Each year, the Wyoming Library Association gives the Soaring Eagle Award to an outstanding book for young adults. Check out some of this year’s nominees.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher — No one knows why high school student Hannah Baker killed herself. But Clay Jensen, a classmate who secretly had a crush on her, is about to find out that there are thirteen reasons, and he is one of them. Follow Clay as he follows Hannah’s recorded instructions, and finds out secrets he had never wanted to know.
Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers — Robin Perry doesn’t want to go to college when he graduates from high school. Instead, he does what he believes is right: he joins the Army as part of Civilian Affairs. When his unit is deployed to Iraq, he and his friends must quickly learn how to survive in a nation at war.
Bounce by Natasha Friend — Evyn’s fights all happen on the homefront. Her mother died years ago, and now her father is marrying another woman, which means that Eyvn will have to move to a different state and learn to live with her six step-siblings and new step-mother. When she is overwhelmed by the changes she can’t control, she has to learn how to bounce along with them.
Schooled by Gordon Korman — Capricorn Anderson, who goes by “Cap”, is also overcome by changes. He was raised by his grandmother on a commune, so he knows a lot about Tai Chi and gardening, but nothing about homework or writing checks. When his grandmother breaks her hip, Cap suddenly finds himself at a busy school in the real world, where some of the students decide that he’s too weird and hatch a plot against him. See if Cap can outwit them.
The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie — Junior Spirit also goes to a new school. He’s a Spokane Indian when his classmates are white, he’s poor when his classmates are rich, and he’s dealing with tragedies that even his friends can’t understand. Through drawing, basketball, and a growing understanding of his roots, Junior takes on the world with self-possession, snarky humor, and strength.
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