Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book Public

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  1. The Graveyard Book by 

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    After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural …

    Phil in SF says:

    2009 winner

  2. Leviathan by  (Leviathan, #1)

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    In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to …

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    2010 winner

  3. Ship Breaker by  (Ship Breaker, #1)

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    Set in a dark future America devastated by the forces of climate change, this thrilling bestseller and National Book Finalist …

    Phil in SF says:

    2011 winner

  4. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by  (Fairyland, #1)

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    Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her …

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    2012 winner

  5. Railsea by 

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    "On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt: the …

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    2013 winner

  6. The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by  (Fairyland, #3)

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    September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of …

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    2014 winner

  7. Half a King by  (Shattered Sea, #1)

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    Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains, and the …

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    2015 winner

  8. The Shepherd's Crown by  (Discworld, #41)

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    Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it …

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    2016 winner

  9. Revenger by  (Revenger, #1)

    4 stars

    "The galaxy has seen great empires rise and fall. Planets have shattered and been remade. Amongst the ruins of alien …

    Phil in SF says:

    2017 winner

  10. Akata Warrior by  (The Nsibidi Scripts, #2)

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    A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. As she began …

    Phil in SF says:

    2018 winner

  11. Dread Nation by  (Dread Nation, #1)

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    At once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, Dread Nation is Justina Ireland's stunning vision of an America both foreign and …

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    2019 winner

  12. Dragon Pearl by  (Thousand Worlds, #1)

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    Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee’s space opera about thirteen-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits. …

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    2020 winner

  13. A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by 

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    Fourteen year old Mona is a baker but she is also a not-very-powerful wizard - her medium of choice is …

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    2021 winner

  14. Victories Greater Than Death by  (Unstoppable, #1)

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    Outsmart Your Enemies. Outrun the Galaxy.

    “Just please, remember what I told you. Run. Don’t stop running for anything.”

    Tina …

    Phil in SF says:

    2022 winner

  15. Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by  (Unstoppable, #2)

    No rating

    They'll do anything to be the people they were meant to be — even journey into the heart of evil. …

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    2023 winner

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