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Book Awards - Teens

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ALA Top Ten Young Adult Books
This list of significant adult and young adult books is selected by the American Library Association for their proven or potential appeal to the personal reading tastes of the young adult.

Alex Award Winners
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.

Great Graphic Novels
Great Graphic Novels for Teens is a list of recommended graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for those ages 12-18, prepared yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association.

Indie Next Teens
The Indie Next List features inspired recommendations for kids from independent booksellers.

Margaret A. Edwards Award Winners
The Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.

National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Celebrating great American books in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature, the National Book Awards are given to writers by writers.

Printz Awards
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

Schneider Family Book Award
This award honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

William C. Morris Award
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.

Last updated: September 27, 2011

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Book Awards - Teens

Looking for Great Teen Books? Look No Further!