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

Dokja Kim could be anyone. The 28-year-old, single office worker spends his days in monotony and relishes his evening commute home when he reads the latest chapter of his favorite web novel, “Three ...

Great Graphic Novels for Teens is a list of recommended graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for those ages 12-18, prepared yearly by YALSA. Click on the title of each book to be taken to the ...

By Eleanor Wood, Decatur (Ill.) Public Library Abstract This paper examines whether young adult literature accurately reflects young adults’ knowledge of and interaction with sexuality. Teen ...

LGBT protagonists were underrepresented within the bestsellers category, where all one hundred and thirty-six coded protagonists were identified as straight or as having no romantic preference within ...

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 ...

By Jessica E. Moyer, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Are teens really not reading as much as they did in the past? Are teens reading, but in nontraditional formats that are underreported? If ...

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 ...

Stacy Creel, Assistant Professor, School of Library & Information Science, University of Southern Mississippi Creel, Stacy. “ The Impact of Assigned Reading on Reading Pleasure in Young Adults.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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