Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, 2022

The Last Graduate

Naomi Novik (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 336 pages

In her final year at a school for wizards that tries to kill its students, El must decide whether to save more of them than herself.

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Also on the ballot

Iron WidowXiran Jay ZhaoPenguin Teen / Rock the BoatRunner-up
Chaos on CatNetNaomi KritzerTor Teen
Victories Greater Than DeathCharlie Jane AndersTor Teen / Titan
A Snake Falls to EarthDarcie Little BadgerLevine Querido
RedemptorJordan IfuekoAmulet Books / Hot Key Books