Our club joined the NC State University graduate class in Young Adult Literature on February 23 to present the 2009 Melinda Awards for Young Adult Literature. The Melindas are named after the character of Melinda in Laurie Halse Anderson’s book Speak, and have been given out every year since 2006. They are sponsored by TeenReadNC. This year’s awards were streamed live through Second Life, but you can find links to the archived video from all of the Melindas 2006-2009 on our web page. 
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2009 Melinda Awards for Young Adult Literature
April 3, 2009And the Winner is …
January 18, 2009
This is our sparkling grape juice toast to the 2009 Eva Perry Library Mock Printz winner and honor books. There were several really great books this year, so our voting was very close. Our fearless leader, Valerie, will be at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver next week to hear the announcement of the official winner!
The 2009 Eva Perry Library Mock Printz Winner:
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2009 Eva Perry Library Mock Printz Honor Books:
- Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
- Freeze Frame by Heidi Ayarbe
- Runemarks by Joanne Harris
Our 2009 Top 10 (in alpha order by title):
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
- Freeze Frame by Heidi Ayarbe
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Identical by Ellen Hopkins
- Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
- Paper Towns by John Green
- Runemarks by Joanne Harris
- Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci
- Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci
January 18, 2009
Summary: Six teens face a bioterrorist attack on American soil as four are infected with a mysterious disease affecting their small New Jersey neighborhood and two others, both brilliant computer hackers, assist the United States Intelligence Coalition in tracking the perpetrators. 424 p., Harcourt.
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
January 18, 2009
“Once upon a time, I was a little girl who disappeared. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Once upon a time, I didn’t know how lucky I was. When Alice was ten, Ray took her away from her family, her friends: her life. She learned to give up all power, to endure all pain. She waited for the nightmare to be over. Now Alice is fifteen and Ray still has her, but he speaks more and more of her death. He does not know it is what she longs for. She does not know he has something more terrifying than death in mind for her. This is Alice’s story. It is one you have never heard, and one you will never, ever forget”–Book flap. 170 p., Simon Pulse.
The Ghost’s Child by Sonya Hartnett
January 9, 2009
Summary: When a mysterious child appears in her living room one day, the elderly Maddy tells him the story of her love for the wild and free-spirited Feather, who tried but failed to live a conventional life with her, and her search for him on a fantastical voyage across the seas. 176 p., Candlewick Press.
Jars of Glass by Brad Barkley
January 9, 2009
Summary: Two sisters, aged fourteen and fifteen, offer their views of events that occur during the year after their mother is diagnosed with schizophrenia and their family, including a recently adopted Russian orphan, begins to disintegrate. 246 p., Dutton.
Hero-type by Barry Lyga
December 30, 2008
Summary: Feeling awkward and ugly is only one reason sixteen-year-old Kevin is uncomfortable with the publicity surrounding his act of accidental heroism, but when a reporter photographs him apparently being unpatriotic, he steps into the limelight to encourage people to think about what the symbols of freedom really mean. 290 p., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Imaginary Enemy by Julie Gonzalez
December 27, 2008
Summary: Although her impetuous behavior, smart-mouthed comments, and slacker ways have landed her in trouble over the years, sixteen-year-old Jane has always put the blame on her “imaginary enemy,” until a new development forces her to decide whether or not to assume responsibility for her actions. 241 p., Delacorte Press.
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
December 27, 2008
Summary: Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony’s true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World. 479 p., Candlewick Press.
Freeze Frame by Heidi Ayarbe
November 20, 2008
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Kyle believes he does not deserve to live after accidentally shooting and killing his best friend. 376 p., Laura Geringer Books.
