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American Library Association announces literary award winners
The White Darkness, by Geraldine McCaughreanMichael L. Printz Award

The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean, published by HarperTempest, an imprint of HarperCollins has won the 2008 Michael L. Printz Award. The award announcement was made during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, January 11-16.

Fourteen-year-old Symone's exciting vacation to Antarctica turns into a desperate struggle for survival when her uncleís obsessive quest leads them across the frozen wilderness into danger.

McCaughrean has won numerous awards for children's literature in her native England. Celebrated for her novels, picture books and folklore adaptations, The White Darkness is her first contemporary young adult novel.

"Symone's unforgettable voice propels this journey of discovery in a book that is intricately plotted, richly imaged and brings new meaning to the term unreliable narrator," said Printz Award Committee Chair Lynn Rutan. "Readers will need to hang onto their snow goggles in this compelling book in which nothing is as it seems

Honor Books

Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet by Elizabeth Knox

One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke

Repossessed by A.M. Jenkins

Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill

 

 

 
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Madapple by Christina Meldrum

Madapple by Christina Meldrum

Homeschooled, fifteen-year-old Aslaug has been brought up in near isolation that bears little resemblance to contemporary life, her only companion her mother, who dies under mysterious circumstances. Suspected in her mother’s death, she seeks relatives whose house she only once passed by. Throughout this telling, the line between reality and fiction becomes blurred as we learn more about Aslaug.

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Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers

Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers

Robin ‘Birdy’ Perry’s parents aspire for him to go to college, but following September 11th he feels compelled to join the army instead. Birdy is assigned to the civil affairs unit and is deployed to Iraq. The well-known Battle of Fallujah culminates this gripping and emotional coming of age story.

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Audrey, Wait!

Audrey, Wait!

When Audrey Cuttler breaks up with her cute rocker boyfriend, Evan, he calls after her, “Audrey, wait!” She never imagined that this would be the topic of Evan’s first hit song. How will Audrey deal with being thrust into the spotlight and becoming an instant celebrity, while trying to be a normal teenager?

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Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

It’s Northern Ireland in 1981 and eighteen-year-old Fergus has a lot on his mind: his imprisoned brother is on a hunger strike, he’s playing courier for the IRA, he’s studying for his A-levels and he has just uncovered a body in a bog. Haunting and beautiful, this book is perfect for readers who like books with depth and soul.

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No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin

No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin

In this gripping nonfiction work, inmates sentenced to death as teenagers talk candidly about the circumstances leading to their incarcerations, the brutality of prison life and the agony of waiting on death row. Survivors of murdered victims are also interviewed to provide another perspective. From these searing accounts, readers are presented with a forceful argument against capital punishment and the consequences of bad decisions.

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Absolute Brightness

Bonechiller by Graham McNamee

Newcomer to a tiny Ontario town in Canada’s vast Big Empty, Danny Quinn soon discovers that he has a much greater concern than having to make friends after yet another move. When an ancient, soul-eating demon known as Windigo (who has haunted this area for centuries) chases him down and infects him, Danny enlists the aid of three new friends – brilliant Howie, his bad-boy pyromaniac older brother, Pike, and beautiful female boxer, Ash – to outwit this monster. This page-turner contains homemade bombs, snowmobile chases, creepy nightmares, and the terror of the supernatural, making you feel the biting, pervasive cold as the suspense builds to an explosive conclusion.

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Teen Booklists
Selected Best Books for Young Adults Michael L. Printz Award
Hot Reads for teens Quick Reads for Teens
Manga What Other Teens are Reading
Chillin' out with chick lit  

Great Reads for Teens

Girls on the Edge
http://www.geocities.com/JoyB88/
This is a bibliography and book list of titles about strengthening teen girls in the face of difficult circumtances. All titles are annotated. Recommended by YALSA (American Library Assocation's Teen Division).

Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/
From an encyclopedia of spells to "wizardry through the ages," this is great fun for any Harry Potter enthusiast. A comprehensive resource! Updated frequently.

Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
Created by the Internet School Library Media Center, this site contains links to biographies and autobiographies of children's and young adult authors and illustrators.

MysteryNet.com: Mystery Books
http://www.mysterynet.com/books/
Links to mystery author websites are available, along with lists of classic and best-selling authors, and mystery sub-genres.

Poetic License
http://www.itvs.org/poeticlicense/
The captivating power of youth poetry and spoken word.