The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, has announced its 2007 recommended list of Best Books for Young Adults. For a complete list, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/07bbya.htm
The Top Ten are annotated below:

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang and Lark Pien
Combining three different stories, one drawn from Chinese mythology, this graphic novel explores racism and self-hatred as a young boy struggles to come to terms with his heritage.
Anahita’s Woven Riddle by Meghan Nuttall Sayres
In early twentieth century Iran, a headstrong girl convinces her father that she will marry the suitor who can guess the riddle woven into her wedding carpet.
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
He was raised as an experiment and considered a piece of property. Now that revolution has come to America, will Octavian find freedom?
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Death colors (and narrates) Liesel Meminger’s attempt to survive Hitler in a small German town. Orphaned and devastated, Liesel finds salvation through stolen books. This is my personal favorite. EG.

The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner.
Eugenides must convince his new queen, his court, and his subjects of his ability to rule, despite his disreputable past as a liar and a thief.
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
When Matthew and his younger sisters witness a man confronting an abusive parent, they think they may have found a hero who will save them from their vicious mother.
Samurai Shortstop by Alan Gratz.
In 1890 Tokyo, 16-year-old Toyo uses traditional bushido training to improve his baseball game and comes to understand the place of Samurai values in Japanese culture.
Sold by Patricia McCormick
In this startling, frank novel in free verse, a 13-year-old Nepalese girl is sold into prostitution by her stepfather after a monsoon leaves her family destitute. This is an amazing book. EG.

Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
As 20-year-old Gabriel lies dying, he remembers his miserable childhood and the influence of his mysterious companion, Finnigan.
The Trap by John Smelcer
In the Alaskan wilderness, Grandfather Albert attempts to escape one of his own steel-jawed traps; back in their village, Johnny worries about his grandfather’s safety while pondering his own future.
Ed Goldberg
Teen Services Librarian