YALSA
(Young Adult Library Services Association) a division of the American Library
Association has announced its 2014 Best Lists for Young Adult Literature.
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary
excellence in young adult literature. The
award went to Midwinterblood
by Marcus Sedgwick and the Honor
Books are: Eleanor & Park by
Rainbow Rowell, Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann
Cokal, Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner,
and Navigating Early by Clare
Vanderpool.
The Edwards Award which recognizes an author for his/her body of work went
to Markus Zusak for The Book Thief, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, Getting the Girl, and I Am the Messenger. The
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction went to The Nazi Hunters: How
a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi written
by Neal Bascomb.
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to
young adults, ages 12 through 18. This
year’s winners are: Brewster by Mark
Slouka, The Death of Bees by Lisa
O’Donnell, Golden boy: a novel by
Abigail Tarttelin, Help for the Haunted
by John Searles, Lexicon: a novel by
Max Barry, Lives of Tao by Wesley
Chu, Mother, mother: a novel by Koren
Zailckas, Relish by Lucy Knisley, The Sea of Tranquility: a novel by Katja
Millay, and The Universe Versus Alex
Woods by Gavin Extence.
For a complete listing
of these awards and also lists of current and previous years’ lists for: Best
Fiction for Young Adults, Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, Great Graphic Novels,
Outstanding Books for the College Bound, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
and lists for Amazing Audiobooks and Fabulous Films go to this website link: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.
There is also an App
that can be downloaded YALSA’s Teen Book Finder for your phone or iPad. http://www.ala.org/yalsa/products/teenbookfinder
