Best Fiction for Young Adults1975

Given by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

Other Names: Best Books for Young Adults, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
39 Works 34,515 Books 938 Reviews ½ 4.0
The American Library Association's 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 YALSA show more division (Young Adult Library Services Association). It is for "fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. The purpose of the annual list it to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and readers advisory purposes." In addition there is a "Best of the Best" list of the top 10 titles, made available since 1997.




The list has been published since 1930 when it was founded as "Best Books for Young People". It has undergone several changes of focus and names over the years, including the "Book Selection Committee" (1954), the "Committee for the Selection of Significant Adult Books for Young People" (1963). It became the "Best Books for Young Adults Committee" (BBYA) in 1966 and then "Best Fiction for Young Adults" in 2010.




Before 1973, only "adult books" (as marketed) were eligible. Books marketed for "young adults" have been considered since then and now constitute a majority of the selections. Meanwhile, the marketing category has changed to include more books oriented to older teens. show less
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Selection 39

WorkYear
The Greatest: My Own Story by Muhammad Ali1975
The country of the heart by Wersba Barbara1975
Heroes of the horrors by Calvin Thomas Beck1975
A time to be born by David Bell1975
Fighting Back by Robert Patrick Bleier1975
Almost home (Images of America series) by David Cavagnaro1975
Orphan Jim: A Novel by Lonnie Coleman1975
Tell them what's-her-name called by Mildred Davis1975
A Time to Love, A Time to Mourn by Paige Dixon1975
Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison1975
Rescue Squad by Larry Ferazani1975
The Clairvoyant Countess by Dorothy Gilman1975
The Women and the Men by Nikki Giovanni1975
The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins1975
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton1975
Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton1975
Of Love and Death and Other Journeys (Republished as: Ask no questions) by Isabelle Holland1975
Is That You, Miss Blue? by M. E. Kerr1975
Seal-Woman by Ronald Lockley1975
Eric by Doris Lund1975
You Can Get There From Here by Shirley MacLaine1975
Circus by Alistair MacLean1975
The Intruders by Pat Montandon1975
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien1975
Representing Super Doll by Richard Peck1975
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? by John R. Powers1975
Feral by Berton Roueché1975
God's Dog: A Celebration of the North American Coyote by Hope Ryden1975
Women of Wonder by Pamela Sargent1975
The Prometheus Crisis by Thomas N. Scortia1975
The Lion's Paw by D. R. Sherman1975
Enchanted Pilgrimage by Clifford D. Simak1975
Minamata by W. Eugene Smith1975
If You Could See What I Hear by Tom Sullivan1975
How Democracy Failed by Ellen Eichenwald Switzer1975
The Doonesbury Chronicles by Garry Trudeau1975
The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity by Mark Vonnegut1975
The Massacre at Fall Creek by Jessamyn West1975
The Killing Gift by Bari Wood1975

Descriptions

The American Library Association's 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 YALSA division (Young Adult Library Services Association). It is for "fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. The purpose of the annual list it to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and readers advisory purposes." In addition there is a "Best of the Best" list of the top 10 titles, made available since 1997.


The list has been published since 1930 when it was founded as "Best Books for Young People". It has undergone several changes of focus and names over the years, including the "Book Selection Committee" (1954), the "Committee for the Selection of Significant Adult Books for Young People" (1963). It became the "Best Books for Young Adults Committee" (BBYA) in 1966 and then "Best Fiction for Young Adults" in 2010.


Before 1973, only "adult books" (as marketed) were eligible. Books marketed for "young adults" have been considered since then and now constitute a majority of the selections. Meanwhile, the marketing category has changed to include more books oriented to older teens.

(English, Wikipedia)
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALA_Best_Fiction_for_Young_Adults

From the American Library Association's young adult library services. The books, recommended for those ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The annual lists 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.

The year listing skipped 1989 in the ALA Best Books for Young Adults Second Edition publication, although some authors such as Gary Paulsen listed as having a 1990 Best Books in the publication will credit the same book as a 1989 Best Books on various websites. There appears to be no official explanation for this.

The list was replaced by YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults starting in 2011.

(English, Member-written)
Replaced ALA Best Books for Young Adults starting in 2011. (English, Member-written)

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