Introduction
The books on this list will give you the opportunity to see yourself and
the world in a new way; to reconnect with memories; and open doors to
discovery, knowledge, adventure, and enchantment. They will inspire you
to think about life, universal truths, and the human experience. This
list is intended as a tool for a variety of audiences -- college bound
students, educators, librarians, and parents. It can help prepare you
for college, and:
- Provide hours of rewarding, pleasurable reading
- Offer opportunities for independent and lifelong learning
- Enhance appreciation of different cultures and times
In selecting these works for the list, the committee used a variety of criteria: readability, cultural and ethnic diversity, balance of points of view, contemporary and classical works, different genres, and availability.
The list is revised every five (5) years by a committee of the Young
Adult Library Services Association of the American
Library Association.
This site is intended to complement the printed list. It includes the
full contents of the printed list, and also provides links to Web sites
that supply more information about particular authors and/or titles. If
you know of a site not linked here that provides substantial information
about a book or author on this list, please notify
the site creator.
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