Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi
White Cat, Holly Black
Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, Barry Deutsch
The Boy from Ilysies, Pearl North
I Shall Wear Midnight, Terry Pratchett
A Conspiracy of Kings, Megan Whalen Turner
Behemoth, Scott Westerfeld
The rest of the nominees are listed at the SFWA website.
Too bad Starcrossed didn't make the list. :)
Posted by: Heather Z. | 23 February 2011 at 07:02 PM
StarCrossed! Heart.
Posted by: Leila | 23 February 2011 at 07:10 PM
This list - is kind of really great.
Posted by: Beth | 23 February 2011 at 08:09 PM
I would say that I'm torn between White Cat and Conspiracy except that, as much as I loved WC, my deep adoration for anything with Gen in it has to win.
Posted by: Maureen E | 23 February 2011 at 10:29 PM
I wasn't huge on WC, though I understand why so many people are. I've only read the first three on the list, so I'd better get cracking! (And I think it's so cool that MWT is on both shortlists!)
Posted by: Leila | 24 February 2011 at 07:26 AM
And I think it's so cool that MWT is on both shortlists!
Yes, agreed! Especially since so much of the debate about age and so on with the Newbery centered around Conspiracy.
I just need to find a TARDIS, so I can go read the next book NOW instead of in three years, or whatever it ends up being.
Posted by: Maureen E | 24 February 2011 at 02:23 PM