Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers2007

Given by American Library Association (ALA)

Other Names: ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers - Top Ten, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
77 Works 77,057 Books 2,323 Reviews ½ 3.7
All titles should have appeal as self-selected leisure reading for young adults. Books should be evaluated by subject, cover art, readability, format, style and teen feedback. Teen feedback from show more reluctant readers, is encouraged. Standard selection criteria consonant with the ALA Library Bill of Rights shall be applied.

A book must have a copyright date during the current calendar year or have been published from July to December of the previous calendar year to be considered for the list. A book originally published outside the United States will be considered according to its U.S. publication year. Any book which was voted on at the Midwinter Meeting is not eligible for nomination the following year. show less
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Years:
All, 2024 (50), 2023 (64), 2022 (54), 2021 (62), 2020 (62), 2019 (51), 2018 (30), 2017 (78), 2016 (76), 2015 (72), 2014 (89), 2013 (77), 2012 (115), 2011 (98), 2010 (101), 2009 (95), 2008 (109), 2007 (77), 2006 (100), 2005 (93), 2004 (75), 2003 (75), 2002 (75), 2001 (83), 2000 (80), 1999 (71), 1998 (77), 1997 (76), 1996 (74), 1995 (3)
Announced:
February 14: Top Ten2024 Recent
February 14: Selection2024 Recent

Selection 67

WorkYear
Unexplained: An Encyclopedia of Curious Phenomena, Strange Superstitions, and Ancient Mysteries by Judy Allen2007
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 -- Stardust Crusaders, Vol. 01 of 16 by Hirohiko Araki2007
Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, and Graphic Novels by Tom Bancroft2007
Brand New School, Brave New Ruby by Derrick Barnes2007
It's Happy Bunny: What's Your Sign? by Jim Benton2007
Backstage with Beth and Trina: A Scratch-and-Sniff Adventure by Julie Blattberg2007
Tyrell by Coe Booth2007
Devil May Cry 3, Volume 1: Dante by Suguro Chayamachi2007
Ask CosmoGIRL! About Guys: All the Answers to Your Most Asked Questions About Love and Relationships by The Editors of CosmoGIRL!2007
Ask CosmoGIRL! About Your Body: All the Answers to Your Most Intimate Questions by The Editors of CosmoGIRL!2007
CosmoGIRL! Words to Live By by The Editors of CosmoGIRL!2007
Aftershock by Kelly Easton2007
Lush by Natasha Friend2007
Stuff on My Cat: The Book by Mario Garza2007
I Luv Halloween Volume 1 by Keith Giffen2007
I Luv Halloween Volume 2 by Keith Giffen2007
Pigboy by Vicki Grant2007
Tales from the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures that May or May Not Exist by Kelly Milner Halls2007
Manga Mania: Chibi and Furry Characters: How to Draw the Adorable Mini-characters and Cool Cat-girls of Japanese Comics by Christopher Hart2007
Afterlife Volume 1 (v. 1) by Stormcrow Hayes2007
Shock Point by April Henry2007
Easy by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann2007
Beating Heart by A. M. Jenkins2007
The Abduction (Kidnapped, Book 1) by Gordon Korman2007
Born to Rock by Gordon Korman2007
We B*Girlz by Nika Kramer2007
Still Angry Little Girls by Lela Lee2007
Football Now by Mike Leonetti2007
Pick Me Up by Jeremy Leslie2007
Returnable Girl by Pamela Lowell2007
Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter's Companion (Ologies) by Captain William Lubber2007
Boys that Bite by Mari Mancusi2007
Manga Claus: The Blade of Kringle by Nathaniel Marunas2007
The Wandmaker's Guidebook by Ed Masessa2007
Peeps: A Candy-Coated Tale by Mark Masyga2007
Tell by Norah McClintock2007
Sold by Patricia McCormick2007
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer2007
Monsters: A Celebration of the Classics from Universal Studios by Roy Milano2007
Street Love by Walter Dean Myers2007
Thick by Colin Neenan2007
Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson2007
Fuck This Book by Bodhi Oser2007
A Different Kind of Heat by Antonio Pagliarulo2007
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall2007
Painting Caitlyn by Kimberly Joy Peters2007
My So-Called Digital Life: 2,000 Teenagers, 300 Cameras, and 30 Days to Document Their World by Bob Pletka2007
The Night My Sister Went Missing by Carol Plum-Ucci2007
The Absolute Truth by Precious2007
Skate and Destroy: The First 25 Years of Thrasher Magazine by High Speed Productions2007
Sew Subversive: Down and Dirty DIY for the Fabulous Fashionista by Melissa Rannels2007
Hardwear: Jewelry from a Toolbox by Hannah Rogge2007
Good Girls by Laura Ruby2007
I Don't Want To Be Crazy by Samantha Schutz2007
How to Draw Hip Hop by Damion Scott2007
Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception by Al Seckel2007
Witch Ball by Linda Joy Singleton2007
Cathy's Book: If Found Call 650-266-8233 by Sean Stewart2007
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl by Tanya Lee Stone2007
Drift X: Slide or Die by Todd Strasser2007
A Practical Guide to Dragons by Lisa Trumbauer2007
Runaways: The Complete Collection Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan2007
Rooftop by Paul Volponi2007
Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos2007
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin2007
The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld2007
Hello Kitty Through the Seasons! by Kate T. Williamson2007

Top Ten 10

WorkYear
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn2007
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz2007
Played by Dana Davidson2007
Emily the Strange: The Lost Issue by Cosmic Debris2007
Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen2007
What Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles2007
Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh by Ina Saltz2007
Sleeper Agenda by Tom Sniegoski2007
Sleeper Code by Tom Sniegoski2007
PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives by Frank Warren2007

Descriptions

All titles should have appeal as self-selected leisure reading for young adults. Books should be evaluated by subject, cover art, readability, format, style and teen feedback. Teen feedback from reluctant readers, is encouraged. Standard selection criteria consonant with the ALA Library Bill of Rights shall be applied.

A book must have a copyright date during the current calendar year or have been published from July to December of the previous calendar year to be considered for the list. A book originally published outside the United States will be considered according to its U.S. publication year. Any book which was voted on at the Midwinter Meeting is not eligible for nomination the following year. (English, Member-written)
The Top Ten each year as designated for the ALA honors generated here . (English, Member-written)

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