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
GLBTQ
Acito, Marc. How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and
Musical Theater. 2005. Broadway Books, paper, $9.95. (0-7679-1854-1).
Bend, Don't Shatter : Poets on the Beginning of Desire. Ed. by T. Cole
Rachel and Rita Costello. 2004. Soft Skull Press, paper, $11.95.
(1-93236017-4).
Boyer, David. Kings and Queens: Queers at the Prom. 2004. Soft Skull Press,
paper, $24.95. (1-932360-24-7).
De Oliveira, Eddie, Lucky. 2004. Scholastic, paper, $6.99. (0-439-54655-9).
Freymann-Weyr, Garrett. My Heartbeat. 2003. Puffin, paper, $7.99.
(0-14-240066-1).
Garden, Nancy. Annie on My Mind. 1992. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, paper,
$5.95. (0-374-40414-3).
Griffith, Nicola. Slow River. 1995. Ballantine Books, paper, $13.95.
(0-345-39537-9).
Hear Me Out: True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia.
2004. Second Story Press, paper, $9.95. (1-896764-87-8).
Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ*: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens
*(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning). 2004. Free Spirit,
paper, $15.95. (1-57542-126-7).
Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle. 2005. Razorbill, paper, $7.99.
(1-59514-033-6).
Kannagi, Satoru and Odagiri, Hotaru. Only the Ring Finger Knows. 2004.
Digital Manga, paper, $12.95. (1-56970-980-7).
Kluger, Steve. Almost Like Being in Love. 2004. Perennial, paper, $13.95.
(0-06059-583-3).
Kushner, Ellen. Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners. 1987. Bantam Spectra,
paper, $6.99. (0-55358-549-5).
Lackey, Mercedes. Magic's Pawn : Last Herald Mage Trilogy Book 1. 1994. Daw
Books, paper, $6.99. (0-88677-352-0).
Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. 2005. Knopf, paper, $8.95. (0-375-83299-8).
Loukes, Keith. Ask Dr. Keith: Candid Answers to Queer Questions. 2004.
Whitecap Books, paper, $16.95. (1-55285-607-0).
Malloy, Brian. The Year of Ice. 2003. St. Martin's Griffin, paper, $12.95.
(0-312-31369-1).
Matoh, Sanami. Fake. Illus. by Sanami Matoh. 2004. Tokyopop, paper, $9.95.
(1-59182-332-3).
Matthews, Andrew. The Flip Side. 2005. Laurel Leaf, paper, $5.50.
(0-440-23824-2).
Moore, Terry. Strangers In Paradise: Pocket Book 1. 2005. Abstract Studios,
paper, $17.95. (1-892597-26-8).
Myracle, Lauren. Kissing Kate. 2004. Puffin, paper, $5.99. (0-14-240241-9).
Not the Only One: Gay and Lesbian Fiction for Teens. Ed. by Jane Summer.
2004. Alyson, paper, $13.95. (1-55583-834-0).
Peters, Julie Anne. Keeping You a Secret. 2005. Megan Tingley, paper, $7.99.
(0-316-00985-7).
Peters, Julie Anne. Luna. 2005. Little Brown, paper, $7.99. (0-316-01127-4).
Revoyr, Nina. The Necessary Hunger: A Novel. 1998. St. Martin's Press,
paper, $14.95. (0-312-18142-6).
Rucka, Greg. Gotham Central Vol 2: Half a Life. Illustrated by Michael Lark.
2005. DC Comics, paper, $14.99. (1-40120-438-4).
Sanchez, Alex. Rainbow Boys. 2003. Simon Pulse, paper, $7.99.
(0-689-85770-5).
Selvadurai, Shyam. Funny Boy. 1997. Harvest Books, paper, $14.00.
(0-15-600500-X).
When I Knew. Ed. by Robert Trachtenberg. Illus. by Tom Bachtell. 2005.
Regan, paper, $22.95. (0-06-057146-2).
Winick, Judd. Green Lantern: Brother’s Keeper. 2003. DC Comics, paper,
$12.95. (1-40120-078-8).
Woodson, Jacqueline. From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun. 2003. Scholastic,
paper, $5.99. (0-590-45881-7).
Woodson, Jacqueline. The House You Pass on the Way. 2003. Puffin, paper,
$5.99. (0-14-250191-3).
Yates, Bart. Leave Myself Behind . 2003. Kensington, paper, $15.00.
(0-7582-0349-7).
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