These titles have moved forward from the Long List to the 2018 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for YA Fiction SHORT LIST. Whose works will make it to the 2018 Rossetti Semi-Finalists positions? The excitement continues to build!
One teenaged boy joins the clandestine fight against an oppressive reign of terror that is taking over America.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Rossetti Book Awards LONG LIST (aka the Slush Pile Survivors).
With a world to win and everything to lose, the central characters in this dramatic story are sure to win YA readers for this epic, stage-setting fantasy and its sequels.
A fast-paced romp through tropical jungles and into deep, dark caverns where allies may not be who they say they are and legends abound.
Edgy dialogue scenes are the driving force behind Poe’s non-stop tension-filled chapters. Scenes are replete with a continual string of twists and turns, teen angst, and sexual lust. Poe provides light relief with Monique’s waggish tongue-in-cheek comments, as well as her sexually-laced similes and metaphors punctuated with infamous factual and fictional figures (i.e., Caligula, Jason Voorhees) and horror movies (i.e., Nightmare on Elm Street, Dark City).
Risk and reward weigh heavily for Lani Yavari as she fights to reunite her family - possibly at the cost of her own life. A strong, vibrantly brilliant contemporary metaphysical YA novel that belongs alongside the greats!
We are excited and honored to officially announce the Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Winners for the 2017 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction.
A futuristic YA Science Fiction pick that will capture readers’ imaginations and entertain them for years to come. Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth belongs in the hands of those who yearn for a great read with enchanting lands, fantastical adventures and an emerging hero with a lot of heart.
A fast-paced, epic fantasy adventure on the high seas for middle-grade audiences and all those who seek #pirates, #underdogs, #truelove and #Neanderthals!