Best Fiction for Young AdultsSelection1995

Given by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

Other Names: Best Books for Young Adults, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
75 Works 46,325 Books 1,163 Reviews ½ 4.0
The American Library Association's 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 YALSA show more division (Young Adult Library Services Association). 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." In addition there is a "Best of the Best" list of the top 10 titles, made available since 1997.




The list has been published since 1930 when it was founded as "Best Books for Young People". 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). It became the "Best Books for Young Adults Committee" (BBYA) in 1966 and then "Best Fiction for Young Adults" in 2010.




Before 1973, only "adult books" (as marketed) were eligible. 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.

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Selection 75

WorkYear
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez1995
Tell Them We Remember by Susan D. Bachrach1995
Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence by Marion Dane Bauer1995
Song of Be by Lesley Beake1995
Dakota Dream by James W. Bennett1995
Heartbreak and Roses: Real-Life Stories of Troubled Love (Single Title: Teen) by Janet Bode1995
Looking After Lily by Cindy Bonner1995
The Examination (Sunburst Book) by Malcolm Bosse1995
Traveling on into the Light and Other Stories by Martha Brooks1995
Pigs Don't Fly by Mary Brown1995
Finder by Emma Bull1995
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler1995
Cool Salsa by Lori Carlson1995
Driver's Ed by Caroline B. Cooney1995
Oddly Enough by Bruce Coville1995
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman1995
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer1995
Flight of the Dragon Kyn by Susan Fletcher1995
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor by Russell Freedman1995
Billy by Albert French1995
Stranger at the Wedding by Barbara Hambly1995
No Effect (An Avon Flare Book) by Daniel Hayes1995
Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse1995
It's Nothing to a Mountain by Sid Hite1995
Say It Loud! The Story of Rap Music by Maurice K. Jones1995
Wolf-Woman by Sherryl Jordan1995
Deliver Us From Evie by M. E. Kerr1995
Owl In Love by Patrice Kindl1995
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King1995
Zoo Book: The Evolution of Wildlife Conservation Centers by Linda Koebner1995
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright by Ron Koertge1995
Spite Fences by Trudy Krisher1995
After a Suicide: Young People Speak Up by Susan Kuklin1995
Beyond the Burning Time by Kathryn Lasky1995
Shadow catcher : the life and work of Edward S. Curtis by Laurie Lawlor1995
Escape from Egypt by Sonia Levitin1995
Gypsy Davey by Chris Lynch1995
Iceman by Chris Lynch1995
Unconditional Surrender: U. S. Grant and the Civil War by Albert Marrin1995
Letters from the Inside by John Marsden1995
Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America by Nathan McCall1995
The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers1995
Sarajevo: A Portrait of the Siege by Matthew Naythons1995
Earthshine by Theresa Nelson1995
The Great Apes: Between Two Worlds by Michael Nichols1995
The Magic and the Healing by Nick O'Donohoe1995
Celebrate America: In Poetry and Art by Nora Panzer1995
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen1995
Something Terrible Happened by Barbara Ann Porte1995
The Grass Dancer by Susan Power1995
Come in from the Cold by Marsha Qualey1995
The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle1995
Missing the Piano by Adam Rapp1995
The Boys from St. Petri by Bjarne Reuter1995
Too Soon for Jeff by Marilyn Reynolds1995
Those Who Love the Game: Glenn "Doc" Rivers on Life in the Nba and Elsewhere by Glenn Rivers1995
Hannah In Between by Colby Rodowsky1995
Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play by Stewart Ross1995
Billy by Laura Roybal1995
Miriam's Well by Lois Ruby1995
Something Permanent by Cynthia Rylant1995
Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury1995
The Cage by Audrey Schulman1995
Wish You Were Here by Barbara Shoup1995
Coffee Will Make You Black: A Novel by April Sinclair1995
Toughing It by Nancy Springer1995
Cezanne Pinto: A Memoir by Mary Stolz1995
Hearing Us Out: Voices from the Gay and Lesbian Community by Roger Sutton1995
Shadow by Joyce Sweeney1995
The Ramsay Scallop by Frances Temple1995
When She Hollers by Cynthia Voigt1995
My Brother, My Sister, and I by Yoko Kawashima Watkins1995
Mysterium by Robert Charles Wilson1995
Focus: Five Women Photographers : Julia Margaret Cameron/Margaret Bourke-White/Flor Garduno/Sandy Skoglund/Lorna Simpson by Sylvia Wolf1995
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This by Jacqueline Woodson1995

Descriptions

The American Library Association's 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 YALSA division (Young Adult Library Services Association). 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." In addition there is a "Best of the Best" list of the top 10 titles, made available since 1997.


The list has been published since 1930 when it was founded as "Best Books for Young People". 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). It became the "Best Books for Young Adults Committee" (BBYA) in 1966 and then "Best Fiction for Young Adults" in 2010.


Before 1973, only "adult books" (as marketed) were eligible. 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.

(English, Wikipedia)
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALA_Best_Fiction_for_Young_Adults

From the American Library Association's young adult library services. The books, recommended for those ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The annual lists comprises a wide range of genres and styles, including contemporary realistic fiction that reflects the diversity of the teen experience, nonfiction that brings to teens an awareness of the world they live in and its history, and fantastical stories told in both narrative and graphic formats.

The year listing skipped 1989 in the ALA Best Books for Young Adults Second Edition publication, although some authors such as Gary Paulsen listed as having a 1990 Best Books in the publication will credit the same book as a 1989 Best Books on various websites. There appears to be no official explanation for this.

The list was replaced by YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults starting in 2011.

(English, Member-written)
Replaced ALA Best Books for Young Adults starting in 2011. (English, Member-written)

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