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Celebrate Teen Read Week!

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It’s coming up fast: Teen Read Week!  It’s year number seven of the national celebration, and teen bloggers have been added to the mix!

Teen Read Week was created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) in 1998 to encourage teenagers to be regular readers and library patrons.  2014’s Teen Read Week is scheduled for October 12th through the 18th, and the theme for this year is ‘Turn Dreams Into Reality’!  Libraries are encouraged to use this theme “to spotlight all the great resources and activities they provide to inspire teens to succeed in school and beyond” (Teen Read Week main site).

YALSA is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), but you don’t need to be a member of either organization to take advantage of the program or its services.  You can find official products, such as posters and bookmarks, to use to promote Teen Read Week at your library!

Additionally, be sure to let your teens know they can vote for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten!  Voting is now open and continues through Teen Read Week.  YALSA says, “The Teen’s Top Ten is a ‘teen choice’ list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year.  Readers ages twelve to eighteen will vote online,” and winners will be announced on Monday, October 20th.

As another way to celebrate Teen Read Week, YALSA announced 31 winners of its Teen Read Week Blogging Contest last month.  The bloggers, listed here, “will blog about various young adult literature topics throughout the month of October on YALSA’s young adult literature focused blog, The Hub, in celebration of Teen Read Week.”

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Rolling Stone: 40 Best YA Novels

Courtesy of Dutton Books
Courtesy of Dutton Books

With the new The Fault in our Stars movie being released this weekend, a lot of readers are getting excited for YA. Young Adult literature has gone from a loosely defined term to one of the largest selling book markets. From books to movies and even YALSA’s Teen Read Week, YA books are HOT!

Add to your book list with Rolling Stone’s list of the 40 best YA novels.

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YALSA News: Teen Read Week

TRW14_lowreslogoGet a jump on 2014’s “Turn Dreams into Reality” themed Teen Read Week by visiting the Teen Read Week website. Teen Read Week is a national adolescent literacy initiative created by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) with its purpose to encourage teens to be regular readers and library users. Teen Read Week isn’t until October 12-18, but its never too early to line up resources or get ideas for planning your week’s activities. You don’t even need to be an ALA or YALSA member to take advantage of this great resource.

2014 Teens’ Top Ten nominees

YALSA also officially announced the 2014 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees on April 17 in honor of Celebrate Teen Literature Day. A list of the nominees with annotations can be found on the Teens’ Top Ten website. This can be a perfect reading list to share with your students for the summer. Teens are encouraged to read the 25 nominees before the national Teens’ Top Ten vote, which begins on August 15 and runs through Teen Read Week.

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Two 2014 YALSA Book Lists

Image by Simon-Cocks. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons' licensing.
Image by Simon-Cocks. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.

2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers
YALSA has announced its 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selection list. The list is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. The Quick Picks list suggests books that teens, ages 12–18, will pick up on their own and read for pleasure. The complete list of 77 titles and three series is drawn from more than 200 nominations….
YALSA, Feb. 5

2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound
YALSA has announced its 2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifetime Learners list. Revised every five years, this list is intended as a tool for students preparing for college, parents, educators, and librarians. The list offers titles in five categories: arts and humanities, history and cultures, literature and language arts, science and technology, and social sciences….
YALSA, Feb. 11

Excerpts from American Libraries Direct, a publication of the American Library Association

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Another Perspective on Books for Boys

http://tinyurl.com/98s54da
http://tinyurl.com/98s54da

Our friends at ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) question the notion of “books for boys” and encourage us to think beyond gender when providing readers advisory to boys and girls. Point well taken. Read their rationale, and to back up their assertion, they provide a list of titles they’ve recommended to guys recently too! Some of the titles may surprise you. Feel free to add your ideas and suggestions!

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