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Teens Top Ten Nominations Announced



YALSA officially announced the 2014 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees today, on Celebrate Teen Literature Day. The winners will be announced in October. To vote for your book, visit the Teens Top Ten site beginning August 15


The nominees are as follows:

·         Arnett, Mindee. The Nightmare Affair.

·         Banks, Anna. Of Triton.

·         Bardugo, Leigh. Siege and Storm.

·         Block, Francesca Lia. Love In The Time Of Global Warming. 

·         Charbonneau, Joelle. The Testing.

·         Dashner, James   The Eye of Minds. 

·         Edwards, Janet. Earth Girl.

·         Gleason, Colleen. The Clockwork Scarab. 

·         Gray, Laurie. Maybe I Will. 

·         Henry, April. The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die.

·         Howard, A. G. Splintered.

·         Kate, Lauren. Teardrop. 

·         Konigsberg, Bill . Openly Straight. 

·         Laybourne, Emmy. Monument 14: Sky On Fire. 

·         Richards, Natalie D. Six Months Later. 

·         Rowell, Rainbow. Eleanor & Park. 

·         Sales, LeilaThis Song Will Save Your Life.

·         Sanderson, Brandon. Steelheart.  

·         Sanderson, Brandon. The Rithmatist. 

·         Smith, Jennifer E. This is What Happy Looks Like. 

·         Smith, AndrewWinger. 

·         Stine, R.L. A Midsummer Night's Scream. 

·         Tucholke, April. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. 

·         Winters, Cat. In The Shadow of Blackbirds. 

·         Yancey, Rick. The 5th Wave. 
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