# William C. Morris YA Debut Award reading list

**27** books referenced by William C. Morris YA Debut Award, a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, presented annually by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) since 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens. Its winners and finalists frequently become defining new voices in young adult literature.

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## William C. Morris YA Debut Award reading list

- [All the Noise at Once](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-noise-at-once) by DeAndra Davis _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Between Shades Of Gray](https://readinglist.school/book/between-shades-of-gray) by Ruta Sepetys _(Grades 4–9)_
- [Blood Water Paint](https://readinglist.school/book/blood-water-paint) by Joy McCullough _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Conviction](https://readinglist.school/book/conviction) by Kelly Loy Gilbert _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Firekeeper's Daughter](https://readinglist.school/book/firekeepers-daughter) by Angeline Boulley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Genesis Begins Again](https://readinglist.school/book/genesis-begins-again) by Alicia D. Williams _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Hold Me Closer, Necromancer](https://readinglist.school/book/hold-me-closer-necromancer) by Lish McBride _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Hold Still](https://readinglist.school/book/hold-still) by Nina LaCour _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Me, the Missing, and the Dead](https://readinglist.school/book/me-the-missing-and-the-dead) by Jenny Valentine _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Rani Patel In Full Effect](https://readinglist.school/book/rani-patel-in-full-effect) by Sonia Patel _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Red Flags and Butterflies](https://readinglist.school/book/red-flags-and-butterflies) by Sheryl Azzam _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Rez Ball](https://readinglist.school/book/rez-ball) by Byron Graves _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Saints of the Household](https://readinglist.school/book/saints-of-the-household) by Ari Tison _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Seraphina](https://readinglist.school/book/seraphina) by Rachel Hartman _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Shut Up, This Is Serious](https://readinglist.school/book/shut-up-this-is-serious) by Carolina Ixta _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Tell Me Something Real](https://readinglist.school/book/tell-me-something-real) by Calla Devlin _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Black Kids](https://readinglist.school/book/the-black-kids) by Christina Hammonds Reed _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Everafter](https://readinglist.school/book/the-everafter) by Amy Huntley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Field Guide to the North American Teenager](https://readinglist.school/book/the-field-guide-to-the-north-american-teenager) by Ben Philippe _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Freak Observer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-freak-observer) by Blythe Woolston _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-of-fire-and-thorns) by Rae Carson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Hate U Give](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hate-u-give) by Angie Thomas _(590L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sacred-lies-of-minnow-bly) by Stephanie Oakes _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Serpent King](https://readinglist.school/book/the-serpent-king) by Jeff Zentner _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Weight of Feathers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-weight-of-feathers) by Anna-Marie McLemore _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Under the Mesquite](https://readinglist.school/book/under-the-mesquite) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall _(Grades 7–12)_
- [Where Things Come Back](https://readinglist.school/book/where-things-come-back) by John Corey Whaley _(Grades 9–12)_

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