2008 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults

The 2008 Best Books for Young Adults list was unveiled on Monday, January 14th, at the ALA Midwinter Meetings in Philadelphia. The list, which includes eighty-five titles, is "recommended for those 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 that reflects the diversity of the teen experience, nonfiction that brings to teens an awareness of the world they live in and its history, and fantastical stories told in both narrative and graphic formats" (YALSA, Best Books for YA).

A 2008 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults list was developed by the committee and includes:

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
  PZ7.A382 Ab 2007
• A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
  DT516.828.B43 A3 2007
• Before I Die
  PZ7.D768 Be 2007
• Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath
  PS3608.E49 Y68 2007
• Mister Pip, By Lloyd Jones
• Skulduggery Pleasant, By Derek Landy
• Tamar: A Novel of Expionage, Passion, and Betrayal
  PZ7.P3564 Tam 2007
• American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China, By Matthew Polly
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel
  PZ7.S4654 Inv 2007
• The Arrival
  PZ7.T16123 Ar 2007

Links from this list will take you to the library catalog to view holdings. Unless otherwise noted, each title is part of the juvenile collection and located on the second floor.