YALSA (The Young Adult Library Services Association), a subdivision of the American Library Association, runs an annual contest to select the best books for young adults. Click on Book Lists & Awards to see all the categories and winners from 1994-present. 2008 winners will be announced in January.
2007 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults
Anderson, M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party. Candlewick, 2006. $17.99. (0-7636-2402-0; 9780763624016).
Gratz, Alan. Samurai Shortstop. Penguin Group USA/Dial, 2006. $17.99. (0-8037-3075-6; 9780803730755).
Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender. Candlewick, 2006. $16.99. (0-7636-2768-2; 9780763627683).
McCormick, Patricia. Sold. Hyperion, 2006. $16.99. (0-7868-5171-6; 9780786851713).
Sayres, Meghan Nuttall. Anahita’s Woven Riddle. Abrams/Amulet, 2006. $16.95. (0-8109-5481-8; 9780810954816).
Smelcer, John. The Trap. Henry Holt, 2006. $15.95. (0-8050-7939-4; 9780805079395).
Turner, Megan Whalen. The King of Attolia. HarperCollins/Greenwillow, 2006. $16.99. (0-06-083577-X; 9780060835774).
Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival. Penguin Group USA/Dial, 2006. $16.99. (0-8037-3001-2; 9780803730014).
Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. Roaring Brook/First Second, 2006. $16.95. (1-59643-152-0; 9781596431522).
Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. $16.95. (0-375-83100-2; 9780375831003).
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