My Most Excellent Year
Publisher
Dial Books
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780803732278
Pages
403 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Three teenagers in Boston narrate their experiences of a year of new friendships, first loves, and coming into their own.
Grade Level
6-8, 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationship; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family member death; Adoption; Interracial; Gay/Lesbian; death of a mother; adoptive father; single father; interracial relationship; gay
Main Character
boys and girl
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / Hispanic / White
Family Formation
single father mother and father
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Kirkus Best Young Adult Books, 2008
Middle and Junior High Schoool Library Catalog, Ninth Edition Supplement 2008, 2008
Rainbow List, 2009
Senior High Core Collection Supplement to the Seventeenth Edition 2008, 2008
Stuff for the Teen Age, 2009
Washington Post Best Kid's Books, 2008
Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books, 2009
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2014
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, 2011-2012
Nominee
Georgia Peach Teen Readers' Choice Award, 2009-2010
Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award, 2010
Nominee
Green Mountain Book Award, 2010-2011
Master List
Rhode Island Teen Book Award, 2010
Nominee
South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, 2010-2011
Nominee
Cybils Awards, 2008, Finalist, Young Adult Novels
Indies Choice Book Award, 2009, Honor Book, Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book
Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature, 2009, Winner
Children's Literature Council of Southern California Award, 2009, Winner, Young Adult
Keywords
interpersonal relations; friendship; humorous stories; diplomacy; diplomat
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kluger, Steve, "My Most Excellent Year" (2008). Diverse Families. 612.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/612