Milwaukee County Teen Book Award

Shine by Lauren Myracle

mctba — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:27:26 +0000

Click here to read our review of Shine by Lauren Myracle.

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

mctba — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:46:08 +0000

Check out our review of Where She Went by Gayle Forman.

Stay by Deb Caletti

mctba — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:14:15 +0000

Check out the latest MCTBA review for Stay by Deb Celetti.

Starcrossed by Elizabeth Bunce

mctba — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:47:48 +0000

And here is the next nominee review, Starcrossed by Elizabeth Bunce.

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

mctba — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:43:50 +0000

Curious about the 15 titles we chose for the 2012 MCTBA? Then stop by the blog every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to check out the nominated titles. Up first, Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. Click here for review!

And the 2012 Nominees Are…

mctba — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:31:58 +0000

MCTBA is back for 2012! And without further ado, here are the Nominees for 2012:

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Starcrossed by Elizabeth Bunce
Stay by Deb Caletti
Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
Shine by Lauren Myracle
Trapped by Michael Northrop
This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian
Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Ballots and publicity will be available soon, and check back in the new year for reviews of each of the top 15 titles! Happy Reading!

2011 MCTBA Winner

mctba — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:23:02 +0000

And without further ado the winner of the 2011 MCTBA is…

Will Grayson Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan.

Honors go to:

Liar by Justine Larbalestier

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Bruiser by Neal Shusterman

Close Calls: How to Say Goodbye in Robot

mctba — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:02:07 +0000

Stay tuned to the blog – we’ll be announcing the 2011 Milwaukee County Teen Book Award winning and honor titles tomorrow, April 1st!

In the meantime, check out our review of the last close call for 2011 – the quirky, excellent How To Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford.

Close Calls: Wicked Girls

mctba — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:49:06 +0000

It is almost time to announce the winner of this year’s MCTBA. But before that happens check out our latest Close Call Review.

Close Calls: Dirty Little Secrets

mctba — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:51:42 +0000

Check out the review for Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu on the 2011 Close Calls page .