2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees

Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don’t You Grow Weary

Elizabeth Partridge

Focusing on the courageous children who faced terrifying violence in order to march alongside King, this is an inspiring look at their fight for the vote. Stunningly emotional black-and-white photos accompany the text….

Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith

Deborah Heiligman

Tales from Outer Suburbia

Shaun Tan

The Lost Conspiracy

Frances Hardinge

The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy

James Cross Giblin