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YALSA Lists and Tools

The Young Adult Library Services Association (part of the American Library Association) generates a number of suggestions annually. They also have a searchable and browsable database of books for young people. Here are links to many of these.

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Powell's Lists for Young Adult Titles
Portland's largest independent book store always has great suggestions. In addition to the lists, you can browse by subject.

Holiday Book Recommendations List 2017

All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson
ISBN: 9780525429982
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
ISBN: 9780545930802
Publication Date: 2017-10-10
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia; Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062215918
Publication Date: 2017-05-09
Creative Pep Rally by Andy J. Miller; Brandon Rike (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9781452152080
Publication Date: 2017-04-04
Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic by Armand Baltazar (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062402363
Publication Date: 2017-10-10
Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull
ISBN: 9781629722566
Publication Date: 2017-03-07
Flying Lessons and Other Stories by Ellen Oh (Editor)
ISBN: 9781101934593
Publication Date: 2017-01-03
I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
ISBN: 9780374304041
Publication Date: 2017-05-30
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman
ISBN: 9780375815300
Publication Date: 2017-10-19
Patina by Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 9781481450188
Publication Date: 2017-08-29
The Playbook by Kwame Alexander; Thai Neave (Photographer)
ISBN: 9780544570979
Publication Date: 2017-02-14
Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks; Gita Varadarajan
ISBN: 9780545846608
Publication Date: 2016-05-10
Undefeated by Steve Sheinkin; Connie Hsu (Editor)
ISBN: 9781596439542
Publication Date: 2017-01-17
The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy; Carson Ellis (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062342454
Publication Date: 2017-10-24

Prior Lists

The lists below are in PDF format for you to use. They are presented by year.

2017 Black History Month
This list was generated as a good basic starting point for people interested in learning more about Black History. The materials are available in the Middle School Library.
2016 Holiday Book Recommendations List
This one is a list of notable recent books written for young people. The list includes a variety of genres, topics, and cultures.
2015 Holiday Book Recommendations List
In this list, many of the books had been honored with awards and starred reviews, while others were contenders for the hten-upcoming Printz, Newbery, and Coretta Scott King Awards.
2014 Holiday Book Recommendations List
Like the 2015 list, this one includes many books that had been honored with awards and starred reviews. Others were in the running for upcoming awards such as the Printz, Newbery, and Coretta Scott King Awards.
2013 Holiday Book Recommendations List
This list represents a variety of book types, including nonfiction, biographies, cookbooks, science and dystopian fiction, realistic fiction, mythology and fantasy, graphic works, and adventure or mystery fiction.
2012 Holiday Book Recommendations List
The list for 2012 includes titles by Northwest authors, Charles Dickens as a character, paranormal romances, fast-paced adventures, engaging historical novels, dystopian fiction, and laugh-out-loud realistic fiction.

SANDBOX for Middle School Library: Book Recommendations

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Holiday Book Recommendations List 2017

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