I am pleased to announce that my debut YA novel GOOD ENOUGH (HarperCollins 2008) was nominated for the Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) award by the ALA (American Librarians Association) and YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association).

The list of nominees can be found here and below:

YALSA Best Books for Young Adults

Fiction Nominations

Beauford, Mary Jane. Primavera (Little, Brown and Co. 2008)

Buckhanon, Kalisha. Conception (St. Martin’s. 2008)

Colfer, Eoin. Airman (Hyperion 2008)

Conner, Leslie. Waiting for Normal (HarperCollins 2008)

Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother (Tom Doherty 2008)

Fleischman, Sid. The Entertainer and the Dybbuk (HarperCollins 2007)

Halpern, Julie. Get Well Soon (Feiwel and Friends 2007)

Jordan, Hillary. Mudbound. (Algonquin 2008)

Juby, Susan. Another Kind of Cowboy (HarperCollins 2007)

Kephart, Beth. Undercover (HarperTeen 2007)

Lecesne, James. Absolute Brightness (HarperCollins 2008)

Mazer, Norma Fox. The Missing Girl (HarperCollins 2008)

Murphy, Jim. The Real Benedict Arnold (Clarion 2007)

Na, An. The Fold (Penguin 2008)

Napoli, Donna Jo. Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale (Simon Pulse 2007)

Pearson, Mary E. The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Henry Holt 2008)

Petrucha, Stefan. Teen, Inc. (Walker 2007)

Rex, Adam. The True Meaning of Smekday (Hyperion 2007)

Shaw, Susan. Safe (Penguin 2007)

Smith, Roland. Elephant Run (Hyperion 2007)

Venkatraman, Padma. Climbing the Stairs (Penguin 2008)

Woodson, Jacqueline. After Tupac and D Foster (G.P. Putnam’s Sons 2008)

Yoo, Paula. Good Enough (HarperCollins 2008)

Zarr, Sara. Sweethearts (Little, Brown 2008)