2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn’s fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know….

Genuine Fraud

E. Lockhart

Piecing Me Together

Renée Watson

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Dashka Slater

The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas