From: wmmayes at aol.com <wmmayes>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:49:16 -0500

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 Library Media Specialist at THE GIRLS' MIDDLE SCHOOL 180 North Rengstorff Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 650-968-8338 x130 email: WMayes at girlsms.org website: www.walterthegiant.com VALERIE & WALTER'S BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN: A LIVELY, OPINIONATED GUIDE by Valerie V. Lewis & Walter M. Mayes--Newly revised and updated edition now on sale from Harper Resource Books

WALTER THE GIANT STORYTELLER'S GIANT BOOK OF GIANT STORIES, illustrated by Kevin O'Malley, now on sale from Walker Books
  
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