The Oregon Book Awards honor the finest accomplishments by Oregon writers who work in genres of poetry, fiction, graphic literature, literary nonfiction, and literature for young readers.You can find out all the 2018 Oregon Book Awards finalists here. I have listed the LESLIE BRADSHAW AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE nominees below. Most of these are new titles to me – I have already placed them on hold.
The Oregon Book Award winners will be announced at the 31st annual Oregon Book Awards ceremony on Monday, April 30
LESLIE BRADSHAW AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Judges: Rachel DeWoskin, Lamar Giles, Jennifer Longo
Kenn Amdahl of Eugene, Jumper and the Apple Crate (Clearwater Publishing Company)
Kelly Garrett of Portland, The Last to Die (Poisoned Pen Press)
Fonda Lee of Portland, Exo (Scholastic)
Paula Stokes of Portland, This is How it Happened (Harper Teen)
Laini Taylor of Portland, Strange the Dreamer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
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