GA Peach Book Award twenty contenders 2020-2021
Voting is open until the 2nd week of March, 2021.
The Georgia Peach Award highlights and promotes the best current young adult literature for Georgia high school age students. Teens vote for their favorite books out of the year's top 20 nominees at their high schools and local public libraries, fostering collaboration between school and public librarians. The award encourages high school students to recognize and read quality literature appropriate to their needs, interests, and reading levels, empowering teens to have a voice. It also honors outstanding works in young adult literature and recognizes YA authors.
~ Introducing books 11-20:
11. The Kingdom
-Jess Rothenberg
Ana, a half-android, half-human employee of a futuristic fantasy theme park, the Kingdom, faces a charge of murder in a tale told through flashbacks and court transcripts.
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12. On The Come Up
-Angie Thomas
Ambitious young rapper Bri pours her frustrations into a first song, only to find herself at the center of a viral controversy that forces her to become the menace that her public reputation has portrayed her to be.
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13. Opposite of Always
-Justin A. Reynolds
Falling hard for a popular and charismatic girl who suddenly passes away, a grieving Jack finds himself traveling back in time to when they first met, only to find his efforts to prevent her death triggering unanticipated consequences.
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14. Pride
-Ibi Zobol
After the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri must find common ground with Darius while struggling with her four wild sisters, a handsome boy vying for her attention and college applications.
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15. Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee
-Jeff Zentner
Co-hosting a campy weekly cable program during their high school years, two best friends face tough decisions about their future as graduation approaches and one of them considers leaving the show.
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16. Serious Moonlight
-Jenn Bennett
18 year old mystery loving Birdie’s new job at a historic Seattle hotel leads her and her coworker, Daniel, to a real mystery about a reclusive writer who resides there.
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17. Skyward
-Brandon Sanderson
When a long-term attack against her world by the alien Krell escalates, Spensa’s dream of becoming a pilot may come true, despite her deceased father being labeled a deserter.
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18. Sorry For Your Loss
-Jessie Ann Foley
An awkward teen, the youngest of eight children, navigates the loss of a sibling through a photography assignment that leads him to secrets, opportunities and an unexpected connection.
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19. Stepsisters
-Jennifer Donnelly
When the Marquis de la Chance offers Isabelle, one of Cinderella’s stepsisters, an opportunity to change her fate, she has the possibility of redemption and a chance to find her true self.
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20. With The Fire On High
-Elizabeth Acevedo
Navigating the challenges of finishing High School while caring for a daughter, talented teen cook Emoni Santiago struggles with a lack of time and money that complicate her dream of working in a professional kitchen.
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