In the SLJ Teen newsletter, I found out that the The William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalists have been announced.
According the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) website:
“The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new [...]
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