![]() ![]() Sam thinks his life working in a fast food restaurant is awful. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride, published by Henry Holt Read Healey's speech (PDF) from the awards reception. Seventeen-year-old Ellie Spencer is just trying to make it through her last year of high school, but a chance interaction with the school's weirdo, Mark Nolan, puts her on a very different path filled with Maori legends come to life. Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey, published by Little, Brown and Company/Hachette Book Group But when her best friend, Devory, hangs herself after being sexually abused, her faith in the group is challenged and only gradually does she find ways to express her desire for the community to deal with the issue. Growing up in her insular Chassidic Jewish community has always made Gittel feel secure and given her a sense of belonging. Hush by Eishes Chayil, published by Walker Publishing Company, a division of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc. Read Woolston's speech (PDF) from the awards reception. “With insightful humor and an impressive economy of language, Woolston brings a fresh voice to teen fiction that will challenge and delight readers,” said Morris Award Chair Summer Hayes. While trying to take care of her family and make it through school, she ponders the laws of physics as she tries to understand what can never make sense. Loa, a strong, intelligent, hardworking sixteen-year-old girl experiences a year of loss. By Blythe Woolston, published by Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group ![]()
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