Maryland BlackEyed Susan Book Awards High School Nominated
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Awards High School Nominated Books 2015 -2016
The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson When a celebrated New York City teenager, known for her subversive street art, mysteriously dies, her life is examined in a series of interviews with her parents, friends, boyfriends, mentors, and critics
Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano "A math-whiz from a trailer park discovers she's the only student capable of unravelling complex clues left by a serial killer who's systematically getting rid of her classmates. "--
Noggin by John Corey Whaley After dying at age sixteen, Travis Coates' head was removed and frozen for five years before being attached to another body, and now the old Travis and the new must find a way to coexist while figuring out changes in his relationships.
Open Road Summer by Emery Lord Follows seventeen-year-old Reagan as she tries to escape heartbreak and a bad reputation by going on tour with her country superstar best friend-only to find more trouble as she falls for the surprisingly sweet guy hired to pose as the singer's boyfriend.
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein When young American pilot Rose Justice is captured by Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women's concentration camp, she finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery, and friendship of her fellow prisoners.
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners--the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes "Seventeen-year-old Cassie, who has a natural ability to read people, joins an elite group of criminal profilers at the FBI in order to help solve cold cases“
The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos Written as a college admission essay, eighteenyear-old Harry Jones recounts a childhood defined by the hideous scars he hid behind, and how forming a band brought self -confidence, friendship, and his first kiss
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew In this origin story for the classic comic book hero the Green Turtle, Hank, the nineteen-year-old son of Chinese immigrants, resists his mother's attempts to make him a superhero at first, but when tragedy strikes he assumes the role of a caped crusader. Aided by one of the four spirits of Chinese mythology, Hank becomes the Green Turtle and sets out to rid Chinatown of the gangsters who have intimidated everyone for years and murdered his father.
The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone by Adele Griffin When a celebrated New York City teenager, known for her subversive street art, mysteriously dies, her life is examined in a series of interviews with her parents, friends, boyfriends, mentors, and critics.
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominees 2015 -2016
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