2013 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults

Each year, YALSA presents the Best Fiction for Young Adults list after American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting. This year’s list of 102 books was drawn from 200 official nominations. The books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The list comprises a wide range of genres and styles, including contemporary realistic fiction, fantasy, horror, science fiction and novels in verse.

The following titles (with descriptions provided on the YALSA site) are youngCanLit included in the list for

Seraphina

by Rachel Hartman

Random House

2012

Part human, part dragon, Seraphina must hide her heritage as the peace her country has with dragons is threatened.

My Book of Life by Angel

by Martine Leavitt

Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers

2012

Angel must escape her life of drugs and prostitution before she is forced to do the same for another.

The Traitor in the Tunnel

The Agency Book 3

by Y. S. Lee 

Candlewick Press

2012

Mary Lang is once again thrown into the thick of a murder mystery, this time it involves both the British Royal Family and her own long-lost father.

Such Wicked Intent

The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein Book 2

by Kenneth Oppel

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

2012

Victor continues to be tempted by his love for his dead brother's fiancée and the use of Dark Sciences to control life and death.

The Encyclopedia of Me

by Karen Rivers

Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine

2012

Pick a letter and let Tink take you on a journey.

This is Not a Test

by Courtney Summers

St. Martin’s Griffith

2012

Meet the girl who doesn't want to survive the zombie apocalypse.

Full list is available at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bfya/2013list