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation.

McClafferty, Carla Killough. Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium.

Noyes, Deborah. One Kingdom: Our Lives with Animals.

Oppenheim, Joanne. Dear Miss Breed : True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference.

Robertson, Jr. James I. Robert E. Lee: Virginian Soldier, American Citizen.

Thimmesh, Catherine. Team Moon : How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon.

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