This will be my last check-in on this thread. I have finished the Morris list and can’t comment on the nonfiction list because some of the titles are up for the CYBILS YA Nonfiction award.
It has been interesting reading the Morris list, knowing that I will be on the committee picking next year’s finalists!
So, with no further ado, here is the 2015 Morris list, in my order of preference:
A sentimental favorite going in, The Story of Owen: Dragonslayer of Trondheim by E. K. Johnston never really left the top spot. I love the world Johnston created and the idea of a bard for a dragonslayer. The ending was unexpected.
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero came close to taking Owen’s spot because her voice was so believable.
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton ties with Len Vlahos’ The Scar Boys.
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he Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley was my least favorite of the five books mostly because of its slow build up to the last quarter of the book. That said, I highly recommend all these books of you are looking for a great YA novel.
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