Volume 8, Number 3, Spring 2010
From the Editor
Sarah Flowers
From the President
Linda W. Braun
YALSA Perspectives
Focus on Diversity
YALSA Diversity Taskforce
By Angela Craig
Beyond Good Intentions
Explore Diversity at YALSA’s YA Lit Symposium
By Kristin Heathcock
Hot Spot: Awards
YALSA Announces 2010 Literary Award Winners and Selected Booklists
Listener for Life
By Nichole King
A New Literature for a New Millenium? The First Decade of the Printz Awards
By Michael Cart
“Best” Book Selection Through the Years
By Pam Spencer Holley
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, Year One
By Angela Carstensen
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: It’s All About the Popular
By Karen Brooks-Reese and Beth Saxton
Departments
Professional Resources
The YALSA Update
Guidelines for Authors
Index to Advertisers