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YALSA's 2009 Best Books for Young Adults
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| While the materials below have been selected for ages 12-18, the titles on this list span a broad range of reading and maturity levels. We encourage adults to take an active role in helping individual teens choose those books that are the best fit for them and their families. | |
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Books Acceleration by Graham McNamee |
My Heartbeat
by Garret Freymann-Weyr A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi The Pigman by Paul Zindel The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Uglies by Scott Westerfeld The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block Magazines Game Pro Audiobooks The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian by Sherman Alexie (Recorded Books) |
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