I compiled this list of 2013 Best Teen Books for my friend who asked about good books for a teen in her life, and I thought it would be helpful for others looking for a great teen read too.
And yes, we have many of these titles in our library collection, and we'll be ordering more!
*ALA - YALSA's 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2013 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (added 01/01/14), YALSA Teen Book Award Winners (added 01/01/14), Great Graphic Novels Top 10 (added 01/01/14), 2013 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top Ten (added 01/01/14)
Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2013: Teen and Young Adult
Arlington Public Library's Our 13 Top Young Adult Picks of 2013
Barnes and Noble's The Best New Books of 2013 for Teens
Bookish's The BestYoung Adult Books of 2013
Book Depository's Top Young Adult Fiction in 2013
The Boston Globe's Best Young Adult Books of 2013 (added 01/01/14)
Buzz Feed's The 21 Best YA Books of 2013
Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best 2013 for Teens
Goodreads' Choice Awards 2013 - Best Young Adult Fiction
Huffington Post's Top 10 Young Adult Books of 2013
International Reading Association's 2013 Young Adults' Choices 2013 Reading List, with bookmark on page 7.
Junior Library Guild Best Teen Books of 2013
Kirkus Reviews' Best Teen Books of 2013
Krista's Top 5 Books for 2013
Library Journal's 35 Going on 13: Best Teen Books for Adults, 2013; Extended List
Los Angeles Public Library's New Book List Best of 2013: Teen Books and Pinterest Collection LAPL Reads Best Teen Books of 2013
Mashable's 11 Best YA Books of 2013
Medina County District Library's Pinterest Collection Best Teen Books of 2013
Nerdy Book Club's 2013 Nerdy Awards for Young Adult Fiction Announced by Teri Lesesne
(added 01/02/14)
PopCrush's 10 Best Young Adult Books of 2013
School Library Journal's Best Books 2013 Adult Books 4 Teens, SLF Best 2013 Adult Books 4 Teens (added 01/01/14)
60secondRecap's Ten Best Teen Books for Teens: 2013 (added 01/01/14)
Tasha Saecker's Pinterest Collection 2013 Best Teen Reads
Teenreads' 2013 Teen Choice Book of the Year Nominees
Resources for parents and educators:
Reading is Fundamental Motivating Kids to Read: Teenagers and Reading
ReadWriteThink How to Help a Teen Choose a Book
Kids Health / Teens How to Pick a Great Book
*From Beth Yoke of YALSA: "Just to clarify: YALSA's 2013 lists were announced in Jan. 2013 and focus on titles from 2012 and earlier. The week of Jan. 27, 2014 YALSA will post online all of its 2014 lists of recommended reading, which are primarily titles from 2013. To view these lists, go to www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists. Additionally, at 8am, eastern, on Jan. 27, 2014, YALSA will announce the winners of its 6 book awards as part of the ALA Youth Media Awards. Those can be viewed live from www.ala.org/yma." (G+ comment, in comments below. Article will be updated to reflect changes)
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