Holly Koelling, editor of the third edition, is outreach services manager for the King County Library System in Washington. She previously served in management and teen services positions in Colorado and Washington public libraries. Her involvement with ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association spans more than a decade. She holds her master's in library science from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Best Books for Young Adults is back and better than ever! The new third edition continues to be the most comprehensive and effective reference for great reading for young adults, including 40 years of best YA books plus
Teen service librarians in public and school libraries, along with parents, and middle and high school English teachers, will welcome this fully updated third edition, featuring a thought-provoking foreword from Betty Carter, YA services luminary and editor of the first two editions of BBYA.
Best Books for Young Adults is back and better than ever! The new third edition continues to be the most comprehensive and effective reference for great reading for young adults, including 40 years of best YA books plus
Teen service librarians in public and school libraries, along with parents, and middle and high school English teachers, will welcome this fully updated third edition, featuring a thought-provoking foreword from Betty Carter, YA services luminary and editor of the first two editions of BBYA.
"Belongs in schools and professional libraries, both large and small." --American Reference Books Annual
"It is an essential tool for those who work with teens and young adults, and serves as a resource both for collection development and management, and for readers' advisories." --Technicalities
Praise for previous editions
"A treasure trove for anyone who works with teens and young adult literature, this resource will be well-thumbed in readers' advisory situations and YA collection development."
--VOYA
"This necessary buy for all public and high school libraries is a welcome addition to young adult services' literature."
--Public Libraries