2012 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults

In addition to the complete 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults list, the committee selected the following titles as a top ten:

  • Carson, Rae. The Girl of Fire and Thorns. HarperCollins Publishers/Greenwillow Books, 2011.
  • Cohen, Joshua C. Leverage. Penguin Group USA/Dutton Juvenile, 2011.
  • King, A.S. Everybody Sees the Ants. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011.
  • McCall, Guadalupe Garcia. Under the Mesquite. Lee & Low Books, 2011.
  • Myracle, Lauren. Shine. Abrams/Amulet Books, 2011.
  • Ness, Patrick. A Monster Calls. Illus by Jim Kay.  Candlewick Press, 2011.
  • Sepetys, Ruta. Between Shades of Gray. Penguin Group/Philomel Books, 2011.
  • Stiefvater, Maggie. The Scorpio Races. Scholastic Incorporated/Scholastic Press, 2011.
  • Taylor, Laini. Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011.
  • Zarr, Sara. How to Save a Life. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011.