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Finding Information About Young Adult Books on the Web

The following links have been selected and compiled by Honor Moorman for students in Trinity University's Upward Bound program.  While this list is not meant to be exhaustive, it offers the best starting points for your search to find great books for young adults.  Questions related to this page may be sent to Benjamin Harris, library liaison for education and development librarian for the children's literature and textbook collection.

YA Lit at Trinity  /  Award-Winning Books  /  Library Booklists  /  Find Books Similar to Others  / 
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Find YA Literature in the Coates Library at Trinity
The Coates Library at Trinity University collects award winners and other titles that appear on YA booklists.  Some of these items are located in the children's literature collection on the library's section floor.  Other books for young adults may be located in the stacks.  To search the library's collection, use Quest, the library catalog.
 

Award Winning Books 

The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

The Coretta Scott King Book Award (for African American authors and illustrators)

The Pura Belpré Award (for Latino/Latina writers and illustrators)

The Alex Award (for books written for adults that have special appeal to young adult readers)

Best Books for Young Adults from YALSA (The Young Adult Library Services Association)

The Best of the Best from YALSA

The Texas Bluebonnet Awards
 

 

Amazon.com
Search for your book and read the “Customers who bought this book also bought . . .” list of suggestions.

What Should I Read Next?

 

Authors & Books: Booktalks from Scholastic

Bill’s Best Books from ALAN: The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
Click on “Bill’s Best Books”

Booklists from YALSA: Young Adult Library Services Association

Guys Read

Lazy Readers’ Book Club
(so-named because all the books listed are fairly short)

Mona Kerby’s The Reading Corner: Young Adult Books

Oprah’s Book Club recommendations

Outstanding Books for the College Bound

Pierce Wonderings: Young Adult Literature Recommendations

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Reading Matters: Reviews of books for children and teenagers

Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists

TeenReads: Ultimate Teen Reading List

Teri Lesesne, self-proclaimed “Goddess of Young Adult Literature”

Top Books for Teens

YALSA: Teens’ Top Ten Books

 

 

 
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http://www.trinity.edu/bharris/yalit.htm Last update Monday, 11 June 2007