The ALA nominations for BBYA (best books for young adults) 2007 are in process, which means great lists of YA books to read. The full list of nominated books is here.

Alas, Fly on the Wall isn't nominated (yet!??), nor is the collection I was in, Not Like I'm Jealous or Anything. But some WONDERFUL books are on the list, my favorites (either because I've read them -- in bold -- or am longing to) being:

Almond, David. Clay. Random House/Delacorte, 2006. $15.95. (0-385-73171-X).

Anderson, M. T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party. Candlewick, 2006. $17.99. (0-7636-2402-0).

Bloor, Edward. London Calling. Random House/Knopf, 2006. $16.95. (0-375-83635-7).

Cohn, Rachel and David Levithan. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. $16.95. (0-375-83531-8).

Davidson, Dana. Played. Hyperion/Jump at the Sun, December 2005. $16.99. (0-7868-3690-3).

Dessen, Sarah. Just Listen. Penguin Group USA/Viking, 2006. $17.99. (0-370-06105-0).

Gantos, Jack. The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. $17.00. (0-374-33690-3).

Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines. Penguin Group USA/Dutton, 2006. $16.99. (0-525-47688-1).

Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender. Candlewick, 2006. $16.99. (0-7636-2768-2).

Hautman, Pete. Rash. Simon & Schuster, 2006. $15.95. (0-689-86801-4).

Hoffman, Alice. Incantation. Little, Brown, 2006. $16.99. (0-316-01019-7).

Jaffe, Michele. Bad Kitty. HarperCollins, 2006. $17.89. (0-06-078109-2).

Jenkins, A. M. Beating Heart. HarperCollins/HarperTempest, 2006. $15.99. (0-060-54607-7).

Johnson, Marilyn. The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries. HarperCollins, 2006. $24.95. (0-06-075875-9).

Johnson, Maureen. Devilish. Penguin Group USA/Razorbill, 2006. $16.99. (1-59514-060-3).

Jones, Patrick. Nailed. Walker, 2006. $16.95. (0-8027-8077-6).

Kadohata, Cynthia. Weedflower. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum, 2006. $16.95. (0-689-86574-0).

Klause, Annette Curtis. Freaks: Alive, On the Inside! Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry, 2006. $16.95. (0-689-87037-X).

Levithan, David. Marly's Ghost. Penguin Goup USA/Dial, 2006. $14.99. (0-8037-3063-2).

McCormick, Patricia. Sold. Hyperion, 2006. $15.99. (0-7868-5171-6).

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. $16.00. (0-618-68307-0).

Portman, Frank. King Dork. Random House/Delacorte, 2006. $16.95. (0-385-73291-0).

Reinhardt, Dana. A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life. Random House/Wendy Lamb, 2006. $15.95. (0-385-74698-9).

Rosoff, Meg. Just in Case. Random House/Wendy Lamb, 2006. $16.95. (0-385-74678-4).

Ruby, Laura. The Wall and the Wing. HarperCollins/EOS, 2006. $16.99. (0-06-075255-6).

Schlosser, Eric and Charles Wilson. Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. $16.00. (0-618-71031-0).

Shull, Megan. Amazing Grace. Hyperion, October 2005. $15.99. (0-7868-5690-4).

Skelton, Matthew. Endymion Spring. Random House/Delacorte, 2006. $17.95. (0-385-73380-1).

Smith, Kirsten. The Geography of Girlhood. Little, Brown, 2006. $16.99. (0-316-16021-0).

Stone, Tanya Lee. A Bad Boy Can be Good for a Girl. Random House/Wendy Lamb, 2006. $14.95. (0-385-74702-0).

Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork. Penguin Group USA/Dutton, 2006. $19.99. (0-525-46818-8).

Vizzini, Ned. It's Kind of a Funny Story. Hyperion/Miramax, 2006. $16.95. (0-7868-5196-1).

Zusak, Marcus. The Book Thief. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. $16.95. (0-375-83100-2).