Synchronicities: 1. the quality or fact of being synchronous 2. the coincidental occurrence of events and especially psychic events (as similar thoughts in widely separated persons or a mental image of an unexpected event before it happens) that seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of causality —used especially in the psychology of C. G. Jung —Merriam-Webster Online.

This list of similarities and coincidences among the 2010 Cybils YA Fiction nominations is humbly submitted to you by the 2010 Cybils YA Fiction Panel. It is no way to be considered completely exhaustive, as we are certain nominated books will have been missed. This list was originated out of amusement as the seven panelists read their way through the 182 titles. If you know of a nominated title that should be included in one of the synchronicities below, please feel free to submit it in the comments! To get the entire list, you’ll have to visit all seven of the panelist’s blogs.

I’m covering synchronicities #53-63. You can read #1-10 with Amanda, #11-21 with Ami, #22-32 with Cheryl, #33-42 with Jackie, #43-52 with Justina, and round out our list with #64-72 with Melissa.

Enjoy!

52: Religion as a theme in the story

• Beautiful by Cindy Martinuson-Coloma
• City of Cannibals by Ricki Thompson
• Eighth Grade Super-Zero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
• Freaks and Revelations by Davida Wills Hurwin
• The Karma Club by Jessica Brody
• The Less-Dead by April Lurie
• Losing Faith by Denise Jaden
• Saving Maddie by Varian Johnson
• Sorta Like a Rockstar by Matthew Quick
• This Gorgeous Game by Donna Frietas
• What Momma Left Me by Renee Watson

53: Main characters who are runners

• The Deadly Sister by Eliot Schrefer
• Split by Swati Avasthi
• The River by Mary Jane Beaufrand
• When I Was Joe by Keren David

54: Books that are sequels or companions to other titles (bonus: one is a sequel to another one nominated in this category!)

• After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
• The Agency: A Spy in the House and The Agency: The Body in the Tower by Y. S. Lee
• Beat the Band by Don Calame
• Carter’s Big Break by Brent Crawford
• Dirt Road Home by Watt Key
• The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty
• It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
• Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
• Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson
• Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs by Ron Koertge
• So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones
• Sweet, Hereafter by Angela Johnson
• Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles
• Runaway Storm by D. E. Knobbe

55: The use of sign language

• The Dark Days of Hamberger Halpin by Josh Berk
• Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel

56: Silkworms doin’ their thing

• Dark Water by Laura McNeal
• A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley

57. Watch out for the snakes in Australia — they bite! (Folks, I cannot believe there are THREE books in this category)

• A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
• Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty
• Stolen by Lucy Christopher

58. Spanish speaking characters

• Dark Water by Laura McNeal
• Dirt Road Home by Watt Key
• The Firefly Letters by Margarita Engle
• Life, After by Sarah Darer Littman
• Love Drugged by James Klise
• Red Umbrella by Christina Gonzales
• Addicted to Her by Janet Nichols Lynch
• When I Was Joe by Keren David (There were 3 other languages but not Spanish. Forgive us. We make mistakes when trying to recall the things we’ve read in 182 books).

59. State mottoes make an appearance

• Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
• The Things a Brother Knows by Dana Reinhardt

60. Stockholm Syndrome

• The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
• Stolen by Lucy Christopher
• Girl, Stolen by April Henry (Debatable!)

61. Unique or repetitive names

• Bronwyn in I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan and Bronwen in Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
• Cydar in Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett
• Jace in Stringz by Michael Wenberg, Split by Swati Avasthi, and Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams
• Tank in Exit Strategy by Ryan Potter
• Xander in Freefall by Mindi Scott and Swoon at Your Own Risk by Sydney Salter
• Xanda in Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupala
• Will in The Less-Dead by April Lurie, Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan, and Will by Maria Boyd
• Ty in Stolen by Lucy Christopher and When I Was Joe by Keren David (note: both of these books ALSO take place in part in Britain)
• Poppy in Lifted by Wendy Toliver and Six by Karen Tayleur
• Tessa in The Naughty List by Suzanne Young, The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride, Losing Faith by Denise Jaden (a big thank you to Denise for this one!)
• Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford gets an award for (nearly) an entire cast of wonderfully unique names

62: Suicide, attempted suicide, or suicidal thoughts

• By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
• Compromised by Heidi Ayarbe
• Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams
• Hold Still by Nina La Cour
• Hush by Eishes Chayil
• Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
• Tangled by Carolyn Mackler
• When I Was Joe by Keren David
• Abe in Arms by Pegi Deitz Shea