Young Adult Library Services

Volume 7, Number 3, Spring 2009

From the Editor


RoseMary Honnold




From the President


Sarah Cornish Debraski

The View from ALA

ALA CouncilWants You!


By Sarah Flowers

YALSA Perspectives

The Alex Awards Program, ALA Annual, July 2008


By Angela Carstensen




Coretta Scott King Awards Celebrate Forty Years


Where the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Meet YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults and the Michael L. Printz Award


By Deborah Taylor

Teen Perspectives

13 Teen Voices Heard at ALA Midwinter 2009


By RoseMary Honnold

Hot Spot: 2009 Awards

Jellicoe Road Wins Michael L. Printz Award





Laurie Halse Anderson Wins 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award





A Curse Dark as Gold Wins Inaugural William C. Morris Award





Recorded Books Wins 2009 Odyssey Award for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian





2009 Alex Awards




2009 Best Books for Young Adults




2009 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults




2009 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers




2009 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults




2009 Fabulous Films for Young Adults




2009 Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Literature Surveys and Research

From Deleting Online Predators to Educating Internet Users


Congress and Internet Safety: A Legislative Analysis


By Don Essex




Guidelines for Authors




Index to Advertisers




Professional Resources




The YALSA Update