My Young Adult Literature Reading List

To broaden and deepen our reading repertoire in YA Literature, students will read book-length works -published within the last five years- written for adolescents (12-18 year olds). Your reading list should span this age level, representing books that middle & high school students would read.  It is unacceptable to aim your list at upper elementary students.  Bring weekly YA selections to class.  Check YALSA’s lists of award-winning YA books to help you choose.  Note in particular the award winners (listed below in #7), Best Books for YAs, and Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers. 

#	GENRE	TITLE	AUTHOR	YEAR 2007 -present
1	Nonfiction	A.Girlology's There's Something New about you:  A Girl's guide to Growing up B.  Big Truths for Young Hearts	Melissa Holmes M. D. and Trish Hutchinson M. D. Melissa Holmes M.D and Trish Hutchinson M.D.	2008 2010
2	Realistic Fiction	13 Reasons Why	Jay Asher	2007
3	Graphic novel	A.Bessie Coleman Daring Stunt Pilot B.  Bram Stoker's Dracula	Trina Robbins Micheal Burgan	2007 2008
4	Non-Western setting	A. Cleopatra Rules! The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen B.  Growing up Filipino II	Vicky Alvear Shelter Cecilia Manguerra Brainard	2010 2010
5	e- book (Playaway, audio, Kindle, …)	A.  Black Boy  B.  I know why the Caged Bird Sings	Richard Wright Maya Angelou	2007 2009
6	Fantasy	A.  Ship Breaker B.  The Hunger Games	Paolo Bacigalupi Suzanne Collins	2010 2008
7	Short Story Collection	A.  There is no Long Distance Now (Very Short Stories)   B.  Bloody Horowitz	Naomi Shihab Nye  Anthony Horowitz	2011 2010
8	2011 or 2012 Award-Winner: Printz, Sibert, Morris, Alex, Edwards, Schneider, Batchelder, or Belpre	A.  Where Things Come Back B.  Breaking Night	John Corey Whaley Liz Murray	2011 2010
9	Film adapted from a work of young adult literature	A.  The Kite Runner B.  The House at Sugar Beach	William Horberg  Helene Cooper	2008 2008