2022 MOCK SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOKS AWARDS - YOUNG ADULT (YA) CATEGORY

Not sure which book should get your vote?

Here are the reviews to help you decide:

Alma Presses Play by Tina Cane

Reviewed by A.R. Vishney

As If on Cue by Marisa Kanter

Reviewed by Rebecca Levitan

Bluebird by Sharon Cameron

Reviewed by Meg Wiviott

The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

Reviewed by A.R. Vishney

Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler

Reviewed by A.R. Vishney

Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

Reviewed by Meira Drazin

Last Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich

Reviewed by Meg Wiviott

The Last Words We Said by Leah Scheier

Reviewed by Michelle Falkoff

Lessons in Fusion by Primrose Madayag Knazan

Reviewed by Heidi Rabinowitz

Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize by Margo Raab

Reviewed by Stacie Ramey

The Papercutter by Cindy Rizzo

Reviewed by Dena Bach

The Poetry of Secrets by Cambria Gordon

Reviewed by Cheryl Strausberg

Rebel Daughter by Lori Kaufmann

Reviewed by A.R. Vishney

Some Other Now by Sarah Everett

Reviewed by Cheryl Strausberg

Strange Creatures by Phoebe North

Reviewed by Valerie Frankel

The Summer of Lost Letters by Hannah Reynolds

Reviewed by Cheryl Strausberg

They'll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman

Reviewed by Michelle Falkoff

The (Un)Popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez

Reviewed by Valerie Frankel

We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynne Solomon

Reviewed by Cheryl Strausberg

What We're Scared Of by Keren David

Reviewed by Michelle Falkoff

When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler

Reviewed by Meg Wiviott

Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero by E. Lockhart

Reviewed by Heidi Rabinowitz

Why Is Everybody Yelling? by Marisabina Russo

Reviewed by Sandy Wasserman

 

Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good by Nancy Werlin

Reviewed by Heidi Rabinowitz