YALSA's Teens' Top Ten
Applications are now being accepted to participate in Teens' Top Ten!
Be sure to read the Advisor Procedures and Frequently Asked Questions for Teens' Top Ten. If you would like to apply, simply fill out the application and return it, along with 4 sample Teen Reviews, by August 1, 2012.
About the Teens' Top Ten
The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in sixteen school and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted on Support Teen Literature Day, the Thursday of National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year. Readers ages twelve to eighteen will vote online in August and September; the winners will be announced during Teen Read Week.
Meet the 2010-2012 Teens' Top Ten book groups, who will choose the nominees for the next two years.
Nominations
View the 2012 list of nominated titles.
Previous Winners
See previous winners dating back to 2003.
Promoting the Teens' Top Ten
See our guide to promoting the Teens' Top Ten books and voting for the Teens' Top Ten in your library.
Download the free PDF Teens' Top Ten Toolkit or the Microsoft Word Teens' Top Ten Toolkit.
Participate in the Teens' Top Ten YALSA Librarians Group on figment.com. This is a dedicated discussion group where librarians and library workers can come together to share materials and programming ideas for the TTT. The Figment editorial team will also share resources for the nominated titles, including author interviews, writing prompts, and other original programming. To join, simply create a free account on Figment and request membership to the YALSA group.
Use Figment's free groups function to host your library's own private book club, where teens can discuss the books they're reading and where you can share information about your library's events and resources. You can also access and manage additional contests, writing prompts, games, and author interviews provided by Figment throughout the summer.
About YA Galley
Teens' Top Ten (TTT) is part of YA Galley, in which teen book groups led by YALSA members receive galleys from publishes throughout the year. Learn more about YA Galley and the fifteen participating libraries on our YA Galley Participants page or contact Nichole Gilbert at ngilbert@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4387.
Curious? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions about the Teens' Top Ten!
