Young Adult Book Lists. Teen Reads. The Best Young Adult Books of 2012. This year we’ve seen a bumper crop of books, music and film and over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting a series of our favourites, voted for and selected by Readings' staff. Here our children and YA specialists share their picks for best Young Adult Fiction of 2012. **Kim Gruschow recommends Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner** Sally Gardner treats the reader to a remarkable perspective and a fantastic character in Standish Treadwell, the hero of Maggot Moon. The novel is set in a bleak and oppressive society where Standish is out of step in many ways. Kim is from Readings Hawthorn. **Leanne Hall recommends The FitzOsbornes at War by Michelle Cooper** Told through the journal entries of the irrepressible and sensitive Sophie, this novel follows the beloved FitzOsborne family at the height of World War II.
Leanne is from Readings Carlton. **Alexa Dretzke recommends The Fault in our Stars by John Green** This is my top pick for 2012. Alexa is from Readings Hawthorn. Best Young Adult Novels, Best Teen Fiction, Top 100 Teen Novels. It's almost a cliche at this point to say that teen fiction isn't just for teens anymore. Just last year, the Association of American Publishers ranked Children's/Young Adult books as the single fastest-growing publishing category. Which is why we were only a little surprised to see the tremendous response that came in for this summer's Best-Ever Teen Fiction poll. A whopping 75,220 of you voted for your favorite young adult novels, blasting past the total for last year's science fiction and fantasy poll at, dare we say it, warp speed.
And now, the final results are in. While it's no surprise to see Harry Potter and the Hunger Games trilogy on top, this year's list also highlights some writers we weren't as familiar with. For example, John Green, author of the 2012 hit The Fault in Our Stars, appears five times in the top 100. Summer, like youth, is fleeting. New Young Adult Book Releases and Reviews. Best Books for Young Adults. *YALSA has launched the new Teen Book Finder Database, which is a one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. Users can search this free resource by award, list name, year, author, genre and more, as well as print customizable lists. This new resource will replace the individual award and list web pages currently on YALSA’s site that are not searchable and that are organized only by year.
Policies and Procedures | Previous Lists | Previous Top 10 Lists | BBYA Publications Through 2010, The Best Books for Young Adults committee each year selected and annotated a list of significant adult and young adult books, as well as chooses a list of top ten titles from the full list. Best Books for Young Adults evolved into Best Fiction for Young Adults after the 2010 BBYA list was published. Current List 2010 Best Books for Young Adults 2010 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults Previous Lists 2009 Best Books for Young Adults 2008 Best Books for Young Adults 2007 Best Books for Young Adults. Tips for Young Adult Readers' Advisory | ALA Editions. Jessica Moyer and Michael Cox included in the following tips in a presentation at the 2008 YALSA Symposium. It's a brief example of content that will be discussed in Moyer's upcoming ecourse Young Adult Readers' Advisory, which starts on July 5, 2011. Do: Stock popular materials and replace them when they wear out or walk outHave nonfiction, graphic novels, magazines and audiobooks in your YA collectionRead nonfiction, graphic novels, manga, magazines and adult fiction, and listen to audiobooks of all types, even if it is only in “10 Minutes”Keep a journal to remember what you “read”Suggest nonfiction, graphic novels, manga, audiobooks, and adult fictionBe specific, not abstract when describing your suggestionsAdmit your likes and dislikes when asked – be honest with your teens!
Don’t: Hickey Picks – Young Adult Readers Advisory.