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Each year the Young Adult Library Association (YALSA) honors the best books for young adults published during the previous year. The most highly recommended titles become the "top ten." To see the full list of titles, go here.
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| Alexie, Sherman | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian |
| Beah, Ishmael | A Long Way Gone |
| Downham, Jenny | Before I Die |
| Hemphill, Stephanie | Your Own, Sylvia |
| Jones, LLoyd | Mister Pip |
| Landy, Derek | Skulduggery Pleasant |
| Peet, Mal | Tamar |
| Polly, Matthew | American Shaolin |
| Selznick, Brian | The Invention of Hugo Cabret |
| Tan, Shaun | The Arrival |