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Best Books List
According to David K. Brown, book awards are all very well, but sometimes you just can't choose one best book, or two, or three, or even ten. The lists here represent several perspectives on the top choices..
Lists are announced each year at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in January or February.
 Notable Books for Children
1999 | 1998
| 1997 | 1996
| 1995
Notable Children's Films and Videos
1999 | 1998
| 1997 | 1996
Notable Recordings for Children
1999 | 1998
| 1997 | 1996
Notable Children's Computer Software
1999 | 1998
| 1997 | 1996
Notable Children's Websites
1999 | 1998
Best Books for Young Adults
2000 Nominations
| 1999 |
1999 Top Ten
| 1998 | 1998
Top Ten | 1997
| 1997 Top Ten
| 1996
Quick Picks for the Reluctant Young Reader
1999
| 1999 Top Ten
| 1998 |
1998 Top Ten
| 1997 |
1997 Top Ten
| 1996
Best Films and Videos for Young Adults
1999
| 1998 | 1997
Selected
Audiobooks for Young Adults
1999
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (Thematic lists not limited to publications of a single year)
1999 (Themes:
Changing Dimensions; Different Drummers)
1998 (Themes:
Adult Mysteries for Teens; Facing Nature Head On; Feel Good Books; Teens From
Other Times: Historical Fiction)
1997 (Themes: Books for the Soul, Graphic Novels and Picture Books, Lesbian/Gay Tales, Multicultural Fiction, and Stories of our Lives)
Published each year in the January 1 & 15 issue of Booklist.
Books for Youth
1997 | 1996 | 1995
Adult Books for Young Adults
1997 | 1996 | 1995
Media (Audio, Video, CD-ROM)
1997 | 1996 | 1995
YA Talk: Editors' Choice Revisted, by Stephanie Zvirin. A look back at 20 adult books selected as best of the year for Young Adults, 1980-1990 (January 1 & 15, 1997)
YA Talk: Best Books Revisited, by Patty Campbell. A look at some books that didn't make it onto YALSA's Best Books lists (June 1 & 15, 1998)
Bulletin Blue Ribbons
1998
| 1997 | 1996
| 1995 | 1994
| 1993 | 1992
| 1991 | 1990
Blue Ribbon Dissents
1998
| 1997
A cooperative project with the Children's Book
Council.
Children's Choices (published annually in the October issue of Reading Teacher)
1998
(Adobe Acrobat format. Requires Acrobat Reader, available for
free download from Adobe)
Teachers' Choices (published annually in the November issue of Reading Teacher)
1998
(Adobe Acrobat format)
Young Adults' Choices (published annually in the November issue of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy)
1998
(Adobe Acrobat format)
A cooperative project with the Children's Book
Council. Published annually in the April/May issue of Social Education.
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
1998
A cooperative project with the Children's Book
Council. Published annually in the March issue of Science and Children.
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children
1999 | 1998
| 1997 | 1996
Best Bets: Recommended Canadian Books
1998 | 1997
| 1996
Published each year in early November.
Best Children's Books
1998 | 1997 | 1996
Best Children's Religious Books
1998 | 1997
Riverbank Review of Books for Young Readers is edited by Martha Davis Beck, formerly of Hungry Mind Review (HMR). Earlier "Books of Distinction" lists were issued by HMR.
Children's Books of Distinction
1999
| 1998 | 1997
Finalists (HMR) | 1996
(HMR) | 1995
(HMR)
Best Books of the Year
1998
| 1997 | 1996
| 1995
Best Children's Science Books
January/February 1999
| January 1998
Best Science Books for Young Adults
June/July 1997
Notable Books for Children
November 1998 |
November 1997 | November 1996
Thursday, March 4, 1999
The Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
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