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The Best Book Lists and Multimedia Lists for Young Adults

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The Los Angeles Public Library’s (LAPL) Teen Web Site:  http://www.lapl.org/ya/

 

 The Los Angeles Public Library’s Teen Web site provides an excellent resource for young adults. The following are the seven main tabs on the top of the page: 

 

• Teen Stuff – Links to fun activities for teens from learning how to draw manga, playing free video games, or reading about their favorite sports team.
• Your Library- Lists events at the library, directory to all branches in the LAPL and a link to the Teen’Scape department.
• Homework help sites- Provides live homework help from 3 – 10 pm.  Links to many subject areas with hyperlinks to databases and outside websites.
• My Life- Information about careers, college, health, and personal problems.
• What Do You Think – This page has a suggestion box, surveys, book reviews, and contests.
• Events – Calendar of events at the library.
• Teen Reading Club – Book reviews and information about the summer reading club.
• Library Game – The Goodhue Codex is a game designed to help students find out more about the library and its resources in a fun way.
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The above is a brief description of what this site has to offer.  It has many rich and valuable resources worth taking a look into. 

 

Kim Leng, Libr 265, Fall 2008 

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Leitich Smith, C. (n.d.). Children's and YA Author Cynthia Leitich Smith. Retrieved December 14, 2008, from http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com

 

Researching her after I read her name in the text, I found Cynthia Letitch Smith’s site.  Not only is there information about her Native American and gothic fantasy novels aimed at young adults, there is a literature resources link that lists authors and illustrators, award, her favorite reads, diversity reads, and an especially for writers page. These pages have annotated bibliographies that will really help a librarian to pick books that are culturally accurate as well as readable.

David Burt, Libr 265 Fall 2008

 

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YALSA'S Book Awards & Book Lists: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/

 

This webpage has a collection of award lists including the Alex Awards, Margaret E. Edwards Awards, Odyssey Award, and others.  The webpage also includes booklists such as “Amazing Audio Books for Young Adults,” “Best Books for Young Adults,” “Great Graphic Novels for Teens,” and many others.

-Mike Salerno, December 12, 2008

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Spine Breakers: Any story-surfing, web-exploring, word-loving, day-dreaming, reader/writer/artist/thinker aged 13-18

http://www.spinebreakers.co.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

 

Albeit a British web site Spine Breakers is nonetheless a fabulous YA resource for teen readers.  The most unique application in the site is the “Alternate Endings” page!  There are also author interviews, chat and a place to upload your illustrations of your favorite books.

-Joan Tyler, December 12, 2008

 

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            Reader Girlz

http://www.readergirlz.com/

 

 

Named one of the “ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids,” this high- quality web site reviews books for YA teens. It is visually appealing and is highly usable. Get this…each book has a music playlist that is themed for the book! There is also a Chatter section where discussion questions are posted as well as downloadable posters and party suggestions.

-Joan Tyler, December 12, 2008

 

 

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          Y Pulse: Youth marketing to teens, tweens & Generation Y (Gen Y) - Daily news & commentary

http://www.ypulse.com/

 

 

Although this site was created for marketing professionals it is a most important and informative website that offers research and trend watches for “agency, brand and media executives as well as social marketers trying to reach youth (tweens, teens and early twentysomethings).”  I highly suggest adding their RSS feed as daily trend watches are available.

-Joan Tyler, December 12, 2008

 

 

 

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·         Booklist Online: ALA’s Fabulous Films for Young Adults List 2008

http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=2553741

The American Library Association (ALA) put together a set of policies and procedures for selecting/generating a list of films or movies which are ideal for young adults. The list, and subsequently all the titles of the features are listed on Booklist Online. When trying to encourage YAs to read classic titles as well as current ones, watching its motion picture counterpart can be just what’s needed. Additionally, there are some very good films or movies geared at YAs out there and this is a good place to find out what they are. Knowing that this list was created by the ALA and their selection criteria is based on the suggestions of the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA), educators, librarians, and anyone else working with YAs can rely on the reviewed material.  

-       Desiree Lazo, December 9, 2008

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COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

 Renee Palyo, May 9, 2008.

 

Hahn, Daniel, Leonie Flynn, and Susan Reuben. The Ultimate Teen Book Guide. New York: Walker & Co, 2008.

This book was written in Great Britain, but is very useable for American audiences. It basically lists the books by genre, and also makes recommendations for what to read next when you are done with that book. The book can be used by librarians or by teens themselves.  

Carol Mulligan, May 5, 2008

 

Savage, D. (2004). Homosexual Themes, Issues, and Characters in Young Adult Literature. Indiana Libraries. V. 23 no. 2 p. 29-33

Current to 2004, article contains a bibliography that suggests young adult titles that represent homosexual and glbtq themes, issues and characters. 

Meredith Lebo, Spring 08

 

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Braun, Linda W. Teens, Technology and Literacy—Or Why Bad Grammar Isn’t Always Bad. Libraries Unlimited, 2007. PAP 105 pages ISBN: 1-59158-368-3

This fast reading book makes a strong case for the literacy that teens are developing online with all of their activities—everything from text messaging and I-M to blogging and gaming. The author discusses many reasons for incorporating these new computer communications into library practices and teen activities. A chapter of practical suggestions rounds out the book with ideas for use in the Young Adult area. Oddly enough, YouTube, which has had a strong impact on YA users and the media in general, isn’t even mentioned in this most recently published book.

Francine Silver 04/17/07.

The Young Adult Fiction Collection @ The San Antiono Public Library

www.youthwired.sat.lib.tx.us/BookLinks2.0/teacher_resources.htm

The San Antonio Public Library’s YA teacher’s homepage provides an extensive collection of teacher resources.  The list of titles covers topics such as Banned Books, Graphic Novels, Literature Guides, and Troubled Teens.  Click on the booklink menu to access selected reading lists for anime, thrills, Spanish, love & stuff, and real life, just to name a few.  Be sure to look at the library’s youth(wired) page, which features homework help links, links in Spanish, teen events, and a place to submit book reviews.

Posted by: Courtney Diputado.  08/10/2007 

Ed Spicer’s Teen Book Reviews

www.spicyreads.org

First grade teacher and teen book review Ed Spicer  has a great compilation of “Spicy Reads” on his website.  Take a look at his Spring 2007 reviews or the book discussion comments by his YALSA Young Adult Galley group (they receive advance copies of YA books from publishers to use for book discussions) based in Allegan, MI.  Explore the site and discover great books.

Posted by: Courtney Diputado.  08/10/2007

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Keane, Nancy J. The Big Book of Teen Reading Lists: 100 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Educators, Librarians, Parents, and Teens. Libraries Unlimited, 2006.  ISBN 1-59158-333-0

More attractive to librarians than teens, this book offers a variety of reading lists for teen patrons.  Topics listed include: Humor, Chick Lit with Minority Characters, Pirates, Clean Romance, Extreme Sports and Eco Warriors.  Those are just the beginning of numerous booklists that can be used for readers' advisory, the organization of themed book clubs, or simple browsing.  The back of the book includes a series of "If you liked..." bookmarks.  While these items, including the general book lists, could be photocopied, they would probably benefit from being reproduced through a word processing or publishing program.  Keane approves this use for non-profit purposes.

-Katharine Miller 8/10/07

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No Flying No Tights

http://noflyingnotights.com/

No Flying No Tights is a graphic novel review site for teens.  They have recently expanded to include a section called “Sidekicks,” which reviews graphic novels for younger kids, and a section called “The Lair” that addresses more mature titles.  The “No Flying No Tights” section is presented in a blog format with current reviews.  The other two sections include booklists and favorites, as well as additional links.  This site is great for those looking to develop their graphic novel collections.  It has 11 reviewers, many of whom are directly connected to libraries.

-Katharine Miller 8/10/07

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Favorite Teen Angst Books

http://www.grouchy.com/angst/index.html

This is a great site for a small overview of books that deal specifically with the “teen angst” subject. Topics that are featured on the site include: sex and love, fitting in, mixed-up families, journeys, awakening, diary-ish, creativity, pressure, trouble, healing, challenge, and out of bounds. Compiled by Cathy Young, the site includes author interviews, teen reviews, and other resources. It is also linked with Powell’s Bookstore, a noted independent bookstore that sells used books.

 

 

(Dolly Goyal, 08/09/07)

 

Overbooked: Young Adult/Teen Stars

 

http://www.overbooked.org/stars/ya/index.html

This site provides information on fiction and non-fiction young adult (ages 12 and up) books. Titles are listed alphabetically by author and features stars when the works have been reviewed by Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Horn Book.

(Dolly Goyal, 08/09/07)

 

 

Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!

http://readingrants.org/

Created by middle school librarian Jennifer Hubert, Reading Rants! provides booklists and reviews of “out of the ordinary” works for teens. This interactive site allows teens to respond to book reviews as well as post their own. It is currently updated on a weekly basis and includes an e-mail subscription of any news updates.

(Dolly Goyal, 08/09/07)

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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Teen Page

 

 

 

Vandergrift’s Young Adult Literature Page

 

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/index.html

 

Kay E. Vandergrift’s page has several different lists available.  She has a special interest page, a 100 list, feminist reading, female coming of age stories, male coming of age stories, and fairy tales to name a few.

 

Young Adult Literature

 

http://theliterarylink.com/yalink.html

 

The literary link website has a plethora of links to find books, learn about authors, and get background information.

 

Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site

 

http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html

 

Carol Hurst’s site “is a collection of reviews of great books for kids.”  In addition to her reviews, there are ideas for using them and collections broken down by specific topics.

Mandy Ballenger 8/07/07

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Phoenix Public Library Teen Page

http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/blaze/default.jsp?N=0

Phoenix Public Library's Teen Page, named "Blaze", is packed with all kinds of information that is appealing to young adults. It has a link to a blog prominently displayed, award winning materials, a menu on the left side linked to teen books in PPL's catalog and an events calendar.  

Jonathan Waltmire 08/06/07

 

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Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/popularpaperbacks.htm

This YALSA's list of popular paperbacks for young adults. The links are extensive and are classified with titles such as "Get Creative," "Criminal Elements" and "All Kinds of Creepy" that are full of popular books for teens.

Jonathan Waltmire 08/06/07

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http://www.teenreads.com/

This is a fairly self explanatory website.  It contains reviews of current books, favorite authors for kids and teens, links together booklists like the YALSA and Alex Awards and even has interviews with people in the publishing business.  It's meant to be a database of information that centers around teen reading and if you look around the reviews posted, you will notice many of the books were reviewed by just regular kids.  Virtually anyone can be a contributor and the website, maintained since 1996 is meant to be the ultimate source for teens who want to get the latest news and reviews about books.

Submitted by Raman Bath, August 5th, 2007

 

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25 Great Controversial Young Adult Novels

This list was compiled by Joni Richards Bodart's Summer 2007 LIBR 264 Controversial Young Adult Literature Students at San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science. It is intended to provide educators and librarians with suggested titles to use in a unit on censorship or controversial literature.           -Tracie Goodrick 8/4/2007

• Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
• The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
• I am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
• Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block
• Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters
• Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
• Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
• Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
• Ironman by Chris Crutcher
• Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
• Feed by M.T. Anderson
• The Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
• After by Francine Prose
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman.  Opening the locked door in her family's flat, Coraline discovers a strange and dangerous alternate world, one she must conquer in order to return home. (Annotation added 8/4/07 by Tamara Palmer).
• Cut by Patricia McCormick
• Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn
• Tenderness by Robert Cormier
• Luna by Julie Anne Peters
• The Misfits by James Howe
• After the First Death by Robert Cormier
• Chinese Handcuffs by Chris Crutcher
• Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
• Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

 

 

 

Great Graphic Novels for Teens

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/gn.htm

This is YALSA's newest selection list, which was introduced during the ALA 2007 Midwinter Meeting. There are two distinct lists: Great Graphic Novels and Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens. Of course the graphic novel selections are divided by fiction and nonfiction and there are links in which the user can view the current nominations for 2008 or nominate a graphic novel themselves. The range of graphic novels include major publishers, (DC Comics, Marvel) small or independent press (Drawn and Quarterly, Oni) and manga. (Viz, TOKYOPOP) This is an excellent resource for teachers and librarians to accompany the growing popularity of graphic novels among teens.

--Jonathan Waltmire 08/02/2007 

 

Outstanding Books for the College Bound

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/outstandingbooks/outstandingbooks.htm

 

The title is fairly self-explanatory: ALA has put together a list of approximately 125 books that will interest and intrigue college bound high schoolers.  The list includes classic titles and brand new books (at least as of 2004 when the most recent list was put together), and is divided into five categories: History, Humanities, Literature and Language, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences.  It ranges from books appropriate for younger teens to adult books that advanced teens can read.  An excellent resource for teachers and teens alike.

 

Alex Awards

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/alexawards/alexawards.htm

 

YALSA’s annual list since 1998 of the ten best books published for adults which young adults may enjoy. 

   --- Mark Flowers 7/30/07

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Most public libraries have recommended reading lists available on their websites.  Here are some of my favorites:

Oakland Public Library

http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/links/kids/Booklists/seventheighth.html

New York Public Library

http://teenlink.nypl.org/bta1.cfm

Seattle Public Library

http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=audience_teens_categorybrowser

San Jose Public Library

http://www.sjlibrary.org/gateways/teens/booklists/index.htm

Submitted by Ellen Reed 5/14/07

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      California Department of Education Recommended K-12 Literature – This searchable database of 2,700 annotated titles for children and adolescents was published in 2001.  A list of 500 additional titles is also available and was published in 2004.  Some features of the database include awards, genres, connections to standards, and cultural designations.

      http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/  Submitted by Anne Snyder 5-13-07

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      California Department of Education Recommended Literature for Math and Science – This companion piece to the CDE Recommended list above is also a searchable database and contains quality math- and science-related literature for children and adolescents.

      http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/sc/ll/   Submitted by Anne Snyder 5-13-07

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      Fresno County Public Library Teen Page --  Clicking on the “Book Nook” accesses lists of recommended fiction and non-fiction books for teens as well as reviews and recommended websites. (The “Children” tab will access books for younger students as well as lists for 7-8th graders.  Then clicking on the “Read This!” and then “Booklists” leads to many other lists and resources, including a great “Historical Fiction” list of annotated titles by time period in history.)

      http://www.fresnolibrary.org/teen/index.html  Submitted by Anne Snyder 5-13-07

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      Fairfax County, Virginia Public Library YA Booklists – Access booklists for teens arranged in grade level pairs (7th/8th, 9th/10th, and 11th/12th) as well as other additional resources.

      http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/reading/ya/

      Submitted by Anne Snyder 5-13-07

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      Bromann, J. (2001). Booktalking that works. New York. Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.

      The ultimate guide for preparing booktalks. This book describes techniques, pitfalls to avoid, sample booktalks, and how to develop your own style of booktalking. This is an excellent resource for a youth services librarian.

    Lynn McCormick  20, November 2006

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      Smith, Henrietta M. (Editor).  (2004).  The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970 - 2004.  Chicago:  American Library Association.  In 1969 several librarians got together and realized that not one book by an African American author or illustrator had ever won the Newbery or Caldecott Awards.  They decided that a new award should be given which specifically honored the considerable contributions by African American children’s authors and illustrators, as well as to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the continuing contributions of Coretta Scott King.

      This book is useful to teachers, school librarians, and public librarians.  The description of what it contains comes from the ALA website:

          o Comprehensive listings and annotations of all winners of the Coretta Scott King Awards from 1969 to 2004

          o Updated biographies of notable African-American writers and illustrators

          o A sixteen-page color section features illustrations for awardwinning books

          o A personal look at what motivates and inspires contributors to African-American literature and art.

      Tawnya Dudash, November 13, 2006

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    * Reevino, Rose Zartuche, ed. The Pura Bere Awards: Celebrating Latino Authors and Illustrators. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. An annotated listing of the awards with spotlights on titles and authros. David Loertscher, Oct. 2, 2006

    * Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) (2006) Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books. 2006 ed. Chicago: American Library Association.  This printed list is published anually and contains background information plus every title is annotated. David Loertscher, Sept. 6, 2006.

    * Warner, Mari I. (2006) Adolescents in  the search for Meaning. Scarecrow. Lanham, MD.

    Lanham provides annotatied bibliographies of books aout real-life experiences, facing death and loss, identiy, discrimination, struggles, decisions, courage and survival, allegory, fantasy, myth, and parable. There is also a discussion of working with these types of titles. David Leortscher Sept. 6, 2006

    * Ehrenhaft, Daniel. (2006). Friends and compatriots. Retrieved July 15, 2006 from http://www.danielehrenhaft.com/links.html  YA author Erenhaft lists his favorite authors for teens. He says, " Recently, I found myself watching the film Ghostbusters at two in the afternoon on a Monday. One of the characters, Dr. Egon Spengler, declared, 'Print is dead.' I leapt from the couch and shouted, 'Hogwash!' (Or I wanted to; I was too full from lunch.) Print is not dead. Print is alive and well and flourishing, thanks to the following very talented YA authors, who are not only brilliant but also fun to eat lunch with. Read their books! You won't be disappointed."

Judith Toebe, July 15, 2006

    * Teen Ink  http://teenink.com

    Teen Ink is a monthly print magazine, website, and a book series all written by teens for teens. There are over 16, 000 pages of writing on the site and includes places for opinions, music reviews, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, art gallery,  college, community service, etc.

    Sharon Haupt July 8, 2006

    *   List of books for young adults by author Cynthia Leitich Smith http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/favorites/by_age_group/youngadult.html

    There are also book lists for Children, listings according to genre, age group, and diversity, among others.

Adriana Melgoza 7.06.06 LIBR262 Summer 2006

    * Professional Development Center: Knowledge of Books: What Books Should Anyone Working with Teens Know? Chicago: Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved June 28, 2006 from http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/professsionaldev/whatbooksshould.htm

Judith Toebe, June 28, 2006

    * Bookspot Reading lists http://www.bookspot.com/readinglists/.

    This is an extensive group of reading lists. What is especially helpful are the lists that are grouped by Theme, Genre, Grade level, and "If you liked this...". The site also includes What to read, where to buy, and an author corner. There is also an area that includes a reference desk with a drop down menu of choices for reference help, book news with a drop down menu that can be done by state, or type of media, and the Starspot network where you can link to other areas such as Libraryspot, homeworkspot, museumspot, employmentspot, cinemaspot, etc.

    Sharon Haupt June 25, 2006

    * Billboard Magazine Pop Charts since 1940                                http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm    Billboard has been publishing the most authoritative listing of the weekly "Hot 100" songs. This site lists the top 100 from 1940 to today, and has the ability to look up songs in a certain date in history, and to find out more info on your all time favorite songs. The site also includes information on top downloaded songs, live internet broadcasts, and links to numerous web sites.

Sharon Haupt June 15, 2006

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      YALSA's Michael L. Printz committee http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz,_Michael_L__Award.htm  determines the books for young adults that exemplify literary excellence.  A medalist and honor books are named.

    * YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults committee http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bestbooksyoung.htm  considers nearly 1,000 new YA and adult crossover titles each year in selecting a list of approximately 75 titles.  A Top Ten list is also determined.

    * The National Book Awards are presented annually by the National Book Foundation http://www.nationalbook.org/nba.html.  Since 1996 the awards have included one for Young People's.

    * The International Reading Association (IRA) http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices_young_adults.html  publishes lists of Young Adult choices that are selected by teens.  The annual lists from 1998-present are available on the site.

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      The Edgar Awards for Young Adults, one of the awards voted by the Mystery Writers of America can be found by searching at http://mysterywriters.org/edgarsDB/edgarDB.php.

    * The Américas Award is presented by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).  Information is available through members of the Consortium, for example http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach/americas.html.  The award is given to a U.S. work published in English or Spanish which authentically and engagingly presents the experience of individuals in Latin America or the Caribbean or of Latinos in the U.S.

Richie Partington 15 June 2006

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      VOYA  http://www.voya.com/ Voices of Youth Advocates is a great site for teachers and librarians who serve young adults. It is hip! Check out the summer reading list (includes reader reviews), the Perfect Tens, and A+ Audiobooks.

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      YALSA Booklists & Book Awards Website  www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists YALSA is an essential resource for everything YA .The site has a portal to booklists of many different awards, genres, and media types. My favorite lists are: college bound (arranged by academic subject), audiobooks, and reluctant readers. The latter can sometimes also be used for younger readers.                                                  

Michelle Bone 6/12/2006  

    * Recommended Graphic Novels for Public Libraries. http://my.voyager.net/~sraiteri/graphicnovels.htm This site is maintened by Steve Raiteri, a public librarian in Ohio. He has collected and reviewed over 1000 graphic novels for the young adult collection. This list is geared toward the young adults, and does not include titles for juvnile collections, adult, or "mature readers" titles, or non-fiction. He also includes suggestions for opening collections of graphic novels for those just getting started, and links to other websites related to comics and graphic novels that might be of interest to librarians.

Sharon Haupt  June 11, 2006

    *   The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books publishes a list of their "Blue Ribbon" award-winning books, see this website: http://bccb.lis.uiuc.edu/blue05.html

    The list includes books for grades K through 12, as well as a list of the runners-up in their Blue Ribbon Dissents page.  The website for the Center for Children's Books is also a great resource, they have a list of Literature and Resources for Young Adults: http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/websites_young_adult.html

Adriana Melgoza 6.07.06 LIBR262 Summer 2006

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      Books for the Teen Age 2006 also includes: De la Pena, M. (2006). Ball don't lie. New York: Delacorte Press.  Some of us consider this the best YA boy book published in 2005.

 Richie Partington 06 June 2006  

    * Books for the Teen Age 2006 (published by the New York Public Library)

    http://teenlink.nypl.org/booksfortheteenage06.pdf

    This is the 77th edition of the list and each year the library sponsors a contest for teens to design the front cover of the publication.  This list includes about 1,100 titles with categories that range from Science Fiction and Fantasy, to Young Love, Novels and Short Stories, to name a few.  Special focus is given to teen authors and books that include artwork, photography, and writing by teens.  The list also features multicultural books, love and sex books, LGBTQ books, do-it-yourself books, and biographies.

          Some of the new book titles featured on the list include:

    • I was a non-blonde cheerleader by Kieran Scott

    • Seven tears into the sea by Terri Farley

    • Death and the arrow by Chris Priestley

    • The boy who loved Anne Frank by Ellen Feldman

    • 101 questions about food and digestion that have been eating at you... until now by Faith H. Brynie

    • Genius (a photobiography of Albert Einstein) by Marfe F. Delano

    • 33 things every girl should know about women's history by Tonya Bolden

    • Moccasin thunder by Lori M. Carlson (ed.)

    • The tequila worm by Viola Canales

    • Ten hours until dawn by Michael J. Tougias

Adriana Melgoza 6.05.06 LIBR262 Summer 2006

    Older materials

    * YA Books on the Top 50 All-Time Best Sellers List (1997)

        2. The Outsiders 7,798,000 copies sold

        4. Shane 6,161,000

        5. Are You There God? Itâs Me, Margaret 6,015,000

        6. Where the Red Fern Grows 5,625,000

        7. A Wrinkle in Time 5,617,000

        8. Island of the Blue Dolphins 5,513,000

        13. Blubber 4,265,000

        14. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great 4,240,000

        15. Johnny Tremain 4,142,000

        16. Go Ask Alice 4,142,000

        17. That Was Then, This is Now 3,869,000

        20. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 3,518,000

        37. The Pigman 2, 851,300

        44. It's Not What You Expect 2,500,000)

        50. Sarah Plain and Tall 2,362,085

 Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO

 

http://opac.mcpl.lib.mo.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/HEADQTRS/0/1/1223/X

 

The Mid-Continent Public Library has put together an extensive list of recommended reading for teens by topic. These lists might appeal most to marginalized teens and those with interests outside the mainstream, as many lists seem very specific to particular interests. Some lists, such as Foreign Locales, LOL for Teens, and Help Me Accept Myself are of great interest to many teens but often overlooked by professional list-builders. Although reviews are generic descriptions from the library catalog, the quantity of lists and the appeal for different subgroups makes this resource well worth investigating.

Josh Murray Sp08

 

http://carnegielibrary.org/teens

The teen page of this library offers several options for teens to view or experience various aspects of teen life. Under READ, it gives a list of fiction and non-fiction titles which are sub-divided into different categories, as each category represents some of the major themes that are currently being written about. It is easy to decide upfront where should you go to look for the titles of your interest.

 Submitted by Maninder Ghuman on 08/08/07

 

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