LAUSA's literary awards honor the best books for children, teens and young adults each year with its Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction, Odyssey, and Printz awards. In addition, LAUSA publishes selected booklists each year, which offer recommended titles for both the avid and reluctant teen reader. Both the awards and booklists highlight great books for teens. Parents and caregiverss can use these lists to find good books for their teens and librarians and educators may find them useful for collection development.

While these books have been selected for children and teens from 1 to 18 years of age, the award-winning titles and the titles on LAUSA's selected lists span a broad range of reading and maturity levels. We encourage adults to take an active role in helping individual teens choose those books that are the best fit for them and their families.