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2022 William C. Morris
YA Debut Award
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, funded by the William C. Morris Endowment, honors the best book by a previously unpublished author writing for teens. A shortlist is announced in December each year. http://www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-award 

 2022 Award Winner
Firekeeper's daughter
by Angeline Boulley

Treated like an outsider in both her hometown and on the Ojibwe reservation, Daunis, a half-Native American science geek and star hockey player places her dreams on hold in the wake of a family tragedy. Daunis defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths.
 2022 Finalists
Ace of spades
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

A contemporary thriller by a debut author follows two Niveus Private Academy students who, selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, are pitted against an anonymous bully who reveals all of their secrets.
Vampires, hearts, & other dead things
by Margie Fuston

Vowing to find a vampire so she can become one and then save her father, who has terminal cancer, Victoria travels to New Orleans where she meets a mysterious young man who just might be her salvation.
Me (Moth)
by Amber McBride

Moth, who lost her family in an accident, and Sani, who is battling ongoing depression, take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors, which helps them move forward in surprising, powerful and unforgettable ways.
What beauty there is
by Cory Anderson

A boy living in harsh poverty during a brutal Idaho winter searches for the drug money that sent his father to prison to keep his brother out of foster care, while a teen under the control of a merciless father makes a wrenching choice to help the brothers survive.
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