This award is given to a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:

WINNER

Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

 

FINALISTS

 

The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley

The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos

 

The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton