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The American Library Association's (ALA) Best Fiction for Young Adults, previously known as Best Books for Young Adults (1966–2010), is a recommendation list of books presented yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division. It is for "fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are ...
The list is what it considers to be the 100 best non-fiction books published since 1900. The list includes memoirs, textbooks, polemics, and collections of essays. A separate list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century was created the same year. [1] The following table shows the top ten books from the editors' list: [2] #
The list was criticized as biased towards English-language books, particularly those published by American authors. [3] Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [4]
ALA Notable Books for Adults (established 1944) is an annual list selected by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the ALA. Within RUSA, a 12-member Notable Books Council selects "25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, non-fiction, and poetry books for the adult reader." [1]
To be eligible for the list, books "must be in print and available in paperback", [2] which ensures wider availability across socioeconomic statuses. [1] The judges committee considers the opinions of young adult readers, looking at both young adult and adult books, both fiction and nonfiction. [2]
Awarded annually for excellence in young adult literature. The ALA has also put out an annual list of Best Books for Young Adults since 1930, and a Top Ten list since 1997. William C. Morris Award: YALSA: 2009 Given annually to a previously unpublished author "who has made a strong literary debut in writing for young adult readers". [6]
The Saddle Club (books) Samurai Girl (book series) The Secret Series; Servants of the Empire; Seven Deadly Sins (novel series) Shades series; The Shadowhunter Chronicles; Shattered Sea; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; Sisters of Isis; Skin Books trilogy; The Softwire; Son of Angels; Sons of the Dark; Sorority Sisters (novel series ...