[LM_NET] MID & SEC: Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list announced

["Walter M. Mayes" <wmayes@GIRLSMS.ORG>]

It is my pleasure to announce the list of titles selected by the 2006 
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults committee. PPYA looks at up to five 
categories of books currently available in paperback and, unlike any 
other ALA selection committee, is not concerned with the best of a 
particular year, rather the best titles that fit a particular categorty 
drawn from any publication year. These lists, available on the ALA 
website at 
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/06ppya.htm 
(and YALSA members may access an annotated version), are designed to 
introduce teens, librarians, and other interested adults to a wide 
variety of titles within a particular genre or interest area, with an 
emphasis on popularity and exposing teens to books that they would be 
interested in reading if they had some interest in one or more of the 
categories. It is the hope of the committee that our lists will be used 
as category builders, backlist promotions, and display opportunities in 
libraries throught the country.

For more information about PPYA, or to nominate titles for the 2007 
lists, please visit the YALSA website. For questions or comments about 
this year's titles, please contact me.

Walter M. Mayes
Chair, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2006
wmayes@girlsms.org

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