Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 1997

Given by American Library Association (ALA)

Other Names: ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers - Top Ten, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
76 Works 31,039 Books 542 Reviews 4.0
All titles should have appeal as self-selected leisure reading for young adults. Books should be evaluated by subject, cover art, readability, format, style and teen feedback. Teen feedback from show more reluctant readers, is encouraged. Standard selection criteria consonant with the ALA Library Bill of Rights shall be applied.

A book must have a copyright date during the current calendar year or have been published from July to December of the previous calendar year to be considered for the list. A book originally published outside the United States will be considered according to its U.S. publication year. Any book which was voted on at the Midwinter Meeting is not eligible for nomination the following year. show less
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All, 2024 (50), 2023 (64), 2022 (54), 2021 (62), 2020 (62), 2019 (51), 2018 (30), 2017 (78), 2016 (76), 2015 (72), 2014 (89), 2013 (77), 2012 (115), 2011 (98), 2010 (101), 2009 (95), 2008 (109), 2007 (77), 2006 (100), 2005 (92), 2004 (75), 2003 (75), 2002 (75), 2001 (83), 2000 (80), 1999 (71), 1998 (77), 1997 (76), 1996 (74), 1995 (3)

Selection 66

WorkYear
At Least This Place Sells T-Shirts: A FoxTrot Collection by Bill Amend1997
The Bride by D. E. Athkins1997
Voices from the Streets: Young Former Gang Members Tell Their Stories by S. Beth Atkin1997
The Discovery of Dragons by Graeme Base1997
Girl Goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block1997
Grossology: The Science of Really Gross Things by Sylvia Branzei1997
Anastasia's Album: The Last Tsar's Youngest Daughter Tells Her Own Story by Hugh Brewster1997
Dangerous Ghosts by Daniel Cohen1997
Robert Crowther's Pop-up Olympics: Amazing Facts and Record Breakers by Robert Crowther1997
Huh Huh for Hollywood by Larry Doyle1997
Drive-by by Lynne Ewing1997
Buried Alive: The Elements of Love by Ralph J. Fletcher1997
Dog Breed Handbooks: Golden Retriever by Bruce Fogle1997
Dog Breed Handbooks: Labrador Retriever by Bruce Fogle1997
German Shepherd (Dog Breed Handbooks) by Bruce Fogle1997
The Life and Death of Crazy Horse by Russell Freedman1997
Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in Poems by Mel Glenn1997
When Nobody's Home: Fifteen Baby-Sitting Tales of Terror by Judith Gorog1997
Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix1997
Change the Game: One Athlete's Thoughts on Sports, Dreams, and Growing Up by Grant Hill1997
Far North by Will Hobbs1997
Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee and the Dragon's Curse by Charles Hoffman1997
The Bone Detectives: How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the Dead by Donna M. Jackson1997
Naked mole-rats by Gail Jarrow1997
Accidents May Happen: Fifty Inventions Discovered By Mistake by Charlotte Jones1997
It's a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe and in Charge by Mavis Jukes1997
David Letterman's Book of Top Ten Lists and Zesty Lo-cal Chicken Recipes by David Letterman1997
Just One Flick of a Finger by Marybeth Lorbiecki1997
Fundamental Snowboarding (Fundamental Sports) by Jon Lurie1997
The Amazing Pop-up Grammar Book by Jennie Maizels1997
Humbug by Les Martin1997
Weapons & Warfare by Milton Meltzer1997
The Inner City Mother Goose by Eve Merriam1997
The First Time (True Stories Series) by Charles Montpetit1997
Arthur, High King of Britain by Michael Morpurgo1997
Ghost Train by Jess Mowry1997
Slam! by Walter Dean Myers1997
Pandora's Clock by John J. Nance1997
Free to Dream: The Making of a Poet, Langston Hughes by Audrey Osofsky1997
Caught in the Crossfire: Growing Up in a War Zone by Maria Ousseimi1997
Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers by Gary Paulsen1997
Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story by Lila Perl1997
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Explosions: Exploded Views of Astonishing Things by Richard Platt1997
Art of Hand Reading (DK Living) by Lori Reid1997
Everything You Need to Know About the Dangers of Tattooing and Body Piercing (Need to Know Library) by Laura Reybold1997
Telling by Marilyn Reynolds1997
Hockey the NHL Way: The Basics by Sean Rossiter1997
Marvel Universe by Peter Sanderson1997
Dangerous Animals by John Seidensticker1997
Mindquakes: Stories to Shatter Your Brain by Neal Shusterman1997
Living Earth (Eyewitness Books) by Miranda Smith1997
Seventeen Guide to Sex and Your Body by Sabrina Solin1997
Shapes by Ellen Steiber1997
Squeeze by Ellen Steiber1997
Optical Illusions In Art: Or--Discover How Paintings Aren't Always What They Seem to Be by Alexander Sturgis1997
Glovemen by George Sullivan1997
Free Fall by Joyce Sweeney1997
On Board the Titanic: What It Was Like When the Great Liner Sank by Shelley Tanaka1997
Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas1997
NBA Basketball Offense Basics by Mark Vancil1997
Bruises by Anke de Vries1997
Wrestling Sturbridge by Rich Wallace1997
Signs and Symbols: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins and Meanings by Kathryn Wilkinson1997
Facing the Music by Margaret Willey1997
The Ultimate Classic Car Book by Quentin Willson1997
The Blooding by Patricia Windsor1997

Top Ten 10

WorkYear
Hard Time: A Real Life Look at Juvenile Crime and Violence by Janet Bode1997
William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream by Bruce Coville1997
Dog Breed Handbooks: Cocker Spaniel by Bruce Fogle1997
Inside the Body (Lift-the-flap Book) by Anita Ganeri1997
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret1997
Hurricanes: Earth's Mightiest Storms by Patricia Lauber1997
The Ultimate Spy Book by H. Keith Melton1997
Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen1997
Falling Up: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein1997
Yuck!: A Big Book of Little Horrors by Robert Snedden1997

Descriptions

All titles should have appeal as self-selected leisure reading for young adults. Books should be evaluated by subject, cover art, readability, format, style and teen feedback. Teen feedback from reluctant readers, is encouraged. Standard selection criteria consonant with the ALA Library Bill of Rights shall be applied.

A book must have a copyright date during the current calendar year or have been published from July to December of the previous calendar year to be considered for the list. A book originally published outside the United States will be considered according to its U.S. publication year. Any book which was voted on at the Midwinter Meeting is not eligible for nomination the following year. (English, Member-written)
The Top Ten each year as designated for the ALA honors generated here . (English, Member-written)

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