Books in ALA - Best Fiction for Young Adults

The American Library Association's (ALA) Best Fiction for Young Adults, previously known as Best Books for Young Adults (1966–2010), is a recommended list of books presented yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division. 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 is to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and readers advisory purposes."

2000

Book Author Award Level Completed
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break Ties That Bind, Ties That Break Lensey Namioka Honor Log In To Like
Mary, Bloody Mary Mary, Bloody Mary Carolyn Meyer Honor Log In To Like
Monster Monster Walter Dean Myers Honor Log In To Like
Ender's Shadow Ender's Shadow Orson Scott Card Honor Log In To Like
Imani All Mine Imani All Mine Connie Porter Honor Log In To Like
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer Irene Gut Opdyke Honor Log In To Like
Crooked Crooked Laura and Tom McNeal Honor Log In To Like
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Kimberly Willis Holt Honor Log In To Like
The Raging Quiet The Raging Quiet Sherryl Jordan Honor Log In To Like
Speak Speak Laurie Halse Anderson Honor Log In To Like

1999

Book Author Award Level Completed
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling Honor Log In To Like
Rules of the Road Rules of the Road Joan Bauer Honor Log In To Like
If You Come Softly If You Come Softly Jacqueline Woodson Honor Log In To Like
Petey Petey Ben Mikaelsen Honor Log In To Like
Love Among the Walnuts Love Among the Walnuts Jean Ferris Honor Log In To Like
Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts Penny Colman Honor Log In To Like
Holes Holes Louis Sachar Honor Log In To Like
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War Anita Lobel Honor Log In To Like
Among the Hidden Among the Hidden Margaret Peterson Haddix Honor Log In To Like
My Louisiana Sky My Louisiana Sky Kimberly Willis Holt Honor Log In To Like

1998

Book Author Award Level Completed
Starlite Drive-In Starlite Drive-In Marjorie Reynolds Honor Log In To Like
Harlem Harlem Walter Dean Myers Honor Log In To Like
Tangerine Tangerine Edward Bloor Honor Log In To Like
Tenderness Tenderness Robert Cormier Honor Log In To Like
Seamstress Seamstress Sara Tuvel Bernstein Honor Log In To Like
Into Thin Air Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer Honor Log In To Like
Out of the Dust Out of the Dust Karen Hesse Honor Log In To Like
Swallowing Stones Swallowing Stones Joyce McDonald Honor Log In To Like
Blood and Chocolate Blood and Chocolate Annette Curtis Klause Honor Log In To Like
Growing Up in Coal Country Growing Up in Coal Country Susan Campbell Bartoletti Honor Log In To Like

1997

Book Author Award Level Completed
The United States of Poetry The United States of Poetry Joshua Blum Honor Log In To Like
A Girl Named Disaster A Girl Named Disaster Nancy Farmer Honor Log In To Like
Wrestling Sturbridge Wrestling Sturbridge Rich Wallace Honor Log In To Like
Rats Saw God Rats Saw God Rob Thomas Honor Log In To Like
The Golden Compass / Northern Lights The Golden Compass / Northern Lights Philip Pullman Honor Log In To Like
Nathan's Run Nathan's Run John Gilstrap Honor Log In To Like
Fragments: Memories of a Wartime Childhood Fragments: Memories of a Wartime Childhood Binjamin Wilkomirski Honor Log In To Like
Far North Far North Will Hobbs Honor Log In To Like
Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? A Mystery in Poems Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? A Mystery in Poems Mel Glenn Honor Log In To Like
One More River to Cross: An African American Photograph Album One More River to Cross: An African American Photograph Album Walter Dean Myers Honor Log In To Like