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3/10/10

2011 Washington Evergreen YA Book Award

Got some good news today and just had to share the short-list for this award.

The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Knucklead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka featuring Jon Scieszka
Sweethearts by Sara Zarr

I lived in Washington when I wrote The Compound, so this is pretty cool.

Stephanie

6 comments:

Edie Hemingway said...

Wow, Stephanie! Great company to be in, and congratulations and best wishes for going even further!

Mark said...

Congratulations, Stephanie, and good luck!!

Stephanie said...

thanks you guys. I have no hope against the likes of those books, but I'm still on the list:)

Christy said...

Hooray! You are cooking!

Lauren said...

Fantastic Stephanie-- Bravo!

David LaRochelle said...

Congratulations indeed, Stephanie! Think of all those Washington readers who will now be exposed to your book. If it wasn't in all the high school libraries before, it will be now.