Comments on: ALA lists Best Books for Young Adults

By: Hollis

Hollis — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:53:14 +0000

Randal: THANK you and everyone who helped Sean Murphy with Off Road- It was my nomination to the committee, and when I proudly tried to “sell” it to my committee, I found I needed to sell it very little. They loved it! YAY ONI!

By: Randal Jarrell

Randal Jarrell — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:02:31 +0000

Way to go Sean Murphy! Working on OFF ROAD was one of the greatest experiences I have had at Oni. Congrats! :D

By: Kat Kan

Kat Kan — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:29:13 +0000

In addition to the Best Books for Young Adults list, several other YALSA lists included graphic novels, notably the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and Popular Paperbacks. For the latter, there are actually several themed lists (this year they include Get Creative, What’s So Funny?, I’m Not Making This Up, and Religion) – titles selected can be older, still-in-print titles (paperback only, of course).

The BIG list that is yet to be announced is the inaugural Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. A committee member posted to a librarian listserv that the list was turned in to ALA, and it should be posted sometime today. That list will be nothing but graphic novels.

By: From the stacks « Precocious Curmudgeon

From the stacks « Precocious Curmudgeon — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:00:50 +0000

[...] From the stacks Filed under: Oni, First Second, Comics in libraries, Awards and lists — davidpwelsh @ 9:00 am As Heidi MacDonald notes, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) of the American Library Association has released its 2007 list of Best Books for Young Adults. Gene Yang’s American Born Chinese (First Second) made it all the way to the Top Ten, and there were other graphic novels on the larger list: [...]

By: John A. Walsh

John A. Walsh — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:28:24 +0000

And the accolades for American Born Chinese contnue to roll in!