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William C. Morris YA Debut Award

Annual award given to a work of young adult literature by a "first-time author writing for teens".

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The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Call Number: YA F CAR-R (Young adult fiction)

ISBN: 9780062026484

Publication Date: 2011-09-20

A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by enemies seething with dark magic.

Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Call Number: J-Fiction MC (Juvenile Fiction)

ISBN: 9781600604294

Publication Date: 2013-04-01

Throughout high school, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes care of the house and seven younger siblings, while acting and writing poetry are her outlets.

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Call Number: J-Fiction SE (Juvenile Fiction)

ISBN: 9780399254123

Publication Date: 2011-03-22

In 1941, Lina and her family are sent from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards to Siberia, where she vows to honor her family by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil.
Between Shades of Gray [E-Book] by Ruta Sepetys
Call Number: OverDrive E-Book (OverDrive YA E-Books)

ISBN: 9781101978245

Publication Date: 2011

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