Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel explained

The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel, established in 1998, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

Recipients

Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel winners and finalists!Year!Author!Title!Result!Ref.
1998Rules of the RoadWinner[1]
Go and Come BackFinalist[2]
Holes
In a Dark Wood
Soldier’s Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard
1999Frenchtown SummerWinner
MonsterFinalist[3]
Skellig
Speak
2000Miracle's BoysWinner
Esperanza RisingFinalist[4]
Forgotten Fire
Many Stones
When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune
2001Winner
DamageFinalist[5]
Girlhearts
2002FeedWinner
AmericaFinalist[6]
Big Mouth & Ugly Girl
Dillon Dillon
This Lullaby
2003Winner[7]
AfterFinalist
Olive’s Ocean
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl
2004Doing ItWinner[8]
How I Live NowFinalist
Private Peaceful
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
Under the Wolf, Under the Dog
2005 with Tara Chace (trans.)You & You & YouWinner[9]
Black JuiceFinalist
I Am the Messenger
Looking for Alaska
2006TyrellWinner[10]
An Abundance of KatherinesFinalist[11]
Just in Case
2007Winner[12]
DarkwingFinalist
with art by Ellen Forney
What They Found: Love on 145th Street
2008NationWinner[13] [14]
Dark DudeFinalist[15]
Swallow Me Whole
with Dave McKean and Chris Riddell (illus.)
2009Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don't You Grow WearyWinner[16]
Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of FaithFinalist
Tales from Outer Suburbia
2010Winner[17]
and Marina BudhosSugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and ScienceFinalist
Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials
2011Winner[18]
with Jim Kay (illus.)Finalist[19]
Beauty Queens
Life: An Exploded Diagram
2012Ask the PassengersWinner[20] [21]
Boy21Finalist[22]
Code Name Verity
My Book of Life by Angel
2013Boxers and SaintsWinner[23]
FangirlFinalist[24]
Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase
Mortal Fire
What the Heart Knows: Chants
2014Winner[25]
Brown Girl DreamingFinalist[26]
Grasshopper Jungle
2015My Seneca VillageWinner[27]
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New OrleansFinalist
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
2016Winner[28]
Burn, Baby, BurnFinalist[29]
, Andrew Aydin, and Nate PowellMarch: Book Three
with Daniel Hahn (trans.)
2017Long Way DownWinner[30]
Genuine FraudFinalist
Piecing Me Together
2018Winner[31]
M.T. Anderson and Eugene YelchinFinalist[32]
Leslie Connor
Christopher Paul Curtis
Jarrett J. KrosoczkaHey, Kiddo
2019When the Ground is HardWinner[33]
ShoutFinalist[34]
Dig
Butterfly Yellow
Patron Saints of Nothing
2020 and Ibi ZoboiPunching the AirWinner[35]
Finalist[36]
and Lily WilliamsGo With the Flow
Legendborn
2021Winner[37]
Last Night at the Telegraph ClubFinalist[38]
Revolution in Our Time
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry
2022TorchWinner[39]
Hollow FiresFinalist
All My Rage
Hell Followed With Us
2023Gone WolfWinner[40]
Forgive Me NotFinalist[41]
Dear Medusa
Invisible Son
Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los Angeles Times Book Prizes . 2022-03-13 . Writers Write . 2022-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414195224/https://www.writerswrite.com/rr/awards/latimes/ . live .
  2. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 1998 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163420/https://www.awardsarchive.com/1998-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 1999 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163428/https://www.awardsarchive.com/1999-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2000 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163424/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2000-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163425/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2001-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163422/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2002-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163420/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2003-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2004 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163430/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2004-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  9. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163425/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2005-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  10. Web site: April 30, 2007 . Awards: The Edgars; L.A. Times; Yale Drama Series . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310022603/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=426 . 2022-03-10 . 2023-12-19 . Shelf Awareness.
  11. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163426/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2006-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  12. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163427/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2007-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2009-04-27 . Awards: Los Angeles Times; Nebulas; Minnesota . 2022-03-14 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220719231931/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=909 . live .
  14. Web site: 2009-04-25 . L.A. Times Book Prizes Announced . 2022-03-14 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . 2022-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310174916/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/16023-l-a-times-book-prizes-announced.html . live .
  15. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314161916/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2008-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  16. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314161916/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2009-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  17. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163428/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2010-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  18. Web site: 2012-04-23 . Awards: First Chautauqua Prize Winner; L.A. TImes Book Prizes . 2022-03-14 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310022601/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1722 . live .
  19. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314163423/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2011-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  20. Web site: 2013-04-22 . Awards: Los Angeles Times; Chautauqua; Thomas Wolfe . 2022-03-14 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310022551/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1976 . live .
  21. Web site: Werris . Wendy . 2013-04-22 . L.A. Times Festival of Books Draws Tens of Thousands . 2022-03-14 . . en . 2022-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310174940/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/56915-l-a-times-festival-of-books-draws-tens-of-thousands.html . live .
  22. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314161917/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2012-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  23. Web site: 2014-04-14 . Awards: L.A. Times Festival of Books, SAL Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310022602/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2228 . 2022-03-10 . 2022-03-14 . Shelf Awareness.
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  25. Web site: Swanson . Clare . 2015-04-20 . Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners Announced . 2022-03-14 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . 2022-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310174913/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/66332-los-angeles-times-book-prizes-winners-announced.html . live .
  26. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314161917/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2014-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  27. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314221015/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2015-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  28. Web site: 2017-04-24 . Awards: Los Angeles Times Winners; Chautauqua Finalists; Jackson Poetry . 2022-03-14 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310022603/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2986 . live .
  29. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2016 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314221016/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2016-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
  30. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees . 2022-03-14 . Awards Archive . en-US . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314221015/https://www.awardsarchive.com/2017-los-angeles-times-book-prize-young-adult-fiction-winner-and-nominees/ . live .
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  33. Web site: 2020-04-20 . Awards: Los Angeles Times Book Winners . 2022-03-14 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228212456/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3721 . live .
  34. Web site: Wappler . Margaret . 2020-02-19 . Ronan Farrow, Emily Bazelon and Colson Whitehead among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists . 2023-03-20 . . en-US . 2023-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228220624/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-02-19/los-angeles-times-book-prizes-2019-finalists . live .
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