2010 Finalists
General
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| Band of Sisters | Blink of an Eye | The Cross Gardener | Finding Mercie | Lucky Change |
| Annette Lyon | Gregg Luke | Jason Wright | Blaine Yorgason | Susan Law Corpany |
Historical
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| Alma The Younger | Oh Say Can You See? | The Sheen on the Silk | The Silence of God | Trespass |
| H.B. Moore | L.C. Lewis | Anne Perry | Gale Sears | Sandra Grey |
Romance
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| Courting Miss Lancaster | Cross My Heart | The Legend of Shannonderry | Luck of the Draw | Meg’s Melody |
| Sarah M. Eden | Julie Wright | Carol Warburton | Rachael Renee Anderson | Kaylee Baldwin |
Mystery
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| Cold as Ice | Crossfire | Murder by Design | A Time to Die | Wrong Number |
| Stephanie Black | Traci Hunter Abramson | Betsy Brannon Green | Jeffrey S. Savage | Rachelle J. Christensen |
Speculative
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| Imprints | Mr. Monster | Pathfinder | The Scorch Trials | The Way of Kings |
| Rachel Ann Nunes | Dan Wells | Orson Scott Card | James Dashner | Brandon Sanderson |
Youth Fiction—Speculative
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| Fablehaven 5 | Matched | Paranormalcy | The Forbidden Sea | The Fourth Nephite |
| Brandon Mull | Ally Condie | Kiersten White | Sheila Nielson | Jeffrey S. Savage |
Youth Fiction—General
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| Glimpse | Missing In Action | My Double Life | The Healing Spell | Wolves, Boys, and Other Things That Might Kill Me |
| Carol Lynch Williams | Dean Hughes | Janette Rallison | Kimberley Griffiths Little | Kristen Chandler |
Of these finalists, the following are also eligible for Best Novel by New Author 2010:
- Wrong Number, by Rachelle J. Christensen
- The Forbidden Sea, by Sheila Nielson
- Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White
- Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me, by Kristen Chandler
- Meg’s Melody, by Kaylee Baldwin
