And the 2012 MCTBA goes to….

Shine by Lauren Myracle!

Honor books are: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, Divergent by Veronica Roth(Teen Vote Winner!) and Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt.

Thanks to the 118 teens that helped us vote, the Milwaukee County Librarians that helped us promote the award, and all of the awesome writers out there who make this a really difficult decision to make! Keep reading and we’ll be back in December of 2012 with the 2013 nominees!