The nominations are closed! As of November 1, 2005, one hundred sixty-five
books have been nominated for Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (PPYA), in
four thematic categories. Books will be discussed at the ALA Midwinter
Meeting in San Antonio in January, where each subcommittee will create a
list of no more than twenty-five titles. Our meetings are open to all
conference attendees.
More information regarding our work can be found at the YALSA Popular
Paperbacks website, including the policies and procedures for nominations.
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/ppya/
If you or your teens would like to comment about any of the nominated
titles, please send your comments to me and they will be shared with the
PPYA committee.
Walter M. Mayes
Chair, PPYA 2006
The Girls’ Middle School
Mountain View, CA
mailto:wmayes@girlsms.org
Criminal Elements
Abagnale, Frank W. with Stan Redding. Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True
Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and
Profit! 2000. Broadway Books, paper, $14.95. (0-7679-0538-5).
Bing, Leon. Do or Die. 1992. Perennial, paper, $13.00. (0-06-092291-5).
Brooks, Kevin. Martyn Pig. 2003. Scholastic, paper, $6.99. (0-439-50752-9).
Cormier, Robert. Rag and Bone Shop. 2003. Laurel Leaf, paper, $6.50.
(0-440-22971-5).
Corrigan, Eireann. Splintering. 2005. Push, paper, $7.99. (0-439-48992-X).
Ewing, Lynne. Drive-By. 1998. HarperCollins, paper, $4.95. (0-06-440649-0).
Ferris, Jean. Bad. 2001. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, paper,
$5.95.(0–374-40475-5).
Flinn, Alex. Nothing to Lose. 2004. HarperCollins, paper, $6.99.
(0-060-51752-2).
Foon, Dennis. Skud. 2004. Groundwood, paper, $6.95. (0-88899-549-0).
Gantos, Jack. Hole in My Life. 2004. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, paper, $8.00.
(0-374-43089-6).
Hartinger, Brent. Last Chance Texaco. 2005. HarperCollins, paper, $6.99.
(0-06-050914-7).
Heneghan, James. Hit Squad. 2003. Orca Books, paper, $7.95. (1-55143-269-2).
Highsmith, Patricia. The Talented Mr. Ripley. 1966. Vintage, paper, $13.00.
(0-679-74229-8).
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. 1997. Puffin, paper, $7.99. (0-14-038572-x).
Jacobs, Thomas A. They Broke the Law, You Be the Judge: true cases of teen
crime. 2003. Free Spirit, paper, $15.95. (1-57542-134-8).
Koertge, Ron. The Brimstone Journals. 2001. Candlewick Press, paper, $6.99.
(0-7636-1742-3).
Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. Truth. 2003. Orca Soundings, paper, $7.95.
(1-55143-265-X).
McClintock, Norah. Snitch. 2005. Orca Books, paper, $7.95. (1-55143-484-9).
McDonell, Nick. Twelve. 2003. Grove Press, paper, $12.00. (0-8021-4012-2).
Mikaelsen, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear. 2002. HarperTrophy, paper, $5.99.
(0-380-80560-x).
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. 2001. HarperTempest, paper, $6.99.
(0-06-440731-4).
Myers, Walter Dean. Scorpions. 1990. HarperCollins, paper, $5.99.
(0-06-447066-0).
Oates, Joyce Carol. Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang. 1994. Plume, paper,
$13.95. (0-452-27231-9).
Oates, Joyce Carol. Freaky Green Eyes. 2003. HarperCollins, paper, $6.99.
(0-06-447348-1).
Picoult, Jodi. The Pact: A Love Story. 1998. Harper Trade, paper, $14.00.
(0-688-17052-8).
Polak, Monique. Home Invasion. 2005. Orca Books, paper, $7.95.
(1-55143-482-2 )
Pullman, Philip. The White Mercedes. 1997. Random House, paper, $4.99.
(0-679-88623-0).
Sachar, Louis. Holes. 2003. Random House, paper, $6.50. (0-440-41946-8).
Sanchez, Reymundo. My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King. 2001. Chicago
Review Press, paper, $16.95. (1-55652-427-7).
Shakur, Sanyika. Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. 2004.
Grove Press, paper, $14.00. (0-8021-4144-7).
Shepard, Jim. Project X: A Novel. 2005. Vintage, paper, $12.00.
(1-4000-3348-9).
Sikes, Gini. 8 Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters.
1998. Anchor, paper, $14.95. (0-385-47432-6).
Soto, Gary. The Afterlife. 2005. Harcourt, paper, $6.95. (0-15-205220-8).
Stapinski, Helene. Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family History. 2002.
Random House, paper, $12.95. (0-375-75870-4).
Strasser, Todd. Give A Boy A Gun. 2000. Simon & Schuster, paper, $5.99.
(0-689-84893-5).
Vona, Abigail. Bad Girl: Confessions of a Teenage Delinquent. 2003. Rugged
Land, paper, $9.95. (1-59-071051-7).
Weber, Lori. Klepto. 2004. Lorimer, paper, $4.99. (1-55028-836-9).
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. 2005. Simon Pulse, paper, $6.99. (0-689-86538-4).
Whitney, Kim Ablon. See You Down the Road. 2005. Laurel Leaf, paper, $5.99.
(0-440-23809-9).
Williams, Stanley "Tookie" with Barbara Cottman Becnel. Life in Prison.
Illus. by D. Stevens and others. 2001. SeaStar Books, paper, $4.95.
(1-58717-094-9
Wittlinger, Ellen. The Long Night of Leo and Bree. 2003. Simon Pulse, paper,
$6.99. (0-689-86335-7).
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