Five YALSA Book Lists for Teens & Young Adults

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YALSA is the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association. Here, for your review are their recent top picks across several media types. Do any of these titles surprise you? Are there some missing in your estimation? Share your thoughts in the comments field.

2014 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
YALSA has announced its 2014 Great Graphic Novels for Teens. The annotated list of 78 titles is drawn from 122 official nominations. The books, recommended for those ages 12–18, meet the criteria of both good-quality literature and appealing reading for teens….
YALSA, Feb. 4

2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
YALSA has announced its 2014 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. The list, drawn from 183 official nominations, is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. The complete list of 74 titles, including annotations, is divided into four categories….
YALSA, Feb. 4

2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
YALSA has announced its 2014 list of Best Fiction for Young Adults. This year’s list of 98 books was drawn from 175 official nominations. The books, recommended for ages 12–18, meet the criteria of both good-quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The list comprises a wide range of genres and styles, including contemporary realistic fiction, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and novels in verse….
YALSA, Feb. 4

2014 Fabulous Films for Young Adults
YALSA has announced its 2014 Fabulous Films for Young Adults. The list identifies a body of films relating to a theme that will appeal to young adults ages 12–18 and is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. This year’s list includes 25 titles based on the theme “School’s Out Forever—YOLO (you only live once).”…
YALSA, Feb. 3

2014 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
YALSA announced its 2014 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults list. The list for ages 12–18 is drawn from the previous two years of spoken-word releases and presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting….

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