Today we continue our 2011 Holiday Shopping Guides, with some ideas for those hard-to-shop for people … namely, boys and grown-ups who don’t think they’ll like YA. You know the ones. Check out last year’s guide for even more ideas!
Best Books for Boys:
Peter Nimble & His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
Dark Eden by Patrick Carman
Guys Read: Thriller
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
White Cat & Red Glove by Holly Black
YA for Grown-Ups:
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves
Grown-Up Books for YA Readers:
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
The Radleys by Matt Haig
For the comments: What other books would you add to these categories?
Novel Novice 
I recommend The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh as a Grown-Up Book for YA Readers.