2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Young Adult Fiction Winner

A Northern Light
Jennifer Donnelly
In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story….
2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Young Adult Fiction Shortlist

After
Francine Prose

Olive’s Ocean
Kevin Henkes

The River Between Us
Richard Peck
