2017 Best of the Best

2016 Best of the Best in Young Adult Literature

Awards & Booklists: current recommended reading for teens

Use these lists to promote the year's best young adult literature with the teens in your library, school or afterschool program!

Award Winners (Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction, Odyssey, Printz)

Check out our Teen Book Finder Database or download the Teen Book Finder app for access to the Best of the Best wherever you go!

Download these materials to promote the latest young adult literature at your library, school or afterschool program!

Download a zipped file with low- and high-resolution logos in JPEG or PDF in blue and red for your use on your website, blog, Facebook page, newsletter, flyers, or other venues.

Download a Word document template to print spine labels This is based on the Demco template for 1" x 1 3/5" Processing Spine Labels.

Download a high-resolution PDF bookplate to print and add to Best of the Best books at your library!

Adolescent Literacies -- find and share resources on this wiki page
Book Award Seals -- purchase seals to put on award winning titles in your collection
Collections & Content Curation -- find and share resources on this wiki page to help library staff build their teen collections
Teen Book Finder Database -- customizable web version of the app
Teen Book Finder app -- free download for Apple and Android products
Teen Reading fliers -- free to download and distribute
Teen Read Week -- celebrated the second week of Oct. each year
The Hub -- YALSA's blog focused on providing the latest trends and information about teen materials
YALSA's Book & Media Awards and Lists -- access winners from past years as well as the most recent nominations