The LA Times Book Prize for YA Literature goes to:

Tyrell by Coe Booth (another one buried in my TBR pile!)

The other finalists were:

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation by MT Anderson.
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Just in Case by Meg Rosoff
Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (one of my favorites of the year)