ALA Best Books for Young Adults2004

Given by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

84 Works 262,334 Books 6,862 Reviews 4.1

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.

show more 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. show less

Stages:
All, Finalist (1), No Stage (2,657)
Years:
All, 2010 (90), 2009 (86), 2008 (85), 2007 (81), 2006 (92), 2005 (86), 2004 (84), 2003 (72), 2002 (82), 2001 (76), 2000 (82), 1999 (70), 1998 (84), 1997 (69), 1996 (75), 1995 (75), 1994 (77), 1993 (92), 1992 (68), 1991 (83), 1990 (80), 1988 (68), 1987 (78), 1986 (69), 1985 (58), 1984 (51), 1983 (57), 1982 (44), 1981 (44), 1980 (40), 1979 (45), 1978 (43), 1977 (47), 1976 (35), 1975 (39), 1974 (35), 1973 (30), 1972 (25), 1971 (30), 1970 (32), 1969 (22), 1968 (23), 1967 (25), 1966 (26)

Finalist 1

WorkYear
The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti2004

No Stage 83

WorkYear
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie2004
The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell2004
Faerie-ality: The Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand by Eugenie Bird2004
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray2004
Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan2004
Lucas by Kevin Brooks2004
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl by Martha Brooks2004
Sophie by Guy Burt2004
White Midnight by Dia Calhoun2004
Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo2004
Prep by Jake Coburn2004
The Meaning of Consuelo: A Novel (Bluestreak) by Judith Ortiz Cofer2004
Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe2004
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography by Chris Crutcher2004
Wonder When You'll Miss Me by Amanda Davis2004
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly2004
Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life by Candace Fleming2004
Fight On!: Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration by Dennis Brindell Fradin2004
Friction by E. R. Frank2004
In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights by Russell Freedman2004
Coal: A Human History by Barbara Freese2004
Keesha's House by Helen Frost2004
Fat Kid Rules the World by K. L. Going2004
Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman2004
Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois by Jan Greenberg2004
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon2004
September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City by Wilborn Hampton2004
Sweetblood by Pete Hautman2004
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn2004
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes2004
A Stir of Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman2004
Keeper of the Night by Kimberly Willis Holt2004
The Canning Season by Polly Horvath2004
Out of Order by A. M. Jenkins2004
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson2004
Target by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson2004
Alice, I Think by Susan Juby2004
Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja2004
Jake, Reinvented by Gordon Korman2004
Uncommon Faith by Trudy Krisher2004
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan2004
Shutterbug Follies by Jason Little2004
Burndive by Karin Lowachee2004
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler2004
Birdland by Tracy Mack2004
Drift: A Novel by Manuel Luis Martinez2004
The Usual Rules by Joyce Maynard2004
Acceleration by Graham McNamee2004
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L. A. Meyer2004
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy2004
Inside The Alamo by Jim Murphy2004
Bottled Up by Jaye Murray2004
Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle2004
Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope by Beverley Naidoo2004
Breath by Donna Jo Napoli2004
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction by Sharon November2004
Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa2004
The Interman Volume 1 by Jeff Parker2004
East by Edith Pattou2004
How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulsen2004
The River Between Us by Richard Peck2004
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce2004
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett2004
33 Snowfish by Adam Rapp2004
Pirates! by Celia Rees2004
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve2004
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach2004
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling2004
God Went to Beauty School by Cynthia Rylant2004
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi2004
Dust by Arthur Slade2004
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli2004
The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin by Peter Sís2004
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud2004
Blankets by Craig Thompson2004
Inside Out by Terry Trueman2004
Deep by Susanna Vance2004
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde2004
Zigzag by Ellen Wittlinger2004
Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson2004
Sorcery and Cecelia, or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede2004
Sword of the Rightful King: A Novel of King Arthur by Jane Yolen2004
Dragon and Thief by Timothy Zahn2004

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