52 YA Books Every Book Lover Should Read: A One Year Recommended Reading List from the American Library Association

By American Library Association (ALA)

The American Library Association presents a must-read Young Adult book for every week of the year in this beautiful reading log.

Calling all book lovers! Expand your reading list with a one-year reading challenge from the American Library Association (ALA). Including the ALA's insights into each title and prompts for further reflection, these recommendations are a must-have for all bibliophiles and library regulars.

Includes:

52 YA book recommendations to keep you reading all year

Prompts to reflect on each book as you complete the challenge

Inspiration for your personal reading log, perfect for sharing on social media

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Release date: Dec 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781728239637

American Library Association (ALA)

The American Library Association is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 57,000 members.

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The fifty-two titles featured in this book were selected by editors at the American Library Association and the reviews come from Booklist. Booklist is the book review magazine of the American Library Association and is a vibrant source of reading recommendations for all readers. It’s been considered an essential collection development and readers’ advisory tool by thousands of librarians for more than 100 years. For more information, visit booklistonline.com. To read The Booklist Reader, Booklist’s blog for book lovers, visit booklistreader.com.

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Contents

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

1. The Poet X

2. Kit’s Wilderness

3. Speak: The Graphic Novel

4. Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad

5. Damsel

6. Ship Breaker

7. Lovely War

8. Going Bovine

9. A Heart in a Body in the World

10. Stolen

11. Little & Lion

12. The Ropemaker

13. Little Brother

14. The House of the Scorpion

15. Looking for Alaska

16. Ordinary Hazards

17. Seraphina

18. Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith

19. We Are the Ants

20. Allegedly

21. We Are the Perfect Girl

22. I Crawl Through It

23. Hey, Kiddo

24. We Are Okay

25. Butterfly Yellow

26. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

27. All the Wind in the World

28. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

29. A Very Large Expanse of Sea

30. Jellicoe Road

31. The White Darkness

32. I, Claudia

33. Blood Water Paint

34. Dumplin’

35. I’ll Give You the Sun

36. Airborn

37.