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1997 Top 10

These books are recommended for young adults ages twelve through eighteen. (Quotes are from teen reviewers.)

BRIAN'S WINTER by Gary Paulsen


What if Brian hadn't been rescued?

DOG BREED HANDBOOK SERIES by Bruce Fogle


Check out the photos and facts about many different breeds of dogs.

FALLING UP by Shel Silverstein


"A good book to read on a bad day."

HARD TIME: A REAL LIFE LOOK AT JUVENILE CRIME AND VIOLENCE by Janet Bode


Who is innocent and who is guilty?

HURRICANES: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST STORMS


These storms are destructive, powerful, unpredictable, terrifying, and fascinating.

INSIDE THE BODY by Anita Ganeri


Lift the flaps and explore the hidden layers of your body.

SMALL STEPS: THE YEAR I GOT POLIO by Peg Kehret


She's twelve years old and suddenly paralyzed.

THE ULTIMATE SPY BOOK by H. Keith Melton


The tools of the trade for the REAL James Bonds are described.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM adapted by Bruce Coville


"I never knew how good his (Shakespeare's)books were. The pictures are magnificent."

YUCK!: A BIG BOOK OF LITTLE HORRORS by Robert Snedden


Do you know what's sleeping in your bed?

Quick Picks were selected by a committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the 91´«Ã½.

The complete list of 1997 Quick Picks can be found in
91´«Ã½'s Guide to Best Reading 1997, an interdepartmental project of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), divisions of the 91´«Ã½, and
Booklist, a publication of the 91´«Ã½.