Award Books & More

 Book Sites

• Fierce Reads - your go-to source for newly released YA books
• Ventress Teens Goodreads - check out our in-house, curated lists of print and e-books we own

Book Awards (active book awards where you can vote for your favorite): 

• Epic Reads Book Shimmy Awards
  • 2021 Winners
  • 2020 Winners
• Goodreads Readers' Choice Awards
  • 2021 Winners
  • 2020 Winners
• YALSA Teens Top Ten 
  • Teens Top Ten - 2021
  • Teens Top Ten - 2020
  • Teens Top Ten - 2019
• Webtoon Canvas Awards 
  • 2021 Winners
  • 2020 Winners

Teen Book Blogs

• Fierce Reads Blog - interviews with YA authors, book lists and more!
• The Plot Thickens - carefully curated "thicc plot suggestions" of newly released YA books by BIPOC authors
• Reading Rants - booklists for teens out there who need a good book, but aren’t sure what to read next

YALSA Award Winners (the Young Adult Library Association award books):

• Alex Awards - ten adult books with strong teen appeal
• Morris Awards - YA debut authors, winner and finalists
• Nonfiction Awards - best YA nonfiction, winner and finalists
• Odyssey Awards - best YA or children's audiobook winner and finalists
• Printz Awards - best YA fiction, winner and honor books

YALSA Pick Lists (links to the Young Adult Library Association 2020 lists):

• BFYA - Best Fiction for Young Adults - 2020 
• Great Graphic Novels for Teens - 2020 
• Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers - 2020 

Other YA Book Lists

• Publisher's Weekly - Best YA Books - 2020
• School Library Journal - Best YA Books - 2020
• YALSA's Outstanding Books for the College Bound - 2019