LTRC 2015 Narrowed Consideration List

49 titles

**Note: The following titles were strongly considered but were not included on the final list of 10 nominated titles.

  1. All the Right Stuff by Walter Dean Myers, 9780061960888, 224 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6.0
  1. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin AlireSáenz, 9781442408920, 368 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 8.0 Michael L. Printz Honor, PuraBelpré Award, Stonewall Book Award
  1. Ask the Passengers by A.S. King, 9780316194686, 296 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 9.0
  1. Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson, 9780399252501, 182 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4.0
  1. Black Boy White School by Brian F. Walker, 9780061914836, 288 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7.0
  1. The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman, 9780375868764, 448 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 18.0
  1. Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood, 9780399257452, 330 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 12.0, first in a series
  1. Boy21 by Matthew Quick, 9780316127974, 256 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8.0
  1. BZRK by Michael Grant,9781606843123,407 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13.0
  1. Cat Girl’s Day Off by Kimberley Pauley, 9781600608834, 334 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11.0(light fun, fast read, funny)
  1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer, 9781410446077, 517 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14.0
  1. Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, 9780316206983, 384 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9.0
  1. A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix, 9780060096953, 353 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 16.0
  1. Crusher by Niall Leonard, 9780385743549, 336 pgs. No AR yet.
  2. The Darkest Minds (Darkest Minds, # 1)by Alexandra Bracken, 9781423157373, 496 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 22.0
  3. The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) by Libba Bray, 9780316126113, 608 p. IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 23.0
  1. Don’t Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon, 9780062102904, 320 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13.0 SLJ star review
  1. Dragonswood by Janet Lee, 9780803735040, 416 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13.0 (fantasy) SLJ Starred review
  1. Enchanted by AletheaKontis, 9780547645704,308 pgs.IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12.0
  1. Endangered by Eliot Schrafer, 978054516576, 272 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12.0
  1. Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School)by Gail Carriger, 161969316X, 307 pages. IL: UG (9-12) BL: 5.4 – AR Pts: 11.0(steampunk)
  1. Eve and Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate, 9780312583514, 291 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8.0
  1. The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse, 9781442432659, 375 pgs. No AR yet.
  1. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers, 9780547628349, 560 pgs.IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 20.0SLJ starred review
  1. If I Lie by Corrine Jackson, 9781442454132, 288 pgs. No AR yet.
  1. Illuminateby Aimee Agresti, 9780547626147, 528 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23.0
  1. In Darkness by Nick Lake, 9781599907437, 352 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13.0 Michael L. Printz Award
  1. Insignia by S. J. Kincaid, 9780062092991, 400 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 18.0 (science fiction) SLJ Starred review
  1. I Swear by Lane Davis, 9781442435063, 279 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9.0
  1. Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross, 9781606843239, 331 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 13.0 (fairy tales)
  1. The List by Siobhan Vivian, 9780545169172, 332 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12.0
  1. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews, 9781419701764, 304 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8.0 (contemporary and funny)
  1. Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls by Mary Downing Hahn, 9780547760629, 336 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11.0
  1. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick, 9780803736993, 395 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14.0
  1. Partialsby Dan Wells, 9780062071040, 496 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20.0
  1. Pinned by Sharon Flake, 9780545057189, 240 pgs.IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 5.0 (female wrestler)
  1. The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater, 9780545424929, 416 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16.0
  1. Rock On: A Story of Guitars, Gigs, Girls, and a Brother (Not Necessarily in That Order) by Denise Vega, 9780316133098, 304 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9.0 (comments from the committee: light and fun story)
  1. Safekeeping by Karen Hesse, 9781250011343, 294 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6.0
  1. Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen, 9780802723468, 304 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10.0 2012 Teens Top Ten nominee
  1. The Selection by Kiera Cass, 9780062059932, 352 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12.0
  1. The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long and Jim Demonakos, illustrations by Nate Powell, 9781596436183, 208 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1.0 (graphic novel)
  1. Skinny by Donna Cooner, 9780545427630, 272 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8.0
  1. Speechless by Hannah Harrington, 9780373210527, 288 pgs. No AR yet.
  1. Ten by Gretchen McNeil, 9780062118783, 304 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10.0
  1. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn, 9780062003256, 256 pgs. IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10.0 (back story of Peter Pan character) SLJ Starred review
  2. Unbreak My Heart by Melissa C. Walker, 9781599905280, 240 pgs. No AR yet.
  1. Unspoken(TheLynburn Legacy, # 1) by Sarah Rees Brennan, 9780375870415, 384 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14.0
  1. The Way We Fall (Fallen World, #1) by Megan Crewe, 9781423146162, 309 pgs. IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11.0

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