Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Select from the links below to view one of the lists. To view the full annotated lists after 1999 visit YALSA's For Members Only section.
Nominate a title for the 2009 list!
See the 2009 nominations
2009 Categories:
Dead, Dying & the Undead: Death can be an adventure, but not everyone lives to tell about it. Join us in exploring the often mysterious world of death and those who experience it . . . and those who come back.
Fame & Fortune: Stardom! Wealth! Notoriety! Read all about teens aspiring to make it big.
Journey>Destination: Take a journey of your own by reading about authentic and imagined road trips and journeys by any and all means of transport in the world.
Spies & Intrigue: Political intrigue, daring deeds, great escapes, and more in this thrilling list of fiction and nonfiction about those who operate within the world of shadow.
2008 Titles
Sex is... | What Makes a Family? | Magic in the Real World | Anyone Can Play
2007 Titles
Get Creative; Religion: Relationship with the Divine; Now THAT'S Comedy! Humorous Books; I'm Not Making This Up.
2006 Titles
Criminal Elements, Books That Don't Make You Blush: No Dirty Laundry Here, What Ails You?, GLBTQ .
2005 Titles
Read 'Em & Weep, Gateway to Faerie, Own Your Freak, All Kinds of Creepy
2004 Titles
If It Weren’t For Them: Heroes; On That Note…Music and Musicians; Guess Again: Mystery and Suspense; Simply Science Fiction.
2003 titles
Lock It, Lick, It,Click it: Diaries, Letters and Email, Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, This Small World: A Glimpse at Many Cultures, I've Got a Secret
2002 titles
Relationships: Friends and Family, War: Conflict and Consequences, Tales of the Cities, Graphic Novels: Superheroes and Beyond
2001 titles
Humor, Paranormal, Poetry, Western
2000 titles
Short Takes, Page Turners, Romance, Self-Help
1999 titles
Good Sports, Teen Culture, Changing Dimensions, Different Drummers
1998 titles
Adult Mysteries for Teens, Feel Good Books, Facing Nature Head On, Teens from other Times: Historical fiction
1997 titles
Books for the Soul, Going Alternative: Graphic Novels and Picture Books, Lesbian/Gay Tales, Multicultural Fiction, The Stories of Our Lives
Committee policies and procedures
Would you like to link to this page? Use this handy URL: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/poppaper
| 
