Best Books for Young Adults
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The Best Books for Young Adults committee each year selects and annotates a list of significant adult and young adult books, as well as chooses a list of top ten titles from the full list. It is a general list of fiction and nonfiction titles selected for their proven or potential appeal to the personal reading tastes of the young adult.
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2009 Best Books for Young Adults
2009 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults
Previous Lists
2008 Best Books for Young Adults
2007 Best Books for Young Adults
2006 Best Books for Young Adults
2005 Best Books for Young Adults
2004 Best Books for Young Adults
2003 Best Books for Young Adults
2002 Best Books for Young Adults
2001 Best Books for Young Adults
1999 Best Books for Young Adults
1998 Best Books for Young Adults
1997 Best Books for Young Adults (unannotated)
1996 Best Books for Young Adults (unannotated)
Previous Top Ten Lists
2008 Top 10 Best Books
2007 Top 10 Best Books
2006 Top 10 Best Books
2005 Top 10 Best Books
2004 Top 10 Best Books
2003 Top 10 Best Books
2002 Top 10 Best Books
2001 Top 10 Best Books
1999 Top 10 Best Books
1998 Top 10 Best Books
1997 Top 10 Best Books (unannotated)
BBYA Publications
Best Books for Young Adults, 3rd Edition
Best Books for Young Adults is back and better than ever! The third edition, published in 2007, continues to be the most comprehensive and effective reference for great reading for young adults, including 40 years of best YA books. Edited by Holly Koelling with a foreword by Betty Carter, editor of the first two editions.
Best Books for Young Adults, 3rd Edition. 2007. 376p. ISBN 978-0-8389-3569-9 $37.50 ALA Members; $42 Nonmembers.
 Best of the Best Books for Young Adults Pamphlet
This extensive list includes bibliographic information and brief annotations. Revised in 2005.
Best of the Best Books for Young Adults pamphlet. 50 pamphlets/pack. Item #5141-0501. $27, ALA Members; $30 Nonmembers.
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