Best Fiction for Young Adults explained

The American Library Association's (ALA) Best Fiction for Young Adults, previously known as Best Books for Young Adults (1966–2010), is a recommendation list of books presented yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division. It is for "fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. The purpose of the annual list it to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and readers advisory purposes."[1] In addition there is a "Best of the Best" list of the top 10 titles, made available since 1997.[2]

The list has been published since 1930 when it was founded as "Best Books for Young People".[1] [2] It has undergone several changes of focus and names over the years, including the "Book Selection Committee" (1954), the "Committee for the Selection of Significant Adult Books for Young People" (1963).[1] It became the "Best Books for Young Adults Committee" (BBYA) in 1966 and then "Best Fiction for Young Adults" in 2010.[1] [3]

Before 1973, only "adult books" (as marketed) were eligible.[2] Books marketed for "young adults" have been considered since then and now constitute a majority of the selections. Meanwhile, the marketing category has changed to include more books oriented to older teens.[2]

Honorees

A list of historical recipients is available in Betty Carter, Best Books for Young Adults, 1st Edition (1994). Later editions of this work (2000 and 2007) contain additional information.[4]

American Library Association's Top Ten Best Books!Year!Author(s)!Book Title!Publisher
1997[5] A Girl Named DisasterOrchard Books
Far NorthHarperCollins
Schocken
The Golden Compass / Northern LightsScholastic Point
Nathan's RunPinnacle Books
One More River to Cross: An African American Photograph AlbumHarcourt Brace
Rats Saw GodSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
, Bob Holman and Mark PellingtonThe United States of PoetryHarry N. Abrams
Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? A Mystery in PoemsLodestar Books
Wrestling SturbridgeRandom House Children's Books
1998[6] Blood and ChocolateRandom House
TangerineHarcourt
Into Thin AirVillard Books
Swallowing StonesEmber
Out of the DustScholastic Incorporated
Starlite Drive-InPenguin Group
TendernessRandom House Children's Books
SeamstressBerkley Books
Growing Up in Coal CountryHoughton Mifflin Company
HarlemScholastic Press
1999[7] Among the HiddenSimon and Schuster
Corpses, Coffins, and CryptsHolt
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(Harry Potter, Book One)Scholastic Press
HolesFarrar, Straus, and Giroux
If You Come SoftlyPutnam
Love Among the WalnutsHarcourt Brace
My Louisiana SkyHolt Publishing
No Pretty Pictures: a Child of WarGreenwillow
PeteyHyperion
Rules of the RoadPutnam
2000[8] SpeakFarrar, Straus, and Giroux
Ender's ShadowTor
When Zachary Beaver came to TownHenry Holt & Co
The Raging QuietSimon and Schuster
CrookedAlfred A. Knopf
Mary, Bloody MaryHarcourt Brace
MonsterHarperCollins
Ties that Bind, Ties that BreakDelacorte Press
Imani All MineHoughton Mifflin
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust RescuerAlfred A. Knopf
2001[9] Forgotten FireDK
Hope was HereG. P. Putnam's Sons
Girl with a Pearl EarringE. P. Dutton
Geeks: How Two Boys Rode the Internet Out of IdahoVillard
Silent to the BoneJean Karl Book/Atheneum Books
The Beet FieldsDelacorte Press
Esperanza RisingScholastic Press
StargirlAlfred A. Knopf
Homeless BirdHarperCollins
Memories of SummerFarrar, Straus, and Giroux
2002[10] The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsDelacorte
The Rag and Bone ShopDelacorte
Whale TalkHarperCollins
Breathing UnderwaterHarperCollins
DamageHarperCollins
ZazooHoughton Mifflin
LiraelHarperCollins
The LandPenguin Putnam
Every Time a Rainbow DiesWilliam Morrow
True BelieverAtheneum
2003[11] The Lightkeeper's DaughterRandom House/Delacorte Press
AmericaSimon & Schuster/Atheneum/A Richard Jackson Book
CatalystPenguin Putnam/Viking Press
The House of the ScorpionSimon & Schuster/Atheneum/A Richard Jackson Book
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle EastHarperCollins/Greenwillow
This Land Was Made For You and Me: The Life & Songs of Woody GuthriePenguin Putnam/Viking
Son of the MobHyperion Books for Children
Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS IndianapolisRandom House/Delacorte Press
FeedCandlewick Press
HarperCollins/William Morrow & Co.
2004[12] True Confessions of a Heartless GirlFarrar, Straus and Giroux/Melanie Kroupa Books
A Northern LightHarcourt
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A NovelRandom House/Doubleday
The First Part LastSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Boy Meets BoyRandom House/Alfred A. Knopf
The Usual RulesSt. Martin's Press
EastHarcourt Children's Books
33 SnowfishCandlewick Press
The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book One)Hyperion Books for Children/Miramax
Blankets: An Illustrated NovelTop Shelf Productions
2005[13] The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob GreenWorkman Publishing Co. / Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Bucking the SargeRandom House/Wendy Lamb
The Race to Save the Lord God BirdFarrar, Straus and Giroux/Melanie Kroupa Books
The Realm of PossibilityRandom House Children's Books/Alfred A. Knopf
Saving FrancescaRandom House Children's Books/Alfred A. Knopf
Private PeacefulScholastic
AirbornHarperCollins Children's Book Group/Eos Press
Under the Wolf, Under the DogCandlewick Press
Sammy and Juliana in HollywoodCinco Puntos Press
So B. It: a novelHarperCollins Children's Books/ Laura Geringer Books
2006[14] and Susan BurtonCome Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's StoryBloomsbury Publishing
Scholastic
UpstateSt. Martin's Press
Looking for AlaskaE. P. Dutton
Chris LynchInexcusableSimon & Schuster/Atheneum Books
Twilight: A Novel(Twilight, Book One)Little, Brown & Co./Megan Tingley
with Adrian Alphona (Illus.)Runaways: Volume 1 HCMarvel Press
PeepsPenguin Books/Razorbill
PoisonScholastic/Orchard
I am the MessengerAlfred A. Knopf
2007[15] The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox PartyCandlewick Press
Samurai ShortstopPenguin Group/Dial Press
SurrenderCandlewick Press
SoldHyperion
Anahita's Woven RiddleAbrams Books/Amulet Books
The TrapHenry Holt & Co
The King of AttoliaHarperCollins/Greenwillow
The Rules of SurvivalPenguin Group/Dial Press
and Lark PienAmerican Born ChineseRoaring Brook Press/First Second Books
The Book ThiefRandom House/Alfred A. Knopf
2008[16] with Ellen Forney (Illus.)The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time IndianLittle, Brown & Co.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Sarah Crichton
Before I DieRandom House/David Fickling
Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia PlathRandom House/Alfred A. Knopf
Mister PipDell Publishing/Dial Press
Skulduggery Pleasant

The Sceptor of the Ancients(Skulduggery Pleasant, Book One)

HarperCollins
Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and BetrayalCandlewick Press
American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New ChinaPenguin Group USA/Gotham Books
The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A NovelScholastic
The ArrivalScholastic/Arthur A. Levine
2009[17] It's Complicated: The American TeenagerUmbrage Editions
The Hunger GamesScholastic
Waiting for NormalHarperCollins/HarperTeen
Mexican WhiteBoyDelacorte Press
Bog ChildRandom House/David Fickling Books
Ten Cents a DanceBloomsbury
BabyBoyd Mills Press/Front Street
NationHarperCollins
and Jillian TamakiSkimHouse of Anansi Press / Groundwood Books
The Brothers TorresDisney/Hyperion
2010[18] Demon's Lexicon(The Demon's Lexicon, Book One)Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing/Margaret K. McElderry
The Orange HousesPenguin/Dial Books
The Great Wide SeaPenguin/Viking
The Reformed Vampire Support GroupHarcourt/ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Alligator BayouRandom House / Alfred A. Knopf
Stitches: A MemoirW. W. Norton & Co
When You Reach MeRandom House/Wendy Lamb
Marcelo in the Real WorldScholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
Lips Touch: Three TimesScholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial MarylandLerner/Carolrhoda Books
2011[19] Ship BreakerLittle, Brown & Co
RevolutionRandom House/Delacorte Press
Finnikin of the RockCandlewick Press
Amy & Roger's Epic DetourSimon & Schuster
Hold Me Closer, NecromancerMacmillan Children's Book Group/Henry Holt & Co.
TrashRandom House/David Fickling Books
Bamboo PeopleCharlesbridge
The Things a Brother KnowsRandom House/Wendy Lamb
Last Night I Sang to the MonsterCinco Puntos Press
RevolverMacMillian Publishers/Roaring Brook Press
2012[20] The Girl of Fire and ThornsHarperTeen
LeveragePenguin Group/E. P. Dutton
Everybody Sees the AntsLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
Under the MesquiteLee & Low Books
ShineAbrams Books/Amulet Books
with Jim Kay (Illus)A Monster CallsCandlewick Press
Between Shades of GrayPenguin Group/Philomel Books
The Scorpio RacesScholastic
Daughter of Smoke and Bone(Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Book One)Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
How to Save a LifeLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
2013[21] Me and Earl and the Dying GirlAbrams Books/Amulet Books
The DivinersLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
SeraphinaRandom House Books for Young Readers
EnchantedHoughton Mifflin Harcourt/Harcourt Children's Books
Every DayRandom House/Knopf Books for Young Readers
Never Fall DownHarperCollins/Balzer + Bray
Boy 21Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the UniverseSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Raven BoysScholastic
Code Name VerityDisney/Hyperion
2014[22] All the Truth That's in MePenguin Putnam/Viking
FreakboyMacmillan Publishers/Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Better Nate Than EverSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Far Far AwayRandom House/Knopf Books for Young Readers
Eleanor & ParkMacmillan Publishers/St. Martin's Press
MidwinterbloodMacmillan Publishers/Roaring Brook Press
Out of the EasyPenguin Books/Philomel Books
with Sam Bosma (Illus.)WingerSimon & Schuster
Golden BoyPenguin Books/ G. P. Putnam's sons Juvenile
Rose Under FireDisney/Hyperion
2015[23] I'll Give You the SunDial Press
JackabyAlgonquin
NogginAtheneum Books
The Carnival at BrayElephant Rock Books
The CrossoverHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
The Gospel of WinterSimon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry
The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of TrondheimCarolrhoda/Lab
The Young ElitesG. P. Putnam's sons
VangoCandlewick Press
We Were LiarsDelacorte Publishing
2016[24] Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaHarperCollins/Balzer + Bray
Six of CrowsHolt
The Bunker DiaryLerner Publishing Group/Carolrhoda Lab
AudacityPhilomel Books
ShadowshaperScholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
The Boy in the Black SuitAtheneum Books
Bone GapHarperCollins/Balzer + Bray
and Kekla MagoonX: A NovelCandlewick Press
Challenger DeepHarperTeen
More Happy than NotSoho Teen
2017[25] The Passion of DolssaViking Books for Young Readers
The ReaderG. P. Putnam's Sons / Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
The Lie TreeAbrams Books
The Female of the SpeciesHarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
Burn Baby BurnCandlewick Press
GhostAtheneum Books/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Salt to the SeaPhilomel Books
ScytheSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Sun is Also a StarDelacorte Press
The Serpent KingCrown Books for Young Readers
2018[26] What Girls Are Made OfLerner Publishing Group/Carolrhoda Lab
with Sara Kipin (Illus.)The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous MagicMacmillan Publishers
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and VirtueHarperCollins/Katherine Tegen
SparrowScholastic/Arthur A. Levine
Long Way DownSimon & Schuster/Atheneum Books
Strange the DreamerLittle, Brown & Co
The Hate U GiveHarperCollins/Balzer + Bray
Piecing Me TogetherBloomsbury USA
Eliza and Her MonstersHarperCollins/Greenwillow
Goodbye DaysCrown Books for Young Readers
2019[27] The Poet XHarperTeen
and Adam SilveraWhat if It's UsHarperTeen
The Cruel Prince(The Folk of the Air, Book One)Little, Brown & Co.
A Heart in a Body in the WorldSimon Pulse
Dread NationHarperCollins/Balzer + Bray
Monday's Not ComingHarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
Darius the Great is Not OkayDial Press
Foolish HeartsHenry Holt & Co
Neanderthal Opens the Door to the UniverseDisney Hyperion
FrankieFlatiron Books
2020[28] The Field Guide to the North American TeenagerHarperCollins/Balzer+Bray
Girls on the VergeHolt
HeroineHarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
Like a Love StoryHarperCollins/Balzer+Bray
Lovely WarViking Press
On the Come UpHarperCollins/Balzer+Bray
Patron Saints of NothingPenguin/Kokila
PetRandom House/Make Me a World
The Stars and the Blackness between ThemE. P. Dutton
With the Fire on HighHarperTeen
2021[29] Be Not Far from MeHarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
Cemetery BoysMacmillan/Swoon Reads
Clap When You LandHarperCollins/HarperTeen
DeeplightAbrams Books/Amulet Books
GrownHarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
More Than Just a Pretty FaceHachette/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
RaybearerAbrams Books/Amulet Books
This Is My AmericaRandom House Books for Young Readers
We Are Not from HerePenguin Random House/Philomel Books
What I CarryRandom House Books for Young Readers
2022[30] , Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola YoonBlackoutHarperCollins/Quill Tree Books
The City BeautifulHarlequin/Inkyard Press
Concrete RoseHarperCollins/Balzer + Bray
Electric KingdomPenguin Random House/Viking Books for Young Readers
Firekeeper's DaughterMacmillan/Henry Holt & Co. Books for Young Readers
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the UniverseSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
In the Wild LightPenguin Random House/Crown Books for Young Readers
Last Night at the Telegraph ClubPenguin Random House/Dutton Books
Little ThievesMacmillan/Henry Holt & Co. Books for Young Readers
Me (Moth)Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends
The Ones We're Meant to FindMacmillan/Roaring Brook Press

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Betty Carter with Sally Estes and Linda Waddle, Best Books for Young Adults, 2nd Edition, YALSA, ALA, 2000.
  3. Web site: Brief History of the Young Adult Services Division . ALA . Carol Starr . 29 September 2006 . May 7, 2013 . November 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131108190746/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/aboutyalsa/history/briefhistory . live .
  4. Holly Koelling (ed.), Best Books for Young Adults, 3rd Edition. 2007. 376p.
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