The Best of Young Adult Fiction at TCC

Best of Young Adult FictionA guided tour through TCC’s YA collection

YA: The Early Days

Rosamond du Jardin Janet Lambert

The Birth of a Genre

1967: The Outsiders


1967: The Outsiders

1970: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret


1967: The Outsiders

1970: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

1970: The Chocolate War

The Harry Potter Phenomenon

1998 2005 2008

1997: 3,000 YA Titles Published2000: Michael L. Printz Award in Young Adult Literature2009: 30,000 YA Titles Published. Total Sales = $3 Billion

Book to Film Adaptations

Who Really Reads YA?

55% of YA titles are purchased by adults.

78% of the time, adults are purchasing these titles for their own reading.

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How to Find YA Titles:

•Keyword Search: “Young Adult”

•Subject Search: “Teenagers—Juvenile Fiction” OR “Teenagers—Fiction”

Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Paranormal

Dystopia

Historical Fiction

Realistic Fiction

YA Awards Lists• YALSA• Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult

Literature• William C. Morris Debut YA Award• Alex Awards• Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers• Teens’ Top 10 “Teen Choice” List

• ALA• Coretta Scott King Book Awards• Stonewall Book Award• Pura Belpré Award

• GLBT Round Table• Rainbow List

Reader’s Advisory Resources• Blogs/Online

Resources:• Bookish• Booklandia• Stacked• YA Reading List• And more!

• TCC eBooks:• Young Adult

Literature: From Romance to Realism by Michael Cart

Works CitedGrady, D.B. “How Young Adult Fiction Came of Age.” The Atlantic.

The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2011. Web. 3 Dec 2013.

Gomez, Hannah. “New Adult Fiction: What is it and is it really happening?” The Hub. YALSA, 9 July 2013. Web. 3 Dec 2013.

“New Study: 55% of YA Books Bought by Adults.” Publisher’s Weekly. Publishers Weekly, 13 Sept. 2012. Web. 3 Dec 2013.

The Best of Young Adult Fiction at TCC

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