January 24, 2008
Looking for a good book? Look no further, YALSA has already done the work for you. YALSA (young adult library services association) has just recently announced the 2008 winners of a variety of awards. You might be familiar with the Caldecott or Newberry awards that are awarded to books for children and juveniles respectively. YALSA has a series of similar awards for 
young adult titles. The main award is called a Printz award and it has been awarded for many great books including American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang and Looking for Alaska by John Green. This year’s winner is The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean.
In addition to the Printz award YALSA has a variety of other award and book list categories each year that are worth checking out. There is a list called Great Graphic Novels for Teens, which is fairly self explanatory. There are the Alex Awards, which are awards given for books 
that were written for adults but have appeal for teens. There is also the Teens’ Top Ten list, which is a list of the top ten books each year voted on by teens during teen read week, which is usually in October. Last years #1 on the Teens Top Ten list was New Moon by Stephenie Meyer.
So, if you are wondering what to read next, check out the YALSA booklists and awards website and you are sure to find something you would want to read.
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