Young Adult Books (2017)

The Young Adult Book Shortlist from 2017 is below — and the WINNER, with 38.6% of the vote, was “Fish in a Tree”

Bronze and Sun­flower by Cao Wenxuan

• Author’s Web­site
• Inter­view with Cao Wenx­u­an (VIDEO)
• Inter­view with Helen Wang, Trans­la­tor of Cao Wenxuan
• Reviews (Goodreads | New York Times)

 

 

 

 

Fish in a Tree by Lyn­da Mul­laly Hunt

• Author’s Web­site
• Book Trail­er (VIDEO)
• Teacher’s Guide
• Read the First Chapter
• Reviews (Goodreads | Kirkus)

 

 

 

 

 

Five Chil­dren on the West­ern Front by Kate Saunders

• Inter­view with Kate Saun­ders (VIDEO)
• Reviews (Goodreads | The Guardian)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

• Author’s Web­site
• Inter­view with Frances Hardinge (VIDEO)
• Reviews (Goodreads | The Guardian)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rooftop­pers by Kather­ine Rundell

• Kather­ine Run­dell on Twitter
• Kather­ine Run­dell Intro­duces Rooftop­pers (VIDEO)
• Reviews (Goodreads | The Guardian)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up from the Sea by Leza Lowitz

• Author’s Web­site
• Inter­view with Leza Lowitz
• Reviews (Goodreads | Kirkus)