Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersSelection2005

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
78 Works 36,851 Books 1,106 Reviews ½ 3.8
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
Stages:
All, Selection (1,964), Top Ten (294)
Categories:
All, No Category (78)
Years:
All, 2024 (50), 2023 (54), 2022 (44), 2021 (52), 2020 (52), 2019 (40), 2018 (20), 2017 (68), 2016 (66), 2015 (62), 2014 (79), 2013 (65), 2012 (105), 2011 (88), 2010 (91), 2009 (85), 2008 (99), 2007 (67), 2006 (87), 2005 (78), 2004 (65), 2003 (65), 2002 (61), 2001 (73), 2000 (70), 1999 (61), 1998 (67), 1997 (66), 1996 (74), 1995 (3)

Selection 78

WorkYear
Summer Boys by Hailey Abbott2005
Have Board, Will Travel: The Definitive History of Surf, Skate, and Snow by Jamie Brisick2005
Royally Jacked by Niki Burnham2005
Thunderbowl by Lesley Choyce2005
Unbelievable: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G. by Cheo Hodari Coker2005
CosmoGirl Quiz Book: All About You by The Editors of CosmoGIRL!2005
The Au Pairs by Melissa de la Cruz2005
Jason & Kyra by Dana Davidson2005
There's a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs by Kool Moe Dee2005
10 Things to Do Before I Die by Daniel Ehrenhaft2005
Ripley's Believe It or Not! by Ripley Entertainment2005
Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn2005
Playing in Traffic by Gail Giles2005
Technically, It's Not My Fault: Concrete Poems by John Grandits2005
The Homer Book (Simpsons Library of Wisdom) by Matt Groenig2005
Albino Animals by Kelly Milner Halls2005
The Clique by Lisi Harrison2005
The Last Chance Texaco by Brent Hartinger2005
Hit Squad by James Heneghan2005
Hellsing, Volume 1 by Kouta Hirano2005
Hellsing, Volume 2 by Kouta Hirano2005
Hellsing, Volume 4 by Kouta Hirano2005
Letting Go of Bobby James: Or How I Found My Self of Steam by Valerie Hobbs2005
The Princess of Pop by Cathy Hopkins2005
Teen Queens and Has-Beens by Cathy Hopkins2005
White Lies and Barefaced Truths by Cathy Hopkins2005
Crank by Ellen Hopkins2005
Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz2005
Kat's Fall by Shelley Hrdlitschka2005
They Broke the Law-You Be the Judge: True Cases of Teen Crime by Thomas A. Jacobs2005
Teen Titans Vol. 01: A Kid's Game by Geoff Johns2005
Things Change by Patrick Jones2005
LeBron James: The Rise of a Star by David Lee Morgan Jr.2005
Unscripted by Ken Leiker2005
Ruby Gloom's Keys to Happiness by Clam Lynch2005
Vegan Virgin Valentine by Carolyn Mackler2005
YM The Best of Say Anything by YM Magazine2005
Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning2005
Wide Open: A Life in Supercross by Jeremy Mcgrath2005
So What!: The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly by Metallica2005
Break the Surface by Barnabas Miller2005
NASCAR Now by Timothy Miller2005
The Insiders by J. Minter2005
Shooter by Walter Dean Myers2005
ttyl by Lauren Myracle2005
Draw Your Own Manga: Beyond the Basics by Haruno Nagatomo2005
You Are SO Cursed! by Naomi Nash2005
Beauty Trix for Cool Chix: Easy-to-Make Lotions, Potions, and Spells to Bring Out a Beautiful You by Caroline Naylor2005
Rock Star Superstar by Blake Nelson2005
Pulling Princes by Tyne O'Connell2005
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel2005
Walk on Water by Daniel E. Parker2005
Unexpected Development by Marlene Perez2005
NBA's Greatest by DK2005
The Chocolate Lover by M. E. Rabb2005
The Rose Queen by M. E. Rabb2005
The Unsuspecting Gourment by M. E. Rabb2005
The Venetian Policeman by M. E. Rabb2005
Ten Days in the Dirt by Russ Rohrer2005
Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World by Davy Rothbart2005
Choppers by Mike Seate2005
Maria Shaw's Star Gazer: Your Soul Searching, Dream Seeking, Make Something Happen Guide to the Future by Maria Shaw2005
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones2005
Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons by Dugald A. Steer2005
The Big Empty by J.B. Stephens2005
Paradise City by J.B. Stephens2005
Blue Is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz2005
Can't Get There from Here by Todd Strasser2005
Takedown by Joyce Sweeney2005
The Fallen by Celia Thomson2005
The Stolen by Celia Thomson2005
Avril Lavigne: The Unofficial Book by Joe Thorley2005
Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini2005
Overdrive by Eric Walters2005
The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld2005
The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn2005
Fray by Joss Whedon2005
Behind You by Jacqueline Woodson2005

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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