Presented by Abby Johnson, New Albany-Floyd Co. Public Library and Kate Conklin, Charlestown-Clark Co. Public Library
These presenters booktalked many popular teen books in a variety of categories. Find these books and the categorized lists on Goodreads:
Resources to know:
Alex Awards – http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/alex - Given annually to ten books published for adults that have wide crossover appeal for teens.
The Cybils Awards – http://www.cybils.com – Check out the shortlists and the award winners for books that combine literary merit and teen appeal.
Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award – http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction
The Printz Award – http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz - Given annually to the teen book with the most literary merit
“Rosie” Awards – http://www.ilfonline.org/programs-awards/eliot-rosewater-indiana-high-school-book-award - Indiana High School
YALSA Book Lists – http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook - GREAT resources for readers’ advisory, these lists include the annual Best Fiction for Young Adults and the Teens’ Top Ten. Teens’ Top Ten is a list of titles nominated and voted by teens.
Young Hoosier Book Award – http://www.ilfonline.org/programs-awards/young-hoosier-book-award/ - Indiana
What’s Next Books in Series database – http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp - Free place to find series books in order and print easy-to- read lists. Developed by the Kent District Library in West Michigan .
Blogs to check out:
These blogs contain reviews of great new teen and tween books and highlight upcoming releases.
Forever Young Adult – http://foreveryoungadult.com
Guys Lit Wire – http://guyslitwire.blogspot.com
Stacked – http://www.stackedbooks.org
The Story Siren – http://www.thestorysiren.com
YA authors/series you should know:
Heather Brewer—Writes the popular Vladmir Tod Series about middle school vampires.
Meg Cabot—Writes an eclectic mix of popular series, including The Princess Diaries (funny, contemporary), Mediator (paranormal mystery), Abandon trilogy, and the 1-800-Where-R-U series (as Jenny Carroll)
Ally Carter—Writes the Gallagher Girls series, a tween-appropriate chick lit series about girl spies.
Cassandra Clare—Writes the popular paranormal series The Immortal Instruments and other paranormal series.
Suzanne Collins—Writes YA and middle-grade fiction, including the uber-popular Hunger Games trilogy.
Sarah Dessen—Writes YA chick lit where contemporary girls deal with family, friends, and finding love. Similar authors include: Joan Bauer, Deb Caletti, Susane Colasanti, and Elizabeth Scott.
John Green—Writes literary fiction for teens and has a massive online presence through his videoblogs and the online Nerdfighter community he started wit his brother. Similar authors include: Chris Crutcher, David Levithan, and John Corey Whaley.
Ellen Hopkins—Writes edgy novels in verse about teens dealing with drugs, prostitution, religion, depression and other tough subjects.
Darren Shan—Writes creepy stories including the popular Cirque du Freak series.
Maggie Stiefvater—Writes literary paranormal romance including the popular Mercy Falls
Scott Westerfeld—Writes sci-fi and fantasy, including the Uglies systopian series and the recently alternate-history World War I series Lefiathan.
What about Manga and Anime?
Manga=books. Japanese cartoon, often published in the Japanese style (i.e. you start at the “back” of the book).
Anime=movies, Japanese animated movies.
Some series have both manga and anime. A few popular juvenile and young adult series have been made into manga as well.
A few popular manga series are:
Anima; Blue Exorcist; Death Note; Fruit Basket; InuYasha; Fullmetal Alchemist; Maximum Ride; Naruto; One Piece; Pokemon; Skip Beat; Soul Eater; Yu-Gi-Oh!
A few popular anime series are:
Black Cat; Blue Exorcist; Death Note; DragonBall Z; Eureka 7; Fruits Basket; Fullmetal Alchemist; Hetalia; InuYasha; Naruto; Sgt Frog; Soul Eater
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