Highlights from YALSA's 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults
Each year, YALSA presents the Best Fiction for Young Adults list after ALA's Midwinter Meeting. This year’s list of 112 books was drawn from 211 official nominations. The books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The list comprises a wide range of genres and styles, including contemporary realistic fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction and novels in verse.
In addition to the full list, the Best Fiction for Young Adults committee also created a Top Ten list of titles from the final list, denoted here by an asterisk.
“The members of the Best Fiction for Young Adults committee worked countless hours, reading, discussing and finally selecting the 2012 list. Many members of the committee read more than 400 books over the past year, searching for the best titles for teens,”said Chair Patti Tjomsland. “The resulting list represents exceptional teen literature from a variety of genres that will appeal to teen readers.”
Full list is after the jump.
