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Sandgren, Christine – The Solomon Stone

November 14, 2021January 5, 202215th, debut, middle grade, nominee

The Solomon Stone by Christine Sandgren Twelve-year-old Ruby doesn’t know her last name. In fact, she doesn’t know a lot of things, including what happened to her parents or why...

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Scott, R. M.: Unseen

November 14, 2021January 14, 202215th, 15th fin debut, 15th fin YA spec, debut, nominee, YA speculative

Alaia has lived in grief since her brother Benin and his friend Txomin died fighting as mercenaries for the Inquisitor Judge of neighboring Navarre. In the two years since, the...

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Allred, Susan Cady: Unleashed

November 7, 2021January 5, 202215th, debut, nominee, YA Gen

Her father made her a spy. The AGENCY gave her purpose. Will her first assignment be her last? 17-year-old Aleasha Summers discovers her father had secretly trained her to be...

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Iona, Alta: The Shadow of Wildflowers

November 6, 2021January 5, 202215th, adult gen, debut, nominee

Montana, 1890. Lainie set out to find her father. She didn’t expect he’d be a killer. She escapes his murderous intent and finds refuge in Idaho’s panhandle on a farm...

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Olson, Jessica S.: Sing Me Forgotten

November 6, 2021January 14, 202215th, 15th fin debut, 15th fin YA fantasy, debut, nominee, YA Fantasy

Isda does not exist. At least not beyond the opulent walls of the opera house. Cast into a well at birth for being one of the magical few who can...

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Nickle, Rachel: Distant Shores

November 1, 2021January 5, 202215th, debut, Hist Romance, nominee

Life is hard in 1845 Ireland for potato farmers like the Boyd family and their daughter, Bridget, who longs for something more than hunger and poverty. Daniel O’Callaghan, a neighboring...

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Powell, Shelly E. – Dear Clara

November 1, 2021January 5, 202215th, debut, Hist Romance, nominee

He thinks she is a rare beauty. She knows he is charming on paper. Both hope for romance, but when letters are no longer enough, Clara must face the truth...

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Beeson, Emily – In Ellen’s Shoes

October 31, 2021January 5, 202215th, adult gen, debut, nominee

A novel based on the life of Ellen Breakell Neibaur, a Victorian-era pioneer who, despite unending trials, kept trekking forward. Ellen has made the most reprehensible choice of her life...

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Wecker, Alene – An Engagement of Sorts

October 27, 2021January 5, 202215th, debut, Hist Romance, nominee

Much to her mother’s dismay, spirited Anne Fletcher spent her youth seeking her father’s approval by hunting and riding. More comfortable in breeches than ball gowns, Anne sees the freedoms...

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Brianne, Natalie – Constantine Capers: The Pennington Perplexity

October 26, 2021January 14, 202215th, 15th fin debut, 15th fin mystery/suspense, debut, Mystery/Suspense, nominee

You wouldn’t expect a detective with Sherlockian deductive skills to have amnesia, but Byron Constantine is hardly the detective you’d expect. London 1888 Aspiring artist Mira Blayse isn’t concerned with...

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