The National Book Awards for Young People's Literature were recently announced. The winner is What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell. The following books were also finalists for the award:

• Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
• The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
• The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E.Lockhart
• The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp