2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Young Adult Fiction Winner

The Big Crunch
Pete Hautman
A funny, clear-eyed view of the realities of teenage love from National Book Award winner Pete Hautman. Jen and Wes do not “meet cute.” They do not fall in love at first sight. They do not swoon with scorching desire. They do not believe that they are inst…
2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Young Adult Fiction Shortlist

A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness, Jim Kay

Beauty Queens
Libba Bray

Life: An Exploded Diagram
Mal Peet
