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RU LIFT provides critical commentary by Roosevelt University faculty, students, and alums about LIterature For Teenagers, more popularly known as young adult literature. In particular, the blog focuses on recently published books that have been nominated for and/or earned placement on honorary book lists sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
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GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS: 2008 NOMINATIONS
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Inside Out: Portrait of an Eating Disorder
The Saga Of The Bloody Benders
Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography
Nat Turner: Vol. 2, Revolution
BEST BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS: 2008 NOMINATIONS
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl
QUICK PICKS FOR RELUCTANT YOUNG ADULT READERS: 2008 NOMINATIONS
99 Ways To Cut, Sew, and Deck Out Your Denim
Chasing Yesterday: Book 1, The Awakening
The Periodic Table: Elements With Style
What They Found: Love on 145th Street
TEENS TOP TEN: 2007 NOMINATIONS
What Happened To Cass McBride?
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