Best Books for Young Adults
BBYA 2005 Nominations
YALSA, American Library Association

(listed alphabetically by author or collection title)

BBYA 2005 Nominations – September, 2004

Abernathy, Donzaleigh. Partners To History: Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement. Random House, Inc.: Crown, October 2003. 0-609-60914-9.

Adoff, Jaime Levi . Names Will Never Hurt Me.
Penguin USA: Dutton Children’s Books, 2004. 0-525-47175-8 .

Aidinoff, Elsie V. The Garden.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: HarperTempest, 2004. 0-06-055605-6.

Almond, Steven T. Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America.
Workman Publishing Co.: Algonquin Books of Chaple Hill, 2004. 1-56512-421-9.

Almond, David. Fire-Eaters.
Random House Children's Books: Delacorte Press, 2004. 0-385-73170-1.

Alvarez, Julia. Finding Miracles.
Random House Children’s Books: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. 0-375-82760-9.

Bass, L.G. Sign of the Qin: Outlaws of Moonshadow Marsh, No. 1.
Hyperion Books for Children, 2004. 0-7868-1918-9.

Bell, Hilari. Flame.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, October 2003. 0-689-85413-7.

Bennett, Cherie & Jeff Gottesfeld. A Heart Divided.
Random House Children’s Books: Delacorte Press, 2004. 0-385-32749-8.

Bolden, Tonya. Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists.
Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2004. 0-8109-4527-4.

Botha, Ted. Mongo: Adventures in Trash.
St. Martin's Press: Bloomsbury, 2004. 1-58234-452-3.

Boyce, Franks Contrell. Millions.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group, 2004. 0-06-073330-6.

Brooks, Kevin. Kissing the Rain .
Scholastic: Chicken House, 2004. 0-439-57742-X.

Brugman, Alyssa. Walking Naked.
Random House Children’s Books: Delacorte Press, 2004. 0-385-73115-9.

Burgess, Melvin. Doing It.
Henry Holt & Co.: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2004. 0-8050-7565-8.

Caletti, Deb. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart.
Simon & Schuster, 2004. 0-689-86765-4.

Callahan, David. The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead.
Harcourt Children's Books. Harvest Books, 2004. 0-15-101018-8.

Cann, Kate. Hard Cash.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing: Simon Pulse, October 2003. 0-689-85905-8.

Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts: a Novel.
Putnam Publishing Group, 2004. 0-399-23861-1.

Clugston-Major, Chynna. Scooter Girl.
Oni Press, 2004. 1-929998-88-0 (original paperback compilation of a serial).

Cohn, Rachel. Pop Princess.
Simon & Schuster, 2004. 0-689-85205-3.

Corrigan, Eireann. Splintering.
Scholastic, 2004. 0-439-53597-2.

Croci, Pascal. Auschwitz.
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2001. 0-8109-4831-1.

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bucking the Sarge.
Random House Children's Books: Wendy Lamb Books, 2004. 0-385-32307-7.

Delaney, Mark. Pepperland.
Peachtree, 2004. 1-56145-317-X.

Dessen, Sarah. The Truth About Forever.
Viking Penguin: Viking Children's Books, 2004. 0-670-03639-0.

Dr. Ernest Drake’s Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons.
Dugald Steer. Candlewick Press, November 2003. 0-7636-2329-6.

Dunkle, Clare B. Close Kin: Book II, the Hollow Kingdom Trilogy.
Henry Holt & Co.: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2004. 0-8050-7497-X.

Dunkle, Clare B. The Hollow Kingdom.
Henry Holt & Co, October 2003. 0-8050-7390-6.

Echlin, Kim. Inanna: From the Myths of Ancient Sumer.
Groundwood Books, September 2003. 0-88899-496-6.

Ehrenhaft, Daniel. 10 Things to do Before I Die.
Random House Children's Books: Delacorte Press, 2004. 0-385-73007-1.

Face Relations: 11 Stories About Seeing Beyond Color.
Marilyn Singer. Simon & Schuster, 2004. 0-689-85637-7 .

The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm.
Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling. Penguin USA Viking Children's Books, 2004. 0-670-05914-5.

Farmer, Nancy. The Sea of Trolls.
Simon & Schuster: Atheneum, 2004. 0-689-86744-1.

Fisher, Catherine. The Oracle Betrayed.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: Greenwillow Books, 2004. 0-06-057157-8 .

Flake, Sharon. Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives.
Hyperion Books for Children: Jump at The Sun, 2004. 0-7868-0693-1.

Flinn, Alex. Nothing to Lose.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: Avon Tempest, 2004. 0-06-051750-6.

Fromm, Pete. As Cool As I Am: A Novel.
St. Martin's Press: Picador, October 2003. 0-312-30775-6.

Fusco, Kimberly Newton. Tending to Grace.
Random House Children’s Books: Alfred A. Knopf 2004. 0-375-82862-1.

Gardner, Graham. Inventing Elliot.
Penguin USA: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2004. 0-8037-2964-2.

Glausiusz, Josie. Buzz: The Intimate Bond Between Humans and Insects.
Chronicle Books, 2004. 0-8118-3789-0.

Gothic: Ten Original Dark Tales.
Deborah Noyes. Candlewick Press, 2004. 0-7636-2243-5.

Graydon , Shari. Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know.
Firefly Books: Annick Press, September 2003. 1-55037-815-5.

Hallowell, Janis. The Annunciation of Francesa Dunn.
HarperCollins: William Morrow and Co., 2004. 0-06-055919-5.

Hautman, Pete. Godless.
Simon & Schuster, 2004. 0-689-86278-4.

Heneghan, James and Bruce McBay. Waiting for Sarah.
Orca Book Publishers, 2004. 1-55143-270-6 (pbk.).

Herrick, Steve. The Simple Gift.
Simon & Schuster Simon Pulse, 2004. 0-689-86867-7 (pbk.).

Hill, Laban Carrick. Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance.
Little, Brown & Co.: Megan Tingley Books, 2004. 0-316-81411-3.

Hobbs, Valerie. Letting go of Bobby James, or How I Found Myself of Steam.
Farrar Straus & Giroux: Frances Foster Books 2004. 0-374-34384-5.

Holiday, Billie and Arthur Herzog Jr. God Bless the Child.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: Amistad Press. 2003. 0-06-028797-7.

Hoose, Phillip M. The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
. Melanie Kroupa Books, 2004. 0-374-36173-8.

Hornschemeier, Paul. Mother, Come Home.
Dark Horse Comics, November 2003. 1-59307-037-3.

Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike: An Alex Rider Adventure.
Putnam Publishing Group: Philomel Books, 2004. 0-399-23979-0.

Is This Forever, or What?: Poems & Paintings From Texas.
Naomi Shihab Nye. HarperCollins Children's Book Group: Greenwillow Books, 2004. 0-06-051178-8.

Janeczko, Paul B. Worlds Afire: The Hartford Circus Fire of 1944.
Candlewick Press, 2004. 0-7636-2235-4.

Jocelyn, Marthe. Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance.
Candlewick Press, 2004. 0-7636-2120-X.

Johnson, Kathleen Jeffrie. A Fast and Brutal Wing.
Henry Holt & Co.: Roaring Brook Press, 2004. 0-59643-013-3.

Johnson, Angela. Bird.
Penguin USA: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2004. 0-8037-2847-6.

Jones, Patrick. Things Change.
Walker and Company, 2004. 0-8027-8901-3.

Juby, Susan. Miss Smithers.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: HarperTempest, 2004. 0-06-051546-5.

Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-Kira.
Simon & Schuster: Atheneum, 2004. 0-689-85639-3.

Kaplow, Robert. Me and Orson Welles: a Novel.
MacAdam/Cage Publishing, Inc, 2004. 1-9315614-9-4.

Koertge, Ron. Margaux With An X .
Candlewick Press, 2004. 0-7636-2401-2.

Koja, Kathe. The Blue Mirror.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux: Frances Foster Books, 2004. 0-374-30849-7.

Konigsburg, E.L. The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place.
Simon & Schuster: Atheneum, 2004. 0-689-86636-4.

Koontz, Dean R. Odd Thomas.
Bantam Books, December 2003. 0-553-80249-6.

Krull, Kathleen. The Book of Rock Stars: 24 Musical Icons that Shine Through History.
Disney Press: Hyperion Books for Children, October 2003. 0-7868-1950-2.

Kubert, Joe. Yossel, April 19, 1943: A Story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Simon & Schuster: Ibooks , October 2003. 0-7434-7516-X.

Lackey, Mercedes. The Fairy Godmother .
Harlequin Books: Luna, 2004. 0-373-80202-1.

Lawrence, Michael. A Crack in the Line.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: Greenwillow Books, 2004. 0-06-072477-3.

Lawrence, Iain . B is for Buster.
Random House Children's Books: Delacorte Press 2004. 0-385-73086-1.

Leavitt, Martine. Heck, Superhero.
Chronicle Brooks: Front Street, 2004. 1-886910-94-4.

Levithan, David. The Realm of Possibility.
Random House Children's Books: Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 2004. 0-375-82845-1.

Lynch, Chris. The Gravedigger's Cottage.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: 2004. 0-06-623940-0.

Macaulay, David. Mosque.
Houghton Mifflin: Walter Lorraine, October 2003. 0-618-24034-9.

Mackler, Carolyn. Vegan Virgin Valentine .
Candlewick Press, 2004. 0-7636-2155-2.

Marchetta, Melina. Saving Francesca.
Random House Children's Books: Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 2004. 0-375-82982-2.

McAlpine, Gordon. Mystery Box .
Cricket Books, October 2003. 0-8126-2680-X.

McKinley, Robin. Sunshine.
Berkley Publishing Group, September 2003. 0-425-19178-8 .

McMullan, Margaret. How I found the Strong.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 0-618-35008-X.

McNaughton, Janet. An Earthly Knight.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group, 2004. 0-06-008992-X.

Meyer, L.A. Curse Of The Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady. Harcourt Children's Books, 2004. 0-15-205115-5.

Morgan, Nicola. Fleshmarket.
Random House Children's Books: Delacorte Press, 2004. 0-385-73154-X.

Moriarty, Jaclyn. The Year Of Secret Assignments.
Scholastic: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2004. 0-439-49881-3.

Moses, Sheila P. The Legend of Buddy Bush.
Simon & Schuster: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2004. 0-689-85839-6.

Moynahan, Molly. Stone Garden.
HarperCollins: William Morrow & Co, September 2003. 0-06-054426-0.

Murkoff, Heidi. The What to Expect Baby-Sitter's Handbook.
Workman Publishing Co, 2004. 0-7611-2845-X.

Myers, Walter Dean. Shooter.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: Amistad Press, 2004. 0-06-029519-8.

Nelson, Blake. Rock Star, Susperstar.
Penguin USA: Viking Children's Books, 2004. 0-670-05933-1.

Nilsson, Per. Heart's Delight.
Translated by Tara Chance. Chronicle Brooks: Front Street, September 2003. 1-886910-92-8.

Nolan, Han. When We Were Saints.
Harcourt Children's Books. October 2003. 0-15-216731-9.

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy. The Eloquent Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Portrait in Her Own Words.
Bill Adler. HarperCollins: William Morrow and Co, 2004. 0-06-073282-2.

Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: Eos, 2004. 0-06-053180-0.

Peck, Richard. Past Perfect, Present Tense: New and Collected Stories.
Penguin USA: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2004. 0-8037-2998-7.

Peters, Julie Anne. Luna: A Novel.
Little, Brown & Co.: Megan Tingley Books, 2004. 0-316-73369-5.

Philbrick, Nathaniel. Sea Of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. Penguin USA: Viking Children's Books, 2004. 0-670-03231-X.

Picoult, Jodi. My Sister's Keeper .
Simon & Schuster: Atria Books, 2004. 0-7434-5452-9.

Pierce, Meredith Ann. Waters Luminous and Deep: Shorter Fictions.
Penguin USA: Viking Children's Books, 2004. 0-670-03687-0.

Pratchett, Terry. A Hat Full Of Sky.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: 2004. 0-06-058660-5.

Provoost, Anne. In the Shadow of the Ark.
Scholastic: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2004. 0-439-44234-6.

Qualey, Marsha. Too Big a Storm.
Dial Books for Young Readers: Penguin USA, 2004. 0-8037-2839-5.

Rapp, Adam. Under the Wolf, Under the Dog .
Candlewick Press, 2004. 0-7636-1818-7.

Reeve, Philip. Predator's Gold: a Novel.
HarperCollins Children's Book Group: Eos, 2004. 0-06-072193-6.

Robinson, Sharon. Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America.
Scholastic, 2004. 0-439-42592-1.

Rosoff, Meg. How I live now.
Random House Children's Books Wendy Lamb Books 2004. 0-385-74677-6.

Runyon, Brent. The Burn Journals.
Random House Children's Books: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2004. 0-375-82621-1.