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Bookletters
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Teen Scene
Take a sneak peek at the hottest new titles for young adults. From science fiction to romance, history to mystery, these monthly picks for teens offer something for every reader.
Notable Graphic Novels
YALSA's newest list and is an annual list of recommended graphic novels which have teen appeal.
Award Winners
ALA Top Ten Young Adult Books
The Best Books for Young Adults committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, has chosen the following books as Top Ten Young Adult Books.
Alex Award Winners
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
Américas Book Award
The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction published in English or Spanish that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.
Jefferson Cup Awards
The Jefferson Cup honors a distinguished biography, historical fiction or American history book for young people.
Margaret A. Edwards Award Winners
The Margaret A. Edwards Award, established in 1988, honors an author's lifetime achievement for writing books that have been popular over a period of time.
Notable Graphic Novels
Printz Awards
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Websites
No Flying No Tights.com
A great resource to find out about the latest graphic novels (comics,) for teens.
Reading Rants!
A website with loads of cool booklists (examples: "Fanging Around", "Nail Biters", "Teen Tearjerkers", ) from a teen librarian.
Teenreads.com
Reviews on the latest teen books and information about teen authors and other fun teen stuff.
YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association)
Lots of booklists for teen readers including award winners, teens' top 10, popular paperbacks for young adults, quick picks for reluctant young adult readers and more.
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