YALSA has announced that five books have been selected as finalists for the 2014 William C. Morris Award which is given to a book for teens written by a debut author.  The winner will be announced on January 27th at the Youth Media Awards program at ALA Midwinter.

Here are the finalists:

  

Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross

Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn

Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos

 

In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters

Sex & Violence by Carrie Mesrobian