Handout of titles from 2014 NJLA Conference to accompany PowerPoint of slides of 2014 Best of the Best for Young Adults presentation

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Best of the Best Fiction for Young Adults
NJLA 2014 Conference
Presented by Elizabeth Burns, Head of Youth Services, NJ State Library
Talking Book and Braille Center, eburns@njstatelib.org
Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Specialist, NJ State Library
srawlins@njstatelib.org
Avasthi, Swati. Chasing Shadows. Random House/Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013;
ISBN 13: 9780375863424; $17.99.
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn. The Naturals. Hyperion/Miramax, 2013; ISBN 13: 9781423168232;
$17.99.
Beaudoin, Sean. Wise Young Fool. Little, Brown/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013;
ISBN 13: 9780316203791; $18.00.
*Berry, Julie. All the Truth That’s In Me. Penguin/Viking Juvenile, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780670786152; $17.99.
Bick, Ilsa J. The Sin Eater’s Confession. Lerner/Carolrhoda Books, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780761356875; $17.95.
Black, Holly. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown. Little, Brown/Little, Brown Books for Young
Readers, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780316213103; $19.00.
Blagden, Scott. Dear Life, You Suck. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Harcourt Children’s Books,
2013; ISBN 13: 9780547904313; $16.99.
Bradbury, Jennifer. A Moment Comes. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books for Young
Readers, 2013; ISBN 13: 9781416978763; $16.99.

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Brenna, Beverley. The White Bicycle. Red Deer Press, 2012; ISBN 13: 9780889954830; $12.95.
Buzo, Laura. Love and Other Perishable Items. Random House/Knopf Books for Young
Readers, 2012; ISBN 13: 9780375870002; $17.99.
Carriger, Gail. Etiquette & Espionage. Little, Brown/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers,
2013; ISBN 13: 9780316190084; $17.99.
*Clark, Kristin Elizabeth. Freakboy. Macmillan/Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780374324728; $18.99.
Cokal, Susann. The Kingdom of Little Wounds. Candlewick, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780763666941;
$22.99.
Coley, Liz. Pretty Girl-13. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780062127372; $17.99.
Cooner, Donna. Skinny. Scholastic/Point, 2012; ISBN 13: 9780545427630; $17.99.
Forman, Gayle. Just One Day. Penguin/Dutton Juvenile, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780525425915;
$17.99.
Gardner, Sally. Maggot Moon. Illustrated by Julian Crouch. Candlewick, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780763665531; $16.99.
Healey, Karen. When We Wake. Little, Brown/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013;
ISBN 13: 9780316200769; $17.99.

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Kraus, Daniel. Scowler. Random House/ Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780385743099; $16.99.
LaFevers, Robin. Dark Triumph. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt /Houghton Mifflin Books for
Children, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780547628387; $17.99.
Lake, Nick. Hostage Three. Bloomsbury USA, 2013; ISBN 13; 9781619631236; $17.99.
Lanagan, Margo. Yellowcake. Random House/Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013; ISBN
13: 9780375869204; $16.99.
London, Alex. Proxy. Penguin/Philomel, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780399257766; $17.99.
Lu, Marie. Prodigy: A Legend Novel. Penguin/Putnam Juvenile, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780399256769; $17.99.
Lyga, Barry. Game. Little, Brown/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780316125871; $17.99.
Lynch, Chris. Pieces. Simon & Schuster/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013;
ISBN 13: 9781416927037; $16.99.
Maas, Sarah J. Crown of Midnight. Bloomsbury USA, 2013; ISBN 13: 9781619630628;
$17.99.
Madison, Bennett. September Girls. HarperCollins/HarperTeen, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780061255632; $17.99.

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Marchetta, Melina. Quintana of Charyn: The Lumatere Chronicles. Candlewick, 2013; ISBN
13: 9780763658359; $18.99.
Marillier, Juliet. Raven Flight. Random House/Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013; ISBN
13: 9780375869556; $16.99.
*McNeal, Tom. Far Far Away. Random House/Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013; ISBN
13: 9780375849725; $17.99.
Meyer, Marissa. Scarlet. Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780312642969;
$17.99.
Pitcher, Annabel. Ketchup Clouds. Little, Brown/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers,
2013; ISBN 13: 9780316246767; $18.00.
Quick, Matthew. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. Little, Brown/Little, Brown Books for Young
Readers, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780316221337; $18.00.
Rhodes, Morgan. Falling Kingdoms. Penguin/Razorbill, 2012; ISBN 13: 9781595145840;
$18.99.
rosoff, meg. Picture Me Gone. Penguin/Putnam Juvenile, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780399257650;
$17.99.
*Rowell, Rainbow. Eleanor & Park. Macmillan/St. Martin’s Griffin, 2013; ISBN 13:
9781250012579; $18.99.
Sales, Leila. This Song Will Save Your Life. Macmillan/Farrar, Straus, and Giroux; ISBN 13:
9780374351380; $17.99.

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Sanderson, Brandon. The Rithmatist. Tor/Tor Teen, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780765320322; $17.99.
Sanderson, Brandon. Steelheart. Random House/Delacorte Press, 2013; ISBN 13:
9780385743563; $18.99.
*Sedgwick, Marcus. Midwinterblood. Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press, 2013; ISBN 13:
9781596438002; $17.99.
*Sepetys, Ruta. Out of the Easy. Penguin/Philomel, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780399256929; $17.99.
*Smith, Andrew. Winger. Illustrated by Sam Bosma. Simon & Schuster/Simon & Schuster
Books for Young Readers, 2013; ISBN 13: 9781442444928; $16.99.
Stiefvater, Maggie. The Dream Thieves. Scholastic, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780545424943; $18.99.
*Sullivan, Tara. Golden Boy. Penguin/Putnam Juvenile, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780399161124;
$16.99.
Wasserman, Robin. The Waking Dark. Random House/Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013;
ISBN 13: 9780375868771; $17.99.
*Wein, Elizabeth. Rose Under Fire. Disney-Hyperion, 2013; ISBN 13: 9781423183099;
$17.99.
Winters, Cat. In the Shadow of Blackbirds. Abrams/Amulet Books, 2013; ISBN 13:
9781419705304; $16.95.
Woolston, Blythe. Black Helicopters. Candlewick, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780763661465; $15.99.

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Yancey, Rick. The 5th
Wave. Penguin/Putnam Juvenile, 2013; ISBN 13: 9780399162411;
$18.99.
Yovanoff, Brenna. Paper Valentine. Penguin/Razorbill, 2013; ISBN 13: 9781595145994;
$17.99.
Titles selected from YALSA’s 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults list
*One of the top ten titles from the final list