It’s that time of year again, when magazines and newspapers weigh in on their favorite books of the past year. Interestingly, the nonfiction spy story Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin is enjoying wide acclaim, appearing on six of this year’s lists so far. Repeat listers also include: the graphic novel Nimona by Noelle Stevenson, the nonfiction work Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson, the nonfiction graphic novel Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown, and the novel Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman. If you’re looking for last-minute holiday gift ideas, take a peek at some of these YA listmakers!
