Finalist, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, 2020

Dragon Pearl

Yoon Ha Lee (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 515 pages

A fox spirit girl runs away to space to find her brother, accused of deserting the Space Forces to hunt for a lost relic.

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The ballot

Catfishing on CatNetNaomi KritzerTor TeenWinner
Minor MageT. KingfisherArgyllRunner-up
RiverlandFran WildeAmulet
DeeplightFrances HardingeMacmillan
The Wicked KingHolly BlackLittle, Brown; Hot Key