2018 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

February 21, 2018February 16, 2018 | Tasha

YALSA has announced the list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers for 2018. The full list has 30 titles with a Top Ten list:

42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero by Doreen Rappaport

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Patina by Jason Reynolds

Sandwiches: More Than You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Making and Eating America’s Favorite Food by Alison Deering, illustrated by Bob Lentz

Scooby Apocalypse, Vol 1 by Keith Giffen, illustrated by Howard Porter

Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Alex Puvilland

2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens

February 20, 2018February 16, 2018 | Tasha

YALSA has announced their list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens for 2018. They also have a top ten:

The Backstagers, Vol. 1 (The Backstagers, Volume One)

The Backstagers by James Tynion IV, illustrated by Rian Sygh

Black Hammer, Volume 1: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire, illustrated by Dean Ormston

Brave by Svetlana Chmakova

I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina, illustrated by Stacey Robison and John Jennings

Jonesy by Sam Humphries, illustrated by Caitlin Rose Boyle

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy and Octavia E. Butler, illustrated by John Jennings

Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green

My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (My Brother's Husband Omnibus, #1)

My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame

Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Alex Puvilland

2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults

February 20, 2018February 16, 2018 | Tasha

YALSA has announced their list of Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2018. The impressive list also offers a Top Ten, which you can see below:

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Guide, #1)

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grisha Verse, #0.5, #2.5, #2.6)

The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by Sara Kipin

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

Sparrow by Sarah Moon

Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

What Girls Are Made Of by Elana Arnold

2018 Notable Children’s Books

February 19, 2018February 16, 2018 | Tasha

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The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has released their list of notable children’s books for 2018. The list contains books for children ages birth through 14 years old and is broken into age ranges. There are lots of favorites from the last year on the list. Enjoy!

2018 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten

February 15, 2018February 13, 2018 | Tasha

The Amelia Bloomer awards are managed by the a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. Books with significant feminist content and excellent writing are selected. Here are the top ten for 2018:

Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar

Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time by Tanya Lee Stone

Hand Over Hand by Alma Fullerton, illustrated by Renné Benoit

Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai, illustrated by Kerascoet

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale

The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg

Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson

Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali

Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens

2018 Rainbow List

February 15, 2018February 13, 2018 | Tasha

This list offers the best of LGBTQIA+ books for children and teens, ages birth through 18. There are 48 books on the list. Here are the top ten:

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ashley Mardell

Baby’s First Words by Stella Blackstone and Sunny Scribens, illustrated by Christiane Engel

The Backstagers, Vol 1 by James Tynion IV and Rian Sygh

Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens

Felix XY by Lisa Bunker

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

2018 AILA Youth Literature Awards

February 14, 2018February 13, 2018 | Tasha

The winners of the 2018 American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Awards have been announced:

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Shanyaak’utlaax: Salmon Boy illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade, and edited by Tlingit speakers Johnny Marks, Hans Chester, David Katzeek, and Nora Dauenhauer and Tlingit linguist Richard Dauenhauer

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