Here are the five finalists for the 2011 William C. Morris Award for a debut author of a book for young adults.  I’ve only read two of them, but really enjoyed them both.

  

Hush by Eishes Chayil (my review)

Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey

Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber (my review)

 

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride

The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston