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Looking for Young Adult Literature?   Search no more! This page provides a resource for English teachers, media specialists, students, and parents looking for high interest literature for young adult and/or reluctant readers. Below is a partial list of authors whose works are recommended by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Titles can be found by accessing links on this page. Alvarez, Julia Her In the Time of the Butterflies was named one of YALSA's best books of 1995. Bacharach, Susan D. In conjunction with Elie Wiesel's Night, students may wish to read Bacharach's Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust. Cormier, Robert A perennial favorite of young adult readers, Cormier continues his exploration of the darker side of young adulthood in In the Middle of the Night. Crutcher, Chris Marsden, John McCants, William D. Peck, Richard White, Ellen E. Voigt, Cynthia Please Note: The hypertext links on this page are independently managed World Wide Web sites and are not affiliated with Anne Arundel County Public Schools. While every effort has been made to evaluate the sites to which we link, we cannot control the content that may appear on this site or related links. Click on the links below to access lists of recommended books and other interesting literary sites. YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults, 1995 YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults, 1996 Internet Public Library's Youth Division's "Ask the Author"Newbery Medal Books American Library Association. Another version of the list includes Medal and Honor Books. International Reading Association's "Young Adult Choices for 1995" Caution: This site accesses a link entitled, "Lots of Links" which may contain questionable titles. Return to the English Home Page | English 9 page | top of this page.