2018 LITA SF Notable Lists
The Library Information Technology Association (LITA) announced the selections for its inaugural 2018 LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists during the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting, held February 9-13, 2018 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver CO.
Hal Clement Notable Young Adult Books List
- The Innocence Treatment, Ari Goelman (Roaring Brook)
- Defy the Stars, Claudia Gray (Little, Brown)
- Dare Mighty Things, Heather Kaczynski (HarperTeen)
- All Rights Reserved, Gregory Scott Katsoulis (Harlequin Teen)
- The Dark Intercept, Julia Keller (Tor Teen)
- What Goes Up, Katie Kennedy (Bloomsbury USA Childrens)
- Spliced, Jon McGoran (Holiday House)
- Nyxia, Scott Reintgen (Penguin Random)
- Jek/Hyde, Amy Ross (Harlequin Teen)
- This Mortal Coil, Emily Suvada (Simon Pulse)
- The Evaporation of Sofi Snow, Mary Weber (Thomas Nelson)
- Spill Zone, Scott Westerfeld & Alex Puvilland (First Second)
Eleanor Cameron Notable Middle Grade Books List
- Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869, Alex Alice (First Second)
- Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth, Frank Cottrell Boyce (Walden Pond)
- Lucy and the Rocket Dog, Will Buckingham (Knopf)
- The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole, Michelle Cuevas (Dial)
- Last Day on Mars, Kevin Emerson (Walden Pond)
- One Trick Pony, Nathan Hale (Amulet)
- Me and Marvin Gardens, Amy Sarig King (Arthur A. Levine)
- Watchdog, Will McIntosh (Delacorte)
- The Countdown Conspiracy, Katie Slivensky (HarperCollins)
- Crash Course, Landry Q. Walker (Penguin Workshop)
Golden Duck Notable Picture Books List
- Life on Mars, Jon Agee (Dial)
- Zelda’s Big Adventure, Marie Alafaci (Clarion)
- Charlotte the Scientist is Squished, Camille Andros (Clarion)
- Aliens Get the Sniffles Too! Ahhh-Choo!, Katy S. Duffield (Candlewick)
- Rufus Blasts Off!, Kim Griswell (Sterling)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Kim Smith (Quirk)
Titles were chosen by the LITA Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction. LITA is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). For more information, see the LITA Notable Lists website.
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