I wanted to illustrate “In Case You Read This” to not just be about trans teens, but two particular trans teens. And Gabe, ...

In this powerful installment of the YALSA HUB Advisory Board’s Banned Book Series, we sit down with acclaimed author Lamar ...

YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. Click on the title of each book ...

A First Time for Everything By Dan Santat February 28, 2023 Length: 320 p. First Second, $22.99 9781626724150 Grades: 6-8 Dan Santat’s graphic novel memoir takes readers along with him on a 3-week ...

What’s the Hub Reading Challenge? The goal of the Hub Reading Challenge is to read 25 books over the next four months from a list of the most recent award winner and honor books and YALSA selected ...

YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. Click on the title of each book ...

YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Blogging Team presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 14 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. The purpose of the annual ...

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, which is an opportunity for libraries to highlight resources that can help teens identify the warning signs of problematic relationships and to see ...

Each year, a committee of thoughtful and diligent YALSA members reads dozens of titles to determine the winner of the Michael L. Printz award for literary excellence in young adult literature. The ...

Summerween, the celebration of Halloween during the summer months, is upon us! Join us as we highlight horror books that will ...

Check out previous interviews in the One Thing Leads to Another series here. Here’s a personal story. Almost five years ago now I was just finishing up back-to-back stints on selection committees as a ...

The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults is calling for papers for two upcoming issues: 1. The current state of teen services (deadline: January 31, 2025) Over the last four years we have ...