(Of the ones I read, that is...)
Best Overall:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Best Short Story:

When Winter Comes by Sharon Shinn in The Queen in Winter
I haven't read any of these yet, but I have both the Novik and the Browne
in my TBR already, and The Queen in Winter is coming in my next M-Bag.
I hope you enjoy them! I think the Shinn story is the only one I read in
The Queen in Winter, but the AAR review was very positive for the book as a
whole.