2008 Quick Picks Nominations
Updated May 8, 2008
See the annotated nominations in the YALSA Members' Only Section.
Fiction
Abel, Jessica, and Soria, Gabriel. Life Sucks. 2008. First Second. 978-1-59643-107-2 $19.95
Benway, Robin. Audrey, Wait!. 2008. Razorbill. 978-15951419-0 $16.99
Bodeen, S.A. The Compound. 2008. Feiwel & Friends. 978-0312370152 $16.95
Chotjewitz, David. Crazy Diamond. 2008. A Richard Jackson Book. 978-1-4169-1176-0 $17.99
de la Pena, Matt. Mexican White Boy. 2008. Random House. 978-0-385-73310-6 $15.99
Divine, L. Drama High, Vol: 4. 2008. Dafina Books. 978-0-7582-2532-0 $9.95
Draper, Sharon. November Blues. 2007. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4169-0698 $16.99
Fahy, Thomas. The Unspoken. 2008. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4169-4007-4 $15.99
Falher, Gene. Beanball. 2008. Houghton Mifflin. 978-0-608-84348-0 $16.00
Fukui, Isamu. Truancy. 2008. Tor. 978-0-7653-1767-4 $17.95
Giles, Gail. Right Behind You. 2007. Little Brown. 978-0-3161-6636-2 $15.99
Hague, Michael. In the Small. 2008. Little Brown. 978-0-316-01323-4 $19.99
Hernandez, David. Suckerpunch. 2008. HarperCollins 978-0-060117330-1 $16.99
Ho, Oliver. Mutants & Monsters. 2008. Sterling Publishing. 978-1-4027-3642-1 $5.95
Horowitz, Anthony and Johnston, Antony. Point Blank: The Graphic Novel. 2008. Philomel. 978-0-399-25026-2 $14.99
Jennings, Sharon. Dancing on the Edge. 2008. HIP Edge. 978-1-897039-27-4 $10.95
Jocelyn, Marthe. Would You. 2008. Wendy Lamb. 978-0-375-83703-6 $15.99
Kropp, Paul. Behind the Door. 2008. HIP Edge. 978-1-897039-26-7 $10.95
Martin, C.K. I Know It’s Over. 2008. Random House. 978-0-375-94566-3 $16.99
McDaniel, Lurlene. Prey. 2008. Random House. 978-0-385-73453-0 $10.99
McDonnell, Margot. Torn to Pieces. 2008. Random House. 978-0-385-0-73559-9 $15.99
McMann, Lisa. Wake. 2008. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4169-5357-9 $15.99
Millner, Denene and Miller, Mitzi. Hotlanta. 2008. Point., 0-545-00308-3 $8.99
Myers, Walter Dean. Game. 2008. HarperCollins. 978-0-06-058295-1 $16.99
Pauley, Kimberly. Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire. (Maybe.) 2008. Mirrorstone. 978-0-7869-5028-7 $14.95
Reisz, Kristopher. Unleashed. 2008. Simon Pulse. 978-1-4169-4007-4 $7.99
Schroeder, Lisa. I Heart You, You Haunt Me. 2008. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4169-5520-7 $7.99
Showalter, Gena. Blacklisted. 2007. MTV Books. 978-1-4165-3222-5-5 $9.95
Steinberger, Major Aimee. Japan Ai: A Tall Girls’ Adventures in Japan. 2007. Go! Media. 978-1-933617-83-1 $16.99
Stewart, Sean. Cathy’s Key: If Found, Please Call 650-266-8233. 2008. Roaring Brook Press. 978-0762430857 $17.95
Stolarz, Laurie Faria. Project 17. 2007. Hyperion. 978-0-7868-3856-1 $15.99
Storrie, Paul D. Twisted Journey’s #5: Nightmare on Zombie Island. 2008. Graphic Universe. 978-0-8225-6198-9 $18.25
Tamaki, Mariko. Skim. 2008. Groundwood Books. 0-88899-7563-1 $18.25
Taylor, Brooke. Undone. 2008. Walker Books. 978-802709763-6 $16.95
Trondheim, Lewis. Kaput and Zosky. 2008. Roaring Brook Press. 978-1-59643-132-4 $13.95
Varrato, Tony. Fakie. 2008. Lobster Press. 978-1-897073-79-7 $7.97
Varrato, Tony. Outrage. 2008. HIP Edge. 978-1-897039-28-1 $10.95
Volponi, Paul. Hurricane Song. 2008. Penguin Group. 978-0670061600 $15.99
Weaver, Will. Saturday Night Dirt. 2007. Farrar, Straus Giroux. 978-0-374-35060-4 $14.95
Wolf, Allan. Zane’s Trace. 2007. Candlewick Press. 978-0-736-2858-1 $16.99
Woodson, Jacqueline. After Tupac and D Foster. 2008. G.P. Putnam’s Sons. 978-0-399-24654-8 $15.99
Nonfiction
Aronson, Marc and H.P. Newquist. For Boys Only: The Biggest Baddest Book Ever. 2007. Feiwel & Friends. 978-0-312-37706-9 $14.95
Bryson, Jodi and Winterberg, Jenna Editor Gothic and Lolita Bible, Vol. 1. 2008. TokyoPop. 978-1-4278-0347-4 $19.99
Mini book of rock posters.
Busby, Cylin Editor First Kiss Then Tell 2008. Bloomsbury. 978-1-49990-241-8 $7.99
Editors of Cosmogirl. All the Questions About Hair, Makeup, Skin & More. 2008. Hearst Books. 978-1-58816-644-9 $5.95
Farndon, John. Do Not Open. 2007. DK. 0-7566-33205-6 $24.99
Hantman, Clea. 30 Days to Getting Over the Dork You used to Call Your Boyfriend: A Heartbreak Handbook. 2008. Delacorte Press. 978-0-38573549-0 $7.99
Harrison, Ian. Take Me to Your Leader; Weird, Strange, and Totally Useless Information. 2007. DK. 0-7566-3202-1 $25.00
Ho, Oliver. Mutants & Monsters. 2008. Sterling Publishing. 978-1-4027-3642-1 $5.95
Kibuishi, Kazu. Flight: Vol. 4. 2007. Villard. 978-0-345-49040-7 $24.95
King, Dennis. Art of Modern Rock: Mini #1: A-Z. 2007. Chronicle. 978-08118-634-2 $18.95
King, Dennis. Art of Modern Rock: Mini #2: Poster Girls. 2007. Chronicle. 978-0-8118-6119-9 $18.95
O’Meara, Donna. Volcano: A Visual Guide. Firefly. 978-1-55-407353-5 $29.95
Rask, Kristen. Plush You! Loveable Misfit Toys to Sew and Stuff. 2007. F & W Publications. 1-58180-996-4 $19.99
Reber, Deborah. Chill: Stress-Reducing Techniques for a More Balanced, Peaceful You. 2008. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-4169-5526-7 $9.99
Redd, Nancy Amanda. Body Drama. 2008. Penguin Group. 978-1-592-40326-4 $20.00
Saffel, Steve. Spider-Man, The Icon. 2007. Titan Books. 978-1-845-76685-6 $49.95
Shapiro, Bill. Other People’s Love Letters. 2007. Crown Publishing Group. 978-0-307-38264-1 $22.50
Smith, Keri. The Guerilla Art Kit: Everything You Need to Put Your Message Out Into the World. 2007. Princeton Architectural Press. 1-56898-688-2 $17.95
Wilson, Daniel H. How to Build a Robot Army: Tips on Defending the Earth Against Alien Invaders. 2007. Bloomsbury Publishing. 1-59691-281-2 $13.95
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