From: Peter Butts <pbutts>
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 10:11:18 -0400

As of October 1, 2002, one hundred and seventy-one books have been nominated for Best Books for Young Adults. Books will be discussed at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia this winter.

New nominations are posted on the first of each month throughout the year.

Nominations from the field are encouraged. Please visit the YALSA Best Books website for details, including the policies and procedures. Books must be published between Sept. 1, 2001 and Dec. 31, 2002 to be eligible for BBYA, although field nominations may only come from titles published in 2002. http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya/.

If you or your teens would like to comment about any of the nominated titles, please send your comments to one of us and they will be shared with the BBYA committee.

Thanks!

Cindy Dobrez, Librarian BBYA 2003 Chairperson Harbor Lights Middle School 3600 N. 152nd Ave. Holland, MI 49424 616s8h84 dobrez at novagate.com

Peter Butts BBYA 2003 Administrative Assistant East Middle School 373 E. 24th St. Holland, MI 49423 616I4$75 pbutts at edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu


September Nominations for Best Books 2003
(Alphabetical by author or collection title)

Adoff, Jaime. Martin French, il. The Song Shoots Out of My Mouth: A Celebration of Music. Penguin Putnam/Dutton (0R5F949-4)

Bagdasarian, Adam. First French Kiss: And Other Traumas. Farrar, Straus, Giroux/Melanie Kroupa (0742338-0)

Barker, Clive. Abarat. HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler Books (08092-1)

Black, Holly. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale. Simon & Schuster (0h9?924-9)

Blumenthal, Karen. Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books (0h9?276-7)

Burgess, Melvin. Lady: My Life as a Bitch. Henry Holt (0?50q48-2)

Cabot, Meg. All American Girl. HarperCollins (09469-8)

Crossley-Holland, Kevin. At the Crossing-Places. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine (0C9&598-3; 0C9&599-1 lib.)

Desai Hidier, Tanuja. Born Confused. Scholastic (0C95762-4)

Doherty, Berlie. Holly Starcross. HarperCollins/Greenwillow (0

Ellis, Deborah. Parvana?s Journey. Groundwood (0?899Q4-8)

Fforde, Jasper. The Eyre Affair: A Novel. Penguin Putnam/Viking (0g0064-3)

Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord. Scholastic/The Chicken House (0C9 at 437-1)

Galloway, Priscilla. The Courtesan's Daughter. Random House (085r907-3; 085?052-X lib.)

Hiaasen, Carl. Hoot. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf (075?181-3; 075?181-8 lib.)

Kinsella, W. P. Magic Time. Voyageur Press (0?658W5-1)

Pierce, Tamora. Lady Knight. (Protector of the Small, Volume 4) Random House (075?465-5; 075?465-X lib.)

Skurzynski, Gloria. Rockbuster. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum (0h9?991-X)

Smith, Kevin and Phil Hester. Ande Parks and Guy Major, il. Green Arrow:

Quiver. Warner Books/DC Comics (1V389?2-0; 1V389?7-X pb.)

von Ziegesar, Cecily. You Know You Love Me: A Gossip Girl Novel. Little, Brown (016?148-8 pb.)

Yolen, Jane and Robert J. Harris. Girl in a Cage. Penguin Putnam/Philomel (099#627-9)



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