Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Nominees 2008-2009

Alexie, Sherman.  THE ABSOLUTELY TRU DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Brashares, Ann.  FOREVER IN BLUE : THE FOURTH SUMMER OF THE 
Dessen, Sarah.  JUST LISTEN
DuPrau, Jeanne.  THE PEOPLE OF SPARKS
Hiaasen, Carl.  FLUSH
Horowitz, Anthony.  SCORPIA
Lubar, David.  SLEEPING FRESHMAN NEVER LIE
Meyer, Stephenie.  ECLIPSE
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. DAIRY QUEEN
Patterson, James.  SCHOOL’S OUT – FOREVER (MAXIMUM RIDE) 
Pierce, Tamora.  TERRIER
Pratchett, Terry.  WINTERSMITH
Riordan, Rick.  THE SEA OF MONSTERS
Sage, Angie.  PHYSIK
Weeks, Sarah.  SO B. IT
Westerfeld, Scott.  PRETTIES
Zusak, Markus.  THE BOOK THIEF

Other Titles:

Bouchard, David. THE DRAGON NEW YEAR :  CHINESE LEGEND
Bourgeois, Paulette. FRANKLIN'S VALENTINE CARDS
Butler, John.  PI-SHU : THE LITTLE PANDA
Chin, Charlie.  CHINA'S BRAVEST GIRL : THE LEGEND OF HUA MU LAU
Clements, Andrew.  THE LANDRY NEWS
Cole, Joanna.  IMPERIAL CHINA
Demi.  ONE GRAIN OF RICE
Gerstein, Mordicai. THE MOUNTAINS OF TIBET
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. UPRISING
Hantman, Clea.  30 DAYS TO GETTING OVER THE DORK YOU USED TO CALL YOUR BOYFRIEND : A HEARTBREAK HANDBOOK
Holling, Holling Clancy. PADDLE-TO-THE-SEA
Hornby, Nick.  SLAM
Krull, Kathleen.  A WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT : THE STORY OF VICTORIA WOODHULL
Lasky, Kathryn.  PORKENSTEIN
Lewis, Rose.  I LOVE YOU LIKE CRAZY CAKES
Lin, Grace.  LISSY'S FRIENDS
Mayer, Mercer.  THERE'S AN ALLIGATOR UNDER MY BED
McKay, Lawrence.  JOURNEY HOME
Rex, Adam.  THE TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY
San Souci, Robert.  THE TALKING EGGS : A FOLKTALE FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH
Say, Allan.  EMMA'S RUG
Speck, Katie.  MAYBELLE IN THE SOUP
Stolarz, Laurie Faria. PROJECT 17
Suyeoka, George.  MOMOTARO
Sweeney, Joyce.  HEADLOCK
Tompert, Ann.  GRANDFATHER TANG'S STORY
Wenjun, Qin.  THE GREEN PLANTATION OF MY YOUNGER BROTHER
Whelan, Gloria.  GOODBYE VIETNAM
Wong, Janet S.  APPLE PIE 4TH OF JULY
Zhang, Song Nan.  THE BALLAD OF MULAN