Young Adult Book Challenge (Revised)

I've done some reworking of my list. I weeded out the young ones... but I am keeping a few that are borderline because I've seen them on other people's lists!

The List:
1. Misadventures of Maude Marche: Or Trouble Rides a Fast Horse by Audrey Couloumbis
1. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
2. Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman
2. Slam by Nick Hornby
3. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
4. Chicken Boy by Frances Oroa Dowell
4. Anatomy of a Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky
5. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
5. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
6. Criss Cross by Lynn Rae Perkins
7. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
8. Holes by Louis Sacher
9. Frindle by Andrew Clements
9. Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
10. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
11. Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
12. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

I picked up Holes and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn over the past few days. Now I'm really excited to get started!

Young Adult Book Challenge

I'm very excited to join the Young Adult Book Challenge.

After taking a closer look and thinking over my list, I realized it's really more on the Juvenile Fiction side of things. Especially considering I created it based on Newbery Award winners and Young Reader's Choice nominees, (in addition to other books). But... I haven't come across an "Upper-Intermediate Grade Level Almost Young Adult Book Challenge" so hopefully no one protests. (And I really kinda like that it's 2/3 female authors.)

The List:
1. Misadventures of Maude Marche: Or Trouble Rides a Fast Horse by Audrey Couloumbis
2. Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman
3. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
4. Chicken Boy by Frances Oroa Dowell
5. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
6. Criss Cross by Lynn Rae Perkins
7. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
8. Holes by Louis Sacher
9. Frindle by Andrew Clements
10. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
11. Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
12. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

I can't wait to get started.