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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced its list.

The consists of 71 titles selected from 104 official nominations, which were posted and discussed in blog posts on . From that list, and after receiving teen feedback during 91´«Ã½ Midwinter in Philadelphia, the team created a short list of the titles.

The titles are:

• The Field Guide to the North American Teenager. By Ben Philippe. HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray. $18.99 (9780062824110).
• Girls on the Verge. By Sharon Biggs Waller. Holt. $17.99 (9781250151698).
• Heroine. By Mindy McGinnis. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen. $17.99 (9780062847195).
• Like a Love Story. By Abdi Nazemian. HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray. $17.99 (9780062839367).
• Lovely War. By Julie Berry. Viking. $18.99 (9780451469939).
• On the Come Up. By Angie Thomas. HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray. $18.99 (9780062498564).
• Patron Saints of Nothing. By Randy Ribay. Penguin/Kokila. $17.99 (9780525554912).
• Pet. By Akwaeke Emezi. Random/Make Me a World. $17.99 (9780525647072).
• The Stars and the Blackness between Them. By Junauda Petrus. Dutton. $17.99 (9780525555483).
• With the Fire on High. By Elizabeth Acevedo. HarperTeen. $17.99 (9780062662835).

The for the 2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults list is open. If you’d like to suggest a title to the blogging team for consideration as a nominee, please fill out the . YALSA’s portfolio of book and media awards helps strengthen library services for and with teens by identifying quality, age appropriate resources for librarians and library workers to share with the teens in their communities. more about YALSA’s other book and media lists.

The members of the Best Fiction for Young Adults Blogging Team are: Coordinator, Kimmie DePinto, High Plains Library District, Greeley, CO; Jodi Kruse R.A. Long High School Library, Longview, WA; Michael Fleming, Juanita High School, Kirkland, WA; Isaiah West, Alexandria Library, Alexandria, VA; Molly Dettmann, Norman North High School, Norman, OK; Alicia Abdul, Albany High School, Albany, NY; Laura Giunta Garden City Public Library, Garden City, NY; Stephanie Charlefour, Keene, NH; Barbara, CA; Audrey Hopkins, Oak Lawn Public Library, Dallas, TX; Ness Shortley, Horton Middle School, Pittsboro, NC; Molly Wetta, Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Barbara, CA and with the help of administrative assistant Molly Moore, Bishop, GA.

The mission of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is to support library staff in alleviating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens ‒ especially those with the greatest needs ‒ on the path to successful and fulfilling lives. For more information about YALSA or to access national guidelines and other resources go to , or contact the YALSA office by phone, 800-545-2433, ext. 4390; or e-mail: yalsa@ala.org.