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
Diseases and Disorders
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793. 2002. Aladdin, paper, $5.99.
(0-689-84891-9).
Armstrong, Lance and Sally Jenkins. It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back
to Life. 2001. Penguin, paper, $14.00. (0-425-17961-3).
Benson, Ann. The Plague Tales. 1997. Dell, paper, $6.99.
(978-0-440-22510-2).
Brooks, Bruce. Vanishing. 1999. HarperTempest, paper, $6.95.
(0-06-447234-5).
Brooks, Geraldine. Year of Wonders. 2002. Penguin, paper, $10.50.
(0-14-200143-0).
Bull, Emma. Finder: A Novel of the Borderlands. Ed. by Nicola Griffith and
Stephen Pagel. Illus. by Elmer Damaso. 2003. Tor Teen, paper, 6.99.
(0-7653-4777-6).
Cook, Karin. What Girls Learn: A Novel. 1998. Random House, paper, $13.00.
(978-0-679-76944-6).
Cook, Robin. Fever. 2000. Penguin, paper, $7.99. (0-42-517420-4).
Cook, Robin. Outbreak. 1991. Penguin, paper, $7.99. (0-42-510687-X).
Corrigan, Eireann. You Remind Me of You: A Poetry Memoir. 2002. Push, paper,
$6.99. (0-439-29771-0).
Dominick, Andie. Needles: A Memoir of Growing up with Diabetes. 2000. Simon
& Schuster, paper, $13.00. (0-684-85654-4).
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. The Last Dog on Earth. 2003. Yearling Books, paper,
$5.99. (0-440-41950-6).
Gerritsen, Tess. Bloodstream. 1999. Pocket, paper, $7.99. (0-671-01676-8).
Golden, Christopher & Rick Hautala. Throat Culture. 2005. Simon & Schuster,
paper, $5.99. (0-689-86527-9).
Gottleib, Lori. Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self. 2000. Berkley
Trade, paper, $12.00. (0-425-17890-0).
Gregory, Julia. Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood.
2004. Bantam, paper, $12.00. (0-553-38197-0).
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 2004.
Vintage, paper, $12.00. (1-4000-3271-7).
Harrar, George. Not as Crazy as I Seem. 2003. Houghton Mifflin, paper,
$6.99. (0-618-49480-4).
Hart, Tony. Microterrors: The Complete Guide to Bacterial, Viral and Fungal
Infections. 2004. Firefly Books Ltd, paper, $19.95. (1-55297-970-9).
Hautman, Pete. Hole in the Sky. 2005. Simon & Schuster, paper, $5.99.
(0-68-984428-X).
Hautman, Pete. Sweetblood. 2005. Simon Pulse, paper, $5.99. (0-689-87324-7).
Hesser, Terry Spencer. Kissing Doorknobs. 1998. Laurel-Leaf, paper, $5.99.
(0-440-41314-1).
Hooper, Mary. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. 2005. Bloomsbury, paper,
$6.95. (1-58234-695-X).
Hrdlitschka, Shelley. Kat's Fall. 2004. Orca, paper, $7.95. (1-55143-312-5).
Darcy is a cutter, his baby sister was thrown out the window ten years ago,
is that why he is so angry?
Hrdlitschka, Shelley. Sun Signs. 2005. Orca, paper, $7.95. (1-55143-338-9).
It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary.
Ed. by Beatrice Sparks. 1994. Avon, paper, $5.99. (0-380-77315-5).
King, Steven. The Stand. 1980. Random House, paper, $12.99. (0-517-21901-8).
Koontz, Dean. Fear Nothing. 1999. Bantam, paper, $7.99. 0-553-57975-4.
Lavender, Bee. Lessons in Taxidermy: A Compendium of Safety and Danger.
2005. Punk Planet / Akashic Books, paper, $12.95. (1-88845-179-3).
Levitin, Sonia. The Cure. 2000. Harper, paper, $5.99. (0-380-73298-X).
McDaniel, Lurlene. Garden of Angels. 2005. Laurel Leaf, paper, $5.50.
(0-553-49432-5).
McDaniel, Lurlene. Six Months to Live. 2003. Darby Creek, paper, $4.99.
(1-58196-003-4).
Napoli, Donna Jo. Breath. 2005. Simon Pulse, paper, $5.99. (0-689-86177-X).
Newth, Mette. The Dark Light. 2004. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, paper, $6.95.
(0-374-41688-5).
Pennebaker, Ruth. Both Sides Now. 2002. Laurel Leaf, paper, $5.50.
(0-440-22933-2).
Picoult, Jodi. My Sister's Keeper. 2005. Simon and Schuster, paper, $14.00.
(0-7434-5453-7).
Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone. 1995. Random House, paper, $7.99.
(0-385-47956-5).
Stephens, J. B. The Big Empty. 2004. Razorbill, paper, $6.99.
(1-59514-006-9).
Tashjian, Janet. Multiple Choice. 1999. Scholastic, paper, $4.99.
(0-439-17484-8).
Terris, Susan. Nell's Quilt. 1996. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, paper, $5.95.
(0-374-45497-3).
Trueman, Terry. Inside Out. 2001. HarperTempest, paper, $6.99.
(0-06-447376-7).
Vaughn, Brian K. Y the Last Man: Unmanned. 2003. DC Comics, paper, $12.95.
(1-56389-980-9).
Werlin, Nancy. Double Helix. 2005. Puffin, paper, $5.99. (0-14-240327-X).
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