Work, and I have agreed to do so.” “Shine” was published in May by Amulet Books, part of Abrams. However, on Friday I was asked to withdraw by the National Book Foundation to preserve the integrity of the award and the judges’ “I was later informed that ‘Shine’ hadīeen included in error, but would remain on the list based on its merits. “I was over the moon last week after receiving the call telling me that ‘Shine’ was a finalist for the award,” Ms. Myracle to ask her to withdraw from consideration, she said in a statement on Monday. On Friday the foundation reversed itself, calling Ms. The foundation then added a sixth book, “Chime,” by Franny Billingsley, originally intended to be a finalist. Myracle’sīook was not meant to be a finalist but that it would stay on the five-book shortlist anyway. Shortly afterward the National Book Foundation corrected itself, saying that Ms.

Novel about the experience of a gay teenager who is the victim of a hate crime. Lauren Myracle, an author of young-adult literature, was named to the shortlist last Wednesday for her book, “Shine,” a Named a finalist by the National Book Foundation. In case there was any doubt that the annual announcements of literary prizes can yield high drama, a finalist for the National Book Awards curtly withdrew from the shortlist on Monday, five days after she was mistakenly It was named by Booklist as one of the 'Top Ten Youth Romances' of the year, as well as one of the 'Top Ten Books by New Writers.' Her middle-grade novel, Eleven, came out 2004, followed by its YA sequels (Twelve, Thirteen, Thirteen Plus One). Her first novel, Kissing Kate, was selected as one of ALA's 'Best Books for Young Adults' for the year 2004. she has written many novels, including the famous IM books, ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r. Lauren Myracle holds an MA in English from Colorado State University and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. Lauren Myracle is the author of numerous young adult novels.

Shine by Lauren Myracle