Booklist Mania

Here are some great booklists that I've stumbled across. Feel free to contact me if you would like me to add a notable booklist to this blog. 

YALSA Book Awards and Booklists
A link to the YALSA website's book awards and selected booklist page. YALSA's six literary awards include Alex, Printz, Edwards, Nonfiction, and Odyssey. A separate direct link will take you to YALSA's selected booklists page


Greenville Public Library's Teen Booklists
Greenville Public Library is located in Greenville, RI. Teen librarian, Aaron Coutu, has created more than fifty booklists for teens based on the plot of the story. 


Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees
RI Teen Book Award Nominees are available for each year and each page has recommended books that have been nominated for middle school students and for all teens. 


Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Each year, the YALSA Paperback Books Commitee handpicks a variety of books for themed booklists for young adults. 


The 2010 Rainbow List
Updated yearly by the Denver Public Library, the Rainbow List features a fiction and nonfiction booklist for teens who are interested in reading LGBTQ teen literature. It also has a links and resources page for LGBTQ youth. 


Booklists from the Denver Public Library
Presented by DPL, this page provides booklists for New Books & Top Picks, Award Winners, If You Like Read-alikes, and Books by Genre/Subject.


Librarybooklists.org: Booklists for Young Adults
Over fifty booklists for teens based on theme or subject. 


Oh, To Be Young: The Year's Best Teen Reads
Gayle Forman's (author of If I Stay) best of YA list [From NPR.com]