2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Young Adult Fiction Winner
![A Northern Light](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580852150-59339-image-3.jpg)
A Northern Light
Jennifer Donnelly
In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story….
2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Young Adult Fiction Shortlist
![After](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580877689-1213-image-3.jpg)
After
Francine Prose
![Olive's Ocean](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580974194-3136-image-3.jpg)
Olive’s Ocean
Kevin Henkes
![The River Between Us](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580849677-59134-image-3.jpg)
The River Between Us
Richard Peck
![True Confessions of a Heartless Girl](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580846020-58831-image-3.jpg)