We’re thrilled that one of our favorite YA novels of the year—Stephanie Kuehn’s COMPLICIT—has been officially nominated for YALSA’s 2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults AND Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers consideration! YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are […]
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Our 2014 YALSA Award Winners!
Put up the balloons and streamers, sprinkle confetti and cut the cake! We're celebrating all of the fine authors who won awards or were selected for YALSA's various reading lists this year!
Huge congratulations to these Macmillan winners:
2014 Printz Award Honor Book
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell
See all of the 2014 Printz Award winners and nominees here.
2014 Morris Award Winner
CHARM & STRANGE by Stephanie Kuehn
See all of the finalists for the 2014 Morris Award here.
YALSA's 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
IF YOU FIND ME by Emily Murdoch
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell (A Top 10 selection!)
FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
See the full list of Best Fiction for Young Adults here.
2014 Alex Award Official Nominations
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. In addition to the ten winning titles, the Alex Award committee also publishes a vetted list of official nominations.
THE RAINBOW TROOPS by Andrea Hirata
MEN WE REAPED by Jesmyn Ward
See all of the 2014 Alex Award winners here!
Congratulations to all winners and honorees!! [...]
Our 2014 Young Adult Library Services Association Nominated Titles!
Woohoo! We're thrilled that so many of our titles have been nominated by YALSA's prestigious awards and book lists committees!
2014 Morris Award Finalist
CHARM & STRANGE by Stephanie Kuehn
See all of the nominees for the 2014 Morris Award here.
YALSA's 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults (NOMINEES)
CHARM & STRANGE by Stephanie Kuehn
IF YOU FIND ME by Emily Murdoch
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell
FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
See the full list of Best Fiction for Young Adults nominees here.
YALSA's 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (NOMINEES)
Conflicted: Life During Wartime
THE GOOD SOLDIERS by David Finkel
I AM A SEAL TEAM SIX WARRIOR: Memoirs of an American Soldier by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
GLBTQ: Books with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer-questioning, Intersex, Asexual individuals, and Their Allies
ROOKIE YEARBOOK ONE, edited by Tavi Gevinson
See the full list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults nominees here.
YALSA's 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers (NOMINEES)
ROOKIE YEARBOOK ONE, edited by Tavi Gevinson
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY: Heartwarming Stories of Animals Caring for One Another by Lisa Rogak
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell
USES FOR BOYS by Erica Lorraine Scheidt
BEFORE I DIE by Candy Chang
See the full list of Quick Picks nominees here.
YALSA's 2014 Great Graphic Novels for Teens (NOMINEES)
THE ODYSSEY by Seymour Chwast
MARBLE SEASON by Gilbert Hernandez
KITARO by Shigeru Mizuki
See the full list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens nominees here.
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Bad Boy and Wake: 2013 BFYA Nominees!
You know what, guys?
We never properly celebrated the fact that two of our totally stellar teen titles from St. Martin's Griffin were officially nominated for YALSA's 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults reading list!
Well, it's never too late to party, so let's hear it for...
BAD BOY
Dream JordanKate has been institutionalized her entire life, but things start to look up when she connects with a handsome stranger. But can she heed the warning signs of his abusive behavior?
WAKE
Amanda HockingGemma's graceful swimming draws the attention of Penn, Thea, and Lexi, the gorgeous newcomers to her sleepy beachside town. But popularity isn't everything, and the dark secret they harbor threatens everything.
YALSA compiles this annual list to provide librarians with a resource to use for collection development and reader's advisory purposes.
The selection committee will discuss all of the excellent nominations at ALA Annual next month and finish their deliberations at Midwinter in January during which the final BFYA list will be selected and announced!
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ALA Midwinter Love and Our YALSA Award Winners!
Whew, what a conference! Midwinter was a delight this year. We're so glad we got a chance to catch up with so many of you.
Now that we're back, we want to highlight the 2012 YALSA awards winners and nominees that we publish and distribute:
Our 2012 Alex Award Winners:
SALVAGE THE BONES by Jesmyn Ward
THE LOVER'S DICTIONARY by David Levithan
BIG GIRL SMALL by Rachel DeWoskin
See the full list of 2012 Alex Award-winners here.
Our 2012 Alex Award Nominations:
AFTER THE GOLDEN AGE by Carrie Vaughn
AMONG OTHERS by Jo Walton
EMORY'S GIFT by W. Bruce Cameron
See the full list of 2012 Alex Award-nominees here.
2012 Great Graphic Novels:
DAYBREAK by Brian Ralph
See YALSA's full list of 2012 Great Graphic Novels here.
UPDATE: YALSA posted more awards and lists today!
2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults:
MILES FROM ORDINARY by Carol Lynch Williams
See YALSA's full list of 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults here.
2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers:
FALL FOR ANYTHING by Courtney Summers
See YALSA's full list of 2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers here.
2nd UPDATE: YALSA posted their popular paperback picks!
2012 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, Stick and Stones
SOME GIRLS ARE* by Courtney Summers
THE CHOSEN ONE* by Carol Lynch Williams
*This is the THIRD appearance on a YALSA booklist for SOME GIRLS ARE and THE CHOSEN ONE. They have each now appeared on YALSA’s Popular Paperbacks for Young Adult List (2012), Best Fiction for Young Adults (2010 & 2011) and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (2010 & 2011). If you haven't read them yet, now's the time!
See YALSA's full list of 2012 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults here.
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Nominees Posted for YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults
We're thrilled to report that two of our favorite Young Adult titles have been nominated for YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2012. Congratulations to Carol Lynch Williams (MILES FROM ORDINARY) and M.J. Putney (DARK MIRROR)!
YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18.
The final BFYA list will be announced at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference.
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