Vote for the 2023 OYAN Book Rave!

Thank you for the many nominations for the 2023 Book Rave, honoring excellent books published between November 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. It is now time for the members of OYAN to vote!

Here is the link to the Google Form: https://bit.ly/2023-BookRave

I have turned on email collection, so you can look over the list and vote now, but read more books and go back to amend or add to you votes up until the form is closed on February 4.

Voting will continue through Saturday, February 4, 2023. We’ll also chat about how things are coming along at the Winter OYAN Meeting – 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, January 13 on Zoom.

The goals of the Book Rave are:

To provide libraries across Oregon with a vibrant, reliable, high quality list of recommended fiction and nonfiction purchases for readers of middle and high school age (generally 6th-12th grade)
To include a variety of genres (fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, mystery, etc.)
To represent a diverse mix of authors and stories, reflecting a mix of cultural, sexual, gender, socioeconomic identities and experiences.
To highlight at least 2 books each year written by Oregon authors and/or set in Oregon.

If you do not see a book you nominated, it may have been removed because (a) it was not published between November 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022; (b) the book is not marketed to/cataloged for young adult or middle grade readers; or (c) because it is a graphic novel. Graphic novel recommendations will be forwarded to the coordinator for the annual OYAN Graphic Rave.

Please vote for any book you feel is worthy of recognition. There is a field at the end of each section for you to note particularly strong support and an opportunity to make a case of you feel that a book should NOT be included for some reason.

In the event that two books by the same author are among the top vote-getters, only one book by that author will be chosen.

Questions? Reach out to Book Rave coordinator Sonja Somerville at ssomerville@cityofsalem.net

And thank you SO MUCH for voting!!

Nominate books for the 2023 book rave!

Nominations are coming in for the 2023 Book Rave – but we need more! Have you read any great YA books (for middle school and high school readers) published between November 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022?

NOMINATE – through November 30, 2022!

Here are the books that have been nominated so far. If you look at this list and think, “Wait! Why hasn’t (fill in the blank) been nominated?” Then feel free to nominate it!

Scout’s Honor (Lily Anderson)
Dauntless (Elisa A. Bonnin)
Not Good for Maidens (Tori Bovalino)
A Thousand Steps into Night (Traci Chee)
Does My Body Offend You? (Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt)
The Fae Keeper (H.E. Edgmon)
Problem Solvers: 15 Innovative Women Engineers and Coders (P.J. Hoover)
Together We Burn (Isabel Ibañez
The Weight of Blood (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Kiss & Tell (Adib Khorram)
The Honeys (Ryan La Sala)
Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman (Kristen R. Lee)
Only a Monster (Vanessa Len)
Family of Liars (E. Lockhart)
Inaugural Ballers (Andrew Maraniss)
Lakelore (Anna-Maria McLemore)
I Kissed Shara Wheeler (Casey McQuiston)
Lord of the Fly Fest (Goldy Moldavsky)
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life (Marilyn Nelson)
Ain’t Burned All the Bright (Jason Reynolds)
Omar Rising (Aisha Saeed)
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality (Eliot Schrefer)
I Must Betray You (Ruta Sepetys)
All My Rage (Sabaa Tahir)
High Spirits (Camille Tavarez-Gomera)
Hotel Magnifique (Emily J. Taylor)
The Bone Spindle (Leslie Vedder)
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
On the Subject of Unmentionable Things (Julia Walton)
Hell Followed with Us (Andrew Joseph White)
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler (Ibi Zoboi)

Couple of notes:

So far, we have no nominations for Oregon authors/settings. We do need at least two for the final list!
We are pretty light on middle grade titles. If you know and love some, add them!
This list does NOT include graphic novels. Graphic novels get their own OYAN Graphic Rave List.
Otherwise, there are not a ton of rules. We are looking to create a list of 20 good books written for and marketed to teen readers (middle school and high school).

Questions? Reach out to Book Rave coordinator Sonja Somerville at ssomerville@cityofsalem.net.

2022 Book Rave Now Available

Download the 2022 Book Rave in color or black & white.

The books on this list were published between November 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. Titles were nominated by teens and library staff in Oregon. OYAN members voted to select the titles on the list and worked to create a balanced list that includes a variety of genres and diverse titles. Learn more about the annual Book Rave and access past lists on the OYAN website.

Nominate Books for the 2022 Book Raves

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If you read teen books, I really want to know about it! Because now is the time to make nominations for the 2022 Book Rave!

Book Rave is an annual list produced by the members of the Oregon Young Adult Network and announced in April. Books nominated should be written and marketed for readers of middle and high school age (generally 6th-12th grade) and be published between November 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021.

Aaaaand … that’s it. If you read a good book that should be promoted to Oregon teens and it was published between those dates – nominate it! Nominate many! Or a few. Or one.

Here is the form. It doesn’t take long to add some books that you think are worthy of being promoted to Oregon teens:

2022 BOOK RAVE NOMINATION FORM

We want our list to include a variety of genres and voices that includes books for both younger and older teen readers. We have a lively interest the inclusion of Oregon authors and/or Oregon settings. This list does not include graphic novels. OYAN also organizes a separate Graphic Rave list published in the fall.

Nominations will be collected until December 15, 2021. OYAN members will then be invited to vote on the nominated books, narrowing the list to approximately 20 OYAN Book Rave selections. The list is further discussed at the winter meeting of the Oregon Young Adult Network, usually held in January. To see past lists and get more information about Book Rave, visit OYAN’s Book Rave webpage.

Please nominate early and often!!

Questions? Ask contact Sonja.

-Written by Sonja Somerville at Salem Public Library

2021 Book Rave Now Available

2021 Book Rave (color brochure)Download

2021 Book Rave (black & white brochure)Download

The books on this list were published between November 1, 2019, and October 31, 2020. Titles were nominated by teens and library staff in Oregon. OYAN members voted to select the titles on the list and worked to create a balanced list that includes a variety of genres and diverse titles. Learn more about the annual Book Rave and access past lists on the OYAN website.

Nominate Books for the 2021 Book Raves

Do you read YA? What have you been reading?

We really, really want to know – because now is the time to make nominations for the 2021 Book Rave.

Book Rave is an annual list produced by the members of the Oregon Young Adult Network and announced at the Oregon Library Association’s annual conference in April. Books nominated should be written and marketed for readers of middle and high school age (generally 6th-12th grade) and be published between November 1, 2019 and October 31, 2020.

Aaaaand … that’s it. If you read a YA book and you liked it and it was published between those dates – nominate it! Nominate many! Or a few. Or one.

Here is the form. It doesn’t take long to add some books that you think are worthy of being promoted to Oregon teens:

2021 BOOK RAVE NOMINATION FORM

The goal is to create a list with a variety of genres and voices that includes books for both younger and older teen readers. We have a lively interest the inclusion of Oregon authors and/or Oregon settings. This list does not include graphic novels. OYAN also organizes a separate Graphic Rave list published in the fall.

Nominations will be collected until December 11, 2020. OYAN members will then be invited to vote on the nominated books through mid-January 2020, narrowing the list to approximately 20 OYAN Book Rave selections. The list is further discussed at the winter meeting of the Oregon Young Adult Network, usually held in January.

Please nominate early and often!!

Questions? Ask contact Sonja.

-Written by Sonja Somerville at Salem Public Library

2020 Book Rave Now Available

2020 Book_Rave (color brochure)

2020 Book_Rave_(black & white brochure)

The books on this list were published between November 1, 2019, and October 31, 2019. Titles were nominated by teens and library staff in Oregon. OYAN members voted to select the 20 titles on the list and worked to create a balanced list that includes a variety of genres and diverse titles. Learn more about the annual Book Rave and access past lists on the OYAN website.

2019 Book Rave Now Available

2019 Book Rave (color brochure)

2019 Book Rave (black & white brochure)

The books on this list were published between November 1, 2017, and October 31, 2018. Titles were nominated by teens and library staff in Oregon. OYAN members voted to select the 20 titles on the list and worked to create a balanced list that includes a variety of genres and diverse titles. Learn more about the annual Book Rave and access past lists on the OYAN website.

Nominate Books for the 2019 Book Raves

Nominate Books

Book Rave is an annual list produced by the members of the Oregon Young Adult Network and announced at the Oregon Library Association’s annual conference in April. Books nominated should be written and marketed for readers of middle and high school age (generally 6th-12th grade) and be published between November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018.

Nominations will be collected until early December 2018. Members will then be invited to vote on the nominated books through mid-January 2019, narrowing the list to approximately 20 OYAN Book Rave selections. The list is further discussed at the winter meeting of the Oregon Young Adult Network.

Please nominate early and often!

Access past Book Raves on the OYAN website.

Book Raves Project Lead, Sonja Somerville

Slides for OLA 2018 Sessions Now Available

Whether or not you were able to join us in Eugene for OLA, you can now view the slides for most presentations on Northwest Central. Of particular interest to OYAN members:

Mark your calendars: the 2019 OLA-WLA Conference will be held at the Hilton Vancouver in Vancouver, WA from April 17-20, 2019!